Ben McNab from Palliser Estate in Wairarapa has been named the 2021 Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker after a National Final that had been delayed several times due to COVID…

Alcohol-free drinks brand AF Drinks has opened the country’s first alcohol-free bottle shop in central Auckland…

Non-alcoholic spirits brand Lyre’s has got behind the Dry July NZ Trust, confirming its role as the 2022 Dry July campaign partner…

More than 70 breweries are confirmed for New Zealand’s biggest beer festival, Beervana, which turns 21 this year…

Ex-pat Kiwi chef Monica Galetti and Sydney’s 24-hour Economy Commissioner Michael Rodrigues are to join the line-up of speakers at the Hospitality New Zealand Conference in July…

The Trophy winners in the NZ Spirits Awards 2022 have been revealed…

The wine industry is bracing for the biggest excise increase on wine in 30 years, following the government’s decision to lift excise by 6.9% from 1 July…

The countdown is on to the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) in Auckland on 25 June, with organisers releasing a sneak preview of the Festival Beer List…

Chief Judge of the New World Beer & Cider Awards, Michael Donaldson, reflects on what this year’s Top 30 says about the local brewing scene…

Alcohol licensing lawyer Pervinder Kaur explains who can object to an alcohol licence application and what you can do about it…

Dominic Roskrow looks at the current global supply chain issues and asks if all is really as it appears…

Winemaker Larry McKenna may have resigned from one of the country’s great Pinot Noir wineries, but he’s not walking away from wine just yet, says Joelle Thomson…

Scapegrace Distilling Company has begun construction on a $25m distillery in Central Otago, which will include a bottling hall, barrel room and hospitality offering overlooking Lake Dunstan…

New Zealand’s Deep Creek Brewing Co. won a Champion Trophy at this year’s Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA)…

Online entries are now open for the New Zealand Beer Awards 2022…

The medal winners in the NZ Spirits Awards 2022 have been announced ahead of the Trophy presentation in early June...

Leading premium non-alcoholic spirits brand Lyre’s is holding a series of free workshops around New Zealand in May and June for hospo professionals...

For the first time in the eight-year history of the New World Beer & Cider Awards, the Top 30 winner list is made up entirely of New Zealand brands, including nine first-time winners…

The World’s 50 Best Bars has launched its inaugural 50 Best Bars Scholarship, open to any bartender from anywhere in the world aged 21 or over with fewer than three years’ experience…

The Top Italian Wines Roadshow, presented by Italy’s Gambero Rosso, is coming to New Zealand for the first time in May…