We’re winding up for the year here at Drinksbiz - ready to enjoy a summer break and welcome in 2024…

Iconic New Zealand festival Rhythm & Vines has announced a raft of partnerships with New Zealand and global drinks brands…

Frucor Suntory has announced the appointment of Brad Erceg as General Manager, New Zealand…

Award-winning winery Valli has opened a wine bar in New Zealand’s newest wine region, Waitaki…

Asahi Group Holdings has announced Amanda Sellers as the new Group CEO of Asahi Beverages, its Oceania business…

Australia’s family-owned winery Brown Brothers has been named as the most powerful brand in the Australian wine market…

Founder and CEO of EuroVintage, Nick Hern, has been made a Knight of the French Order of Agricultural Merit…

Motueka-based craft brewery Hop Federation has opened its new taproom in time for summer crowds in the region…

Hospitality NZ has launched a consumer-driven competition to find the best gastropubs around New Zealand…

Premium vineyard Tantalus Estate on Waiheke Island is up for sale by tender…

At the end of a grim year for beer, Michael Donaldson highlights some of the positives from our brewers…

Tequila (and its lesser-known sibling mezcal) are on the rise, as Sarah Miller explains…

Alcohol licensing lawyer Pervinder Kaur has some tips for your business going into 2024…

Family-owned wine business Guigal in France’s Rhône Valley shows that quality and quantity can go hand in hand, as Joelle Thomson explains…

Award-winning New Zealand single malt whisky distillery, Pōkeno Whisky, has appointed distributor Tickety-Boo Liquor to help build its presence across the domestic On-Trade market…

Industry body Hospitality NZ has welcomed news of an expanded Minister of Tourism and Hospitality portfolio, announced by the new coalition Government…

Superstar DJ and music producer David Guetta is to become the new global brand ambassador for non-alcoholic spirits brand Lyre’s...

Isabel Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 has been named the Champion Wine of the 2023 Marlborough Wine Show…

Hop Federation has released a celebratory new beer to mark 10 years of brewing, along with the opening of its new brewery in Motueka…

New Zealand’s largest beer festival, Beervana, is set to return to Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August in 2024…