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8 Wired Brewing for sale
Multi-award-winning brewery and current NZ Champion Brewery 8 Wired is for sale…
Fantail & Turtle named NZ’s best gastropub
Fantail & Turtle has been named the Supreme Champion of the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropubs…
Scapegrace offers “best job in the world”
Scapegrace Distilling Co. has begun an international search to recruit for a new Assistant Distillery Manager and Master Blender…
DB launches world’s #1 RTD brand in NZ
White Claw, the biggest RTD brand in the world, is set to launch in New Zealand this week through DB Breweries…
New CEO for Super Liquor
Super Liquor Holdings has announced the appointment of Morgan McCann as its new Chief Executive Officer…
English whisky makes its mark
Sarah Miller looks at the rapidly developing English whisky industry and the innovations behind it…
Top reds from the Bay
Joelle Thomson delves into the latest edition of the book regarded as a “must-have” for wine lovers everywhere…
The right message
Alcohol advertising and promotion can be a tricky area – Pervinder Davies explains what you need to know...
Fresh hop brews from Hop Federation
Motueka’s Hop Federation has three new releases for fresh hop season…
Coruba partners with L.A.B
Coruba is to partner with Kiwi band L.A.B to present their winter shows in 2024 …
Reefton Distilling Co. appoints Scotch expert
Reefton Distilling Co. has announced the appointment of Scotch Whisky industry expert, Gareth Morgan, to its team…
Call for Kiwis in global Jameson bar comp
Irish whiskey brand Jameson has announced its third annual Jameson Black Barrel Bartender Series 2024 competition, open for entries from 1 April – 15 May…
Lion NZ celebrates 100 years
Lion New Zealand is celebrating its origins as New Zealand Breweries a century ago…
Top international honour for Michael Brajkovich MW
Michael Brajkovich of Kumeu River Wines has been honoured as the 2024 Winemakers’ Winemaker at ProWein in Germany...
NWBCA entries reflect NZ beer trends
Judging for the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards is underway with the more than 600 entries described as a snapshot of wider beer trends…
Draught cocktails on the rise in NZ on-premise
New research has found that draught cocktails and mixed drinks are continuing to grow in popularity amongst New Zealand consumers, with the On Premise supplying to demand…
High hopes for Wairarapa vintage 2024
There are predictions that this year’s vintage in the Wairarapa will be one of the best ever after near perfect conditions in the lead-up to harvest…
Top 50 NZ gastropubs revealed
The country’s leading gastropubs have been announced in the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropub Awards…
Entries open for 2024 NZ Spirits Awards
Entries have opened for this year’s New Zealand Spirits Awards with final results to be announced in September…