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New Zealand Wine Lovers are invited to #ComeOverOctoberNZ, a movement to bring people back around the dining table, together.

This Month we are heading back to the Hawke’s Bay region to visit The Albariño Brothers. Ollie Powrie, Shaye Bird and Ant Saunders formed this Kiwi wine business in 2024. They became friends […]

Judging for the 2026 National Wine Awards wrapped on Thursday afternoon and the medal results tell us that the quality of our wine is increasing. Share of gold medals is up over last year and the […]

As Catalina Sounds celebrates its 20th anniversary, the award-winning wine brand reflects two decades of crafting site-driven wines from Marlborough’s Southern Valleys while looking ahead to the […]

Export growth lifts confidence amid challenging year for New Zealand wine – New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) has released its 2026 Annual Report, with exports reaching $2.108 billion and export volume […]

THE FIRST KISS OF SUMMER – ROCKBURN’S STOLEN KISS ROSÉ IS BACK FOR IT’S 20TH VINTAGE… There are wines you enjoy, and then there are wines you wait for, Rockburn Stolen Kiss Pinot Rosé is […]

I recently tasted a 2018 Pinot Noir Methode Traditionelle, the Southern Sweetheart Cherry Tawny 2018 and ‘mad hatters’ Single Vintage Tawny 2019 from 7th Heaven Wines in Central Otago. These are […]

Another brilliant tasting at The Hour Glass in New Plymouth on Wednesday with Francis “The Wine Knight” from Great Little Vineyards. We tasted and compared 3 Chardonnays & 3 Pinot Noirs from […]

2026 HAWKE’S BAY WINE AUCTION MAKES HISTORY WITH RECORD $454,182 RAISED FOR CRANFORD HOSPICE – Hawke’s Bay’s wine community has delivered a record-breaking result, with the 2026 Hawke’s Bay […]