One of my favourite things about running the NZ Wine Directory, is discovering new, small-scale boutique winemakers, their vineyards and wines. The number of […]
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Vintage is well underway in Hawke’s Bay! Six weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle the majority of Hawke’s Bay vineyards are hard out picking fruit […]
Hawke’s Bay Wineries Open For Business
Winetopia Early Bird Tickets Available from Thursday 30 March – Early Bird Tickets to New Zealand’s largest wine discovery events Winetopia go on sale […]
Winetopia 2023 – Wellington & Auckland
I asked the Koala AI https://koala.sh/writer this questionWhat is the New Zealand Wine Directory?This is the answer… Some of which is very accurate, a […]
What an AI Wrote About the NZ Wine Directory
A celebration of place. McArthur Ridge releases 2020 Grand Reserve Pinot Noir – Multi award-winning Alexandra vineyard, McArthur Ridge, has released its 2020 Grand […]
McArthur Ridge Releases 2020 Grand Reserve Pinot Noir
Méthode Marlborough Day is an opportunity to celebrate premium New Zealand sparkling wine. Méthode Marlborough invites you to join them on Friday, 31 March […]
Celebrating Méthode Marlborough Day 2023
Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) is excited to announce the launch of the Wine Map of Marlborough, a beautifully designed reference tool that delineates the […]
Introducing the Wine Map of Marlborough
NEW SPRING DATE FOR HARVEST HAWKE’S BAY FESTIVALWith Hawke’s Bay remaining under a State of Emergency following Cyclone Gabrielle, the organisers of Harvest Hawke’s […]
Harvest Hawke’s Bay Festival Postponed Until November
Merekara Wines is extremely boutique; they produce only a few barrels per variety. Their philosophy is that “quality is the highest priority.” Jaco and […]
Featured Winery March 2023 – Merekara Wines
Over 5 days 68 champion sommeliers, from 65 countries, competed for the title of Association of Sommeliers International (ASI) World Best Sommelier 2023. Andrea […]
NZ Sommelier Ranked 8th in World
Like everyone in our region the Hawke’s Bay A&P Society cannot comprehend what has happened in the past few weeks: since Thursday 16th February, […]
Cyclone Recovery Suspends Major Events
Clean-up underway in cyclone-damaged regions as the New Zealand wine industry looks toward harvest – The impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, and the extent of […]
Clean-up Underway in Cyclone-damaged Wine Regions
The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have left many in our Hawke’s Bay Wine community at a loss with the destruction and devastation of homes […]
Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Charitable Trust Cyclone Gabrielle Relief Fund
Shaky Bridge Wines Names Mike Kush as new Winemaker and General Manager – Shaky Bridge, one of Central Otago’s original and premier producers of […]
New Winemaker & GM for Shaky Bridge Wines
For the third year running – another stunning line-up! The results are in! A massive congratulations to our 12 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnays that have […]