Ripe, The Wanaka Wine & Food Festival creates virtual event as main event gets cancelled due to Covid restrictions Wine lovers from across the […]
When three passionate wine and hospitality professionals were thrown into lockdown, a new visual wine language Wine-oji was born. March 2020 saw Maciej Zimny, […]
Wellingtonians Launch World-First Visual Wine Tasting Language: Wine-oji
The first grapes of the 2022 vintage have been harvested, with ongoing international demand and low stock levels meaning that winemakers are hoping for […]
Demand Strong as $1billion Wine Grape Harvest Gets Underway
Welcome to the ninth annual (2022) Aotearoa Organic Wine Awards. (NZ Organic Wine Awards internationally) Update from Luke Thomas. Aotearoa/NZ Organic Wine Awards Director […]
Entries Open for 2022 Aotearoa Organic Wine Awards
North Canterbury winery welcomes changes to organic wine trade agreement with China – Certified organic winery, Greystone, located in North Canterbury’s Waipara wine region, […]
Greystone Welcomes Greater Access to Chinese Market
Ripe Food & Wine Festival latest Wanaka event to cancel due to red light restrictions Organisers of Ripe, Wanaka’s leading food and wine festival, […]
Ripe Food & Wine Festival Wanaka Cancelled
It’s New Zealand Rosé Day today so I thought I’d share my notes on a few that I have tasted & enjoyed recently. You […]
New Zealand Rosés Recently Reviewed
Hans Herzog Estate releases New Zealand’s first ‘Super-Tuscan’ inspired Blend! ‘Tuscan inspired. Marlborough born’ Hans Herzog Estate, one of the country’s most treasured, truly […]
Herzog Release Super Tuscan Inspired ‘Grandezza 2019
Sam Bain announced as 2021 Corteva NZ Young Viticulturist of the Year Congratulations to Sam Bain from Villa Maria, Hawke’s Bay who became the […]
Sam Bain: 2021 Corteva NZ Young Viticulturist of the Year
A Guide to Touring New Zealand’s Wineries Joelle Thomson is a well known and respected journalist, author and wine writer in New Zealand Wine […]
New Wine Guide by Joelle Thomson Published
Young Winemaker National Final heads to Central Otago for first time The 2021 Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year National Final is […]
Young Winemaker National Final heads to Central Otago
The Babich family is mourning the passing of Joe Babich, New Zealand wine industry pioneer, who passed away on 13 January 2022 after a […]