A one man brewery in Nelson has scooped the major awards at the eighth Brewers’ Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards. Townshend Brewery received both the New Zealand Champion Brewery and New Zealand Champion Manufacturer awards.
We’d like to take a moment to congratulate our very own Neil Miller, who last week won Beer Writer of the Year at the Brewers Guild of New Zealand awards.
The Viaduct Events Centre hosted the Wine AKL wine festival which was held over three sessions on 16 and 17 August. It was an opportunity for wine lovers, from newcomers to experts, to get up close and personal with the products from over 60 New Zealand wineries.
The 2014 New Zealand Winegrowers Romeo Bragato Conference is one of the largest events on the wine industry’s calendar. It will be held in Blenheim’s Marlborough Convention Centre from August 27 to August 29.
Leading up to the Beervana festival is a veritable smorgasbord of beer events held at venues around the Craft Beer Capital which has come to be known as the Road to Beervana.
The people over at the Cool Material website decided to compile a list of the of the seven “most outlandish beer creations we’ve ever heard of.” New Zealand Liquor News has a look at their list and speculates about which crazy Kiwi creations they may have missed.
Sacred Hill Senior Winemaker Tony Bish says the 2013 HALO Pinot Gris sets a new benchmark for this label, thanks to the spectacular quality of the vintage. Sacred Hill believes the subtle sophistication and richness of the newly released wine epitomises the classic traits of this popular varietal.
Premium beverage maker East Imperial is looking to shake up the way Kiwis drink cocktails this winter with a pure and traditional mixer – the spicy and all-natural Ginger Beer.
Australian wine company Taylors Wines is pleased with their early sales results in New Zealand. In a press release and sales report, Taylors said it was seeing early results from its investment in the New Zealand market with strong sales increases in the first quarter of its new distribution company.
A new book, Amisfield: Food, wine and stories from Central Otago, provides insights, anecdotes and recipes from celebrated wine producer Amisfield and its award-winning Amisfield Bistro.
North End Brewing has confirmed that when their brewery opens later this year their beers will be canned rather than bottled. This small new brewing company currently contract brew their products at Upper Hutt’s Kereru Brewery.
47 of the world’s greatest mixologists came together at Gleneagles, Scotland to mark the start of the sixth annual Diageo Reserve World Class Global Final 2014, one of the industry’s most prestigious and respected cocktail competition.
