New Zealand Winegrowers welcomes future opportunities with India FTA
New Zealand Winegrowers says it welcomes yesterday’s announcement that the New Zealand Government has concluded negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India.
2025
Cutting Red Tape So Restaurants Can Sell Take-Home Alcohol
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee is cutting unnecessary red tape so restaurants with on-site retail areas can finally sell take-home alcohol to their customers.
Selective Pyrazine Remediation Advances Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Up a Tier
When Sonoma Bespoke purchased a premium Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, winemaker, Joe Uhr was tasked with improving the pyrazine-impacted wine to make it more approachable and attractive for sale.
Show-winning wine picks up three trophies at Marlborough Wine Show
Marlborough’s champion wine of the year picked up not one but three trophies at the 2025 Marlborough Wine Show.
Bayleys Hawke’s Bay Wine Awards Image Gallery
The Bayleys Hawke’s Bay Wine Awards for 2025 were held on Wednesday 22 October. Vintech Pacific once again sponsored the awards.
Could aged Sauvignon steal the show this Christmas?
You heard it here first. Aged New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc will be festooning Christmas tables this year, with one UK retailer backing it as the white of the season. Sarah Neish gets under the skin of the trend.
Alcohol lobby pushes back as WHO hardens stance on drinking
The World Health Organisation’s claim that there is no safe level of alcohol has triggered fierce resistance from the global drinks trade. Previously, physician and vintner Dr Laura Catena has challenged what she calls misinformation, arguing that credible science shows moderate wine consumption may offer health benefits.
Value of New Zealand wine exports falls
New Zealand saw the value of its wine exports fall marginally to NZ$2.10 billion (£0.91 bn) despite a 5% growth in volume over the last 12 months, on the back of “sluggish” sales to established markets.
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Marlborough: September 2025
AIV: Europe’s wine culture is at ‘existential risk’ from the WHO
The Académie Internationale du Vin (AIV) is speaking out publicly against the threat of what it calls the “denormalisation” of wine initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in an open letter to the heads of government of all United Nations member states.