BEER TO THE RESCUE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
Timber and beer may not be likely comrades, but in Queenstown, the two are being combined to illustrate a major local environmental issue. Continue →
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CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION FLOW A WINNER FOR BAROSSA VALLEY VINEYARD
Oxford Landing Estate Vineyard and Winery sits on land where drovers once grazed and watered sheep. Continue →
The beverage industry still needs to avoid possible restrictive expensive legislation
There is a fresh call from within the community, councils and government for the introduction of Container Deposit legislation on glass bottles and jars to increase recycling and reduce litter. Continue →
Black Sands offers the best of the west
I first became aware of Black Sands Brewery a few years ago when a friend who lives out at Cornwallis raved about their beer. Continue →
Innovation Key Ingredient for Wine
From planting wild flowers among the vines to encourage bees and cut mowing costs, to barcoding vineyard blocks at harvest time, innovation is at the heart of Pernod Ricard Winemakers New Zealand. Continue →
Wellknown Wine Lovers head for Wellington
What do you get when you cross a world famous American alternative rock singer with a trail-blazing Japanese wine expert and the world’s most influential wine commentator? Continue →
Marchfest to celebrate Nelson area craft beers
Now in its ninth year MarchFest will take place in Nelson next month. Continue →
National awards dominated by capital breweries
Designed to recognise, reward and encourage those who are providing excellent products and services to the beer community and industry, the awards are voted on by the SOBA membership. Continue →
Auckland to host premium beer festival
A craft beer and food festival, judged one of the best beer festivals in the world is coming to Auckland in June. Continue →
Online wine a sign of the times?
Online wine sales are not only increasing but outpacing growth of sales in the traditional retail market. Continue →
Hunter’s the family way
It’s a business flavoured by family at Hunter’s Wines in Marlborough. Continue →
Wine geographical registration Bill introduced
Commerce and Consumer Affairs minister Paul Goldsmith last month introduced a Bill that enables geographical indicators for wines and spirits to be registered in New Zealand. Continue →
Keeping Brettanomyces at bay using Veriflow BRETT
Villa Maria has been an early adopter in New Zealand of the Veriflow BRETT diagnostic platform for ascertaining the microbial presence of Brettanomyces in wine. Continue →
Study points out impact of microbes on geographical differences in wine
A new study of six of New Zealand’s major wine-growing regions has found that differences in flavour and aroma of wine from different areas may depend more on microbes than was previously thought. Continue →
Coopers Creek’s Simon Nunns: scampering about on the varietal fringes
There’s somewhere in the vicinity of 5000-to-10,000 varieties of vine in the world, depending on who you talk to. Continue →
Revolutionary diagnostic platform wins top award
Last month Invisible Sentinel won the category of Coolest Wine Product of the Year at the Innovation + Quality (IQ) 2015 at Napa Valley in California for their ground breaking Veriflow BRETT. Continue →
Using science to make it simple
Robust and accurate taste and aroma profiles are essential concerns for every wine producer and now a cost-effective, incredibly fast molecular diagnostic tool offers an onsite solution to testing for Brettanomyces bruxellensis. Continue →
New low-cal wine comes with nutritional panel
Sileni Estates is offering wine lovers the chance to lighten up their glass of wine with the launch of a new range of lower-calorie wines. Continue →
NZ’s oldest winery reaps rewards
New Zealand’s oldest winery, Mission Estate, has started the year off with a bang – picking up a series of prestigious awards, both locally in New Zealand at the Easter Show Wine Awards 2015 – and from around the world, at the China Wine & Spirit Best Value Awards 2015. Continue →
Sauvignon Blanc to star at international wine conference
Sauvignon Blanc is special. It is the varietal that awoke the world to New Zealand wine and continues to dazzle wine critics across the world. Continue →