New World Wine Awards 2021
The results are out now for the NWWA 2021 – with a focus on affordable and available wines, every wine entered had to retail for $25 or less and have …
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Craggy Range named best vineyard in Australasia
Craggy Range, near Havelock North, has been named 2021’s Best Vineyard in Australasia following an international awards ceremony in Germany. The winery won the accolade at the The World’s Best …
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Giesen wins NZ Winery of the Year Award
Giesen Group has once again received the prestigious New Zealand Winery of the Year award from the Melbourne International Wine Competition, in addition to five Gold medals among other awards. …
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NZ Winegrowers Inc. Annual Report ’21
The annual report from NZ Winegrowers is out now – take a look on www.nzwine.com/media/20163/nzw_annualreport_2021_final_web_lr.pdf In a difficult 2021, it’s the first year in a decade that wine exports are …
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Paul Brajkovich on the 2020s releases from Kumeu River
I was over at the Cellar Door in Kumeu last weekend pre-lockdown, and bumped into Paul Brajkovich passing through (well, truth be told… he sold me a large bottle of …
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Kumeu River Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 scores a perfect 100pts
Critics James Suckling and Nick Stock have awarded a perfect score to 2020 Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay. This is only the second New Zealand wine to receive 100/100 from JamesSuckling.com 100 …
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Villa Maria set to be sold to Indevin
After nine months, Villa Maria has been bought by New Zealand-owned wine company Indevin, which says it plans further investment in the brand. Privately owned Indevin makes wines for wineries …
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Rockburn Stables opens at Gibbston Tavern in time for winter
Rockburn Wines opens its new tasting room, the Rockburn Stables, at the Gibbston Tavern this week – just in time for the start of the ski season and school holidays. After …
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Reports on the 2021 vintage
Looking at some of the figures released recently about the 2021 vintage – overall harvest was down 19% across the country, although Central Otago recorded an increase of 21%. This …
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Sacred Hill winery for sale
Hawke’s Bay winery Sacred Hill has been put up for sale by its receivers. A notice in Friday’s edition of the Hawke’s Bay Today newspaper said the receivers of Sacred Hill were looking …
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