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Six60 headed for Shed 530 Estate in summer 2025
A new Hawke's Bay winery devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle is now set to host Six60.

Air NZ enters beverage space with exclusive new product
The product will be available from March 2025.

A tale of two tipples under $25: The winery that won best red, and best white
Church Road's budget bottles won big at the New World Wine Awards.

Judges praise high standards in Hawke’s Bay wine tourism at prestigious awards
Kate Radburnd named F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Legend 2024 for contributions to the wine sector.

Toast Martinborough is coming back, here's when it's happening
The popular Wairarapa wine festival is toasting the start of a fresh chapter.

The NZ wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
This revered wine region produces pinot noir considered among the finest in the world.

Mission accomplished: Winemaker reflects on 45-year career
The mantle of head winemaker at Mission Estate will now pass to Alex Roper.

Hawke’s Bay winery's $35 chardonnay named best in the world
Hawke’s Bay wineries have won the best chardonnay award twice in recent years.

How two Kiwis are boosting this hugely underrated wine region
It's thriving, but it's not in New Zealand.

UK TV star accused of blindsiding Kiwi vineyard staff with winter closure
One day's notice of job cuts for 17 staff at Noel Edmonds' South Island winery.

'A bit run down': Tourists at reopened winery blissfully unaware of cyclone
'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'

The Hawke’s Bay couple building a cellar door for ‘the whole community’
There was one burning question on the tip of my tongue — will you adopt me?

Opinion: What our recycling says about us
OPINION: It’s on us, as responsible citizens, to take care of our own waste.

Ardern-Gayford wedding a boon for Hawke’s Bay: ‘Really shines a light’
Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford are set to marry in the Bay this weekend.

'Last few years difficult': Waiheke Island vineyard for sale
Covid, shut borders, a lack of customers and a lack of sales took a heavy toll.

‘It’s not all profit, profit, profit’: Sir George Fistonich launches new winery
The Croatian word for guardian, custodian or watchman - used for the new winery's name.

Church Road only NZ winery up for big international award
The Hawke's Bay winery has a long history of producing excellent wines.

Trade deficit: How this exporter plans to win without China
Could wine be our way out of a triple-year negative trade position?

Villa Maria shutting down Māngere operations, 14 jobs affected
Owner Indevin announced its Māngere operations will start decommissioning in October.

An unlikely pairing: A comprehensive wine tasting in Texas
Napa Valley might be America's best known wine region but it's not the only one.

'Clear case of exploitation': Woman lambasted for role in migrant worker rort
The group of Papua New Guinea residents were brought to NZ to work but were hardly paid.