The 2016 New Zealand Food & Wine Celebration took place at the New Zealand School of Food and Wine, directed by wine and food icon Celia Hay. The event took place between September 10th and September 12th and several experts from the Food and Wine industry conducted master classes, we attended gala dinners, participated in the tasting sessions for general public and we were present at the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year Award Gala. On Saturday afternoon, our director, Sophi

Wine Enthusiasts Can Now Pour Wine Without Pulling the Cork Coravin, LLC has reached an agreement with St Vincent's Cave Wine Importers to launch Coravin(TM) Wine Access System in New Zealand. The Coravin Model Two is a new technology that allows users to pour and enjoy wine from their favorite bottles without pulling the cork. Coravin will forever change the way wine is enjoyed, served and sold. For the first time, wine enthusiasts will be able to enjoy wine by the glass wit

There are lots of great things happening down in the Hawke's Bay. Home to New Zealand's oldest wine region, its no surprise that the hospitality folk are highly knowledgeable and passionate about wine both from local growers and abroad. With the FAWC (Food And Wine Classic) Summer Series just around the corner, everyone is gearing up for a busy summer season. Despite the deluge of rain the week we visited, there was a warm buzz in town with new eateries opening nothing stops

Managing director, Sophie Cotter, visited our customers in Queenstown last week, and she wrote a little journal of the trip to share with us her experience. If you are planning on visiting this beautiful city, read about the best tapas bars in town and cosiest resorts to stay: Pinot Noir, Cardrona Lamb and Spanish Tapas Ah, Queenstown. What’s not to love about it? There’s something magical about this magnificent and dramatically scenic place that spins on its own vortex of