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04/11/2015 17:00
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith has introduced a Bill to Parliament that enables geographical indicators for wines and spirits to be registered in New Zealand.
A geographical indication dictates that a wine or spirit comes from a specific region and possesses...
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28/10/2015 09:27
Record sustainable entries in 2015 Air NZ Wine Awards
A record 99.7 per cent of all wines entered in this year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards have been sustainably produced, giving more credence to the clean, green image this country seeks for its wine...
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30/09/2015 17:51
Yealands Wine has been recognised for the quality of their whitewines with a Trophy at the prestigious New Zealand International Wine Awards. The Marlborough-based winemakers claimed the Champion Other White WineVarieties for their Yealands Estate Grüner Veltliner 2014.The group also earned a...
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30/09/2015 14:27
New Zealand Winegrowers says news that the Tariff Amendment Bill has passed through Parliament is a big step towards implementing the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea.
The negotiators have achieved a great outcome for the wine industry, says Philip Gregan, adding that, “tariff...
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30/09/2015 11:33
Marlborough’s Spy Valley Wines has won trophies at the New Zealand International Wine Show for its 2014 Gewurztraminer and 2014 Noble Riesling.
The New Zealand International Wine Show is the largest wine competition in New Zealand.
This year’s competition saw more than 2100 entries from 10...
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25/09/2015 21:08
Rapaura Springs Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 has impressed the judges and taken home the Sauvignon Blanc Trophy at the prestigious International Wines and Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London.The IWSC was established in 1969 and is one of the world's pre-eminent wine competitions, held in...
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24/09/2015 13:26
New Zealand wines have notched up a record number of top awards at the prestigious UK-based International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).
New Zealand beat entrants from all other nations to take home both the IWSC Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc Trophies, as well as 20 gold medals...
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23/09/2015 15:19
The New Zealand premium sparkling brand, Daniel Le Brun, scooped three gold medals at the recently held 2015 New Zealand International Wine Show.
The Daniel Le Brun Brut Non-Vintage, Daniel Le Brun Rosé and the Daniel Le Brun 2009 Blanc de Blancs were all awarded with gold medals,...
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21/08/2015 17:55
A 12-strong judging team, including international judge Dan Sims, is gearing up to judge almost 600 entries for this year’s Bragato Wine Awards in Hawke’s Bay.
Dan Sims started out in the Australian wine industry as a sommelier and is a well-respected wine commentator, educator, and promoter...
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20/07/2015 17:38
July 24th sees the Marlborough 'Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year' competition start the search for a national viticulture representative to compete in the Young Horticulturist of the Year contest.
The 2015 competition will involve tough competition as past winners and competitors...
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