New Zealand Wine

NZW is excited to share the news from Pinot Noir NZ that esteemed Chief Wine Critic of The New York Times, Eric Asimov will be joining the stage at the three-day event being held 11–13 February 2025 in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, New Zealand. This will be Eric’s first visit to New Zealand - a significant milestone for both the event and the New Zealand wine industry. The event will feature tastings, panel discussions, and opportunities to connect with leading winemakers, offering a comprehensive exploration of New Zealand Pinot Noir. This is a unique chance to experience the rich diversity of Pinot Noir and celebrate what makes New Zealand an exceptional place for this revered grape to thrive. Tickets onsale at www.pinotnz.co.nz #nzwine #pinotnoirnz

NZW was delighted to participate in the inaugural Sustainability in Drinks event held in London last week. The two-day conference began with keynote speeches from JancisRobinson.com and Judith Batchelar OBE and an expert panel which discussed ‘Creating Value Though Sustainability’. On the second day, the exhibition continued with further sustainability talks on a wide range of topics, and our own Meagan Littlejohn spoke eloquently at the panel discussion on the Race to Net Zero. The event was an opportunity for NZW to showcase wines from each of New Zealand’s wine regions and share their sustainability stories, as well as the New Zealand industry’s commitment to protecting the environment with our recently launched Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 (more here: https://bit.ly/3T9Dmqa). The event fostered collaboration, networking, idea sharing and information gathering between visitors and exhibitors committed to the goal of strengthening sustainability efforts across the drinks industry. #nzwine #sustainability #SID24 Photo credit: Thomas Skovsende

On 19 October we were pleased to help coordinate at the Lookvin Fine Wine Grand Tasting in Hangzhou, China, where 14 New Zealand wine brands were presented. This year the event was a hive of activity with 400 producers and 1,300 visitors across Yangtze River Delta. Take a look at some highlights. #nzwine

Congratulations to acclaimed restaurant Quay in Sydney, which won the first ever Best Listing of New Zealand Wines award at the prestigious Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards. The awards recognise the time, skill, and resources put into developing a wine list, and NZW had the privilege of presenting this award to the team at Quay whose sommelier team had curated a superb list of New Zealand wines showcasing some of the best New Zealand has to offer. Catherine Wansink #nzwine #altogetherunique

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the wine industry, and it's our goal to be a net zero industry by 2050. The recently launched New Zealand Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 will play a crucial role in presenting tools and opportunities to help winegrowers mitigate those challenges. It outlines milestones and identifies key emission-reduction opportunities applicable across vineyards and wineries to help us reach our net zero goal. Here's some of our sustainability champions on this important project:  Edwin Massey - General Manager Sustainability, New Zealand Winegrowers  Fabian Yukich - Chair, New Zealand Winegrowers Environment Committee Peter Jones - Director, The Landing Josh Barclay - Sustainability Manager, Whitehaven Wine Meagan Littlejohn - Programme Manager, Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) Read the Roadmap here: https://bit.ly/3T9Dmqa #nzwine #altogetherunique

This week we were thrilled to be back in New York City hosting an exclusive masterclass for trade and media - our first masterclass in NYC since 2019, and we couldn’t be more excited to return to such a dynamic market. The class spotlighted New Zealand’s incredible red wines, featuring 7 varietals from 6 unique regions, all led by Master of Wine Jane Skilton. She was joined by Beth Forrest of Forrest Wines and Benjamin Weaver of Churton for an insightful, in-depth discussion and tasting that showcased the diversity and quality of red wines from the region, including Pinot Noir, Gamay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and more. As the US remains New Zealand Wine’s top export market, this event was the perfect opportunity to showcase the country's exceptional red wines, just in time for cooler weather in the States 🍇🇳🇿 #nzwine #altogetherunique #wine #nyc #winemasterclass

The 2024 New Zealand Winegrowers Annual Report has been released. Over the past year consumers across the globe purchased 81 glasses of New Zealand wine per second, each wine proudly labelled with its New Zealand regional origins. In this year’s Annual Report, we reflect on the past year and look to what lies ahead for New Zealand's remarkable wine industry. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3zGgcRY #nzwine

Last week we visited the Nordics where we held two great events in Sweden and Denmark alongside our friends at Wine Australia. Across both events we welcomed over 600 guests who were all keen to discover more about #nzwine and #aussiewine. With over 400 different wines from 70 producers represented, there was a lot to explore! Three full masterclasses showed the contemporary side of winemaking in the respective countries, featuring different varieties, alternative styles and production methods. New Zealand wine producers and exporters had the opportunity to meet with key trade customers and partners as well as consumers in both markets, and there was certainly lots of interest and excitement for our wines. Thanks to everyone who participated in the events for making it such a huge success!

Next week we are excited to be heading back to the Nordics on tour! We've teamed up with Wine Australia for special trade and consumer wine tastings to be staged in Stockholm on 17 September and Copenhagen on 19 September. The Australian and New Zealand Tasting is an exciting collaboration – being held for the second time in the Nordics – to showcase the quality and diversity of Aussie and NZ wines to our friends in Sweden and Denmark. Events in both cities include trade tastings, masterclasses and evening consumer tastings where attendees can taste 400+ wines from 70 wineries under the one roof and meet winemakers and winery owners. Trade and consumers can get up to date with the latest vintages from iconic producers, discover alternative grape varieties and new wave styles, taste minimal intervention wines and natural wines, and meet organic specialists and biodynamic producers. The masterclasses will take a look at contemporary styles of wine from both countries. We are delighted to have Chloe Somerset from Cable Bay Vineyards, presenting in the masterclass in Sweden, while Andrew Donaldson from Akitu will be presenting in Denmark. For a full list of the wines available at each venue and to register, visit here: https://bit.ly/3XqovJh #nzwine #aussiewine #altogetherunique

Last week we hosted Altogether Unique 2024, comprising the Wine Business Forum, Celebration Dinner, Women in Wine Breakfast, and inaugural Research & Innovation Forum, at the iconic Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. With a stellar lineup of both international and New Zealand-based speakers and guests, the events were a showcase of innovation, evolving trends, collaboration and industry leadership. See more of what went on and who we were lucky enough to hear from here: https://bit.ly/3YiwBWz Thanks to all that attended, we look forward to celebrating again next year! 📸: Andrew Shedden Rachel OShea Felicity Carter Wine Business Forum  Courtney Johnston Nina Downer - Young Viticulturist of the Year; Georgia Mehlhopt - Young Winemaker of the Year  The 2024 NZW Fellows - Michael Brajkovich MW, Nick Hoskins, Xan Harding Celebration Dinner  Te Radar Emma Jenkins MW Hans Loder Launch of the Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 - Rosie Dodd With thanks to Hillebrand Gori - A company of DHL, JM Harris, Visy, Plumm, EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) #nzwine #altogetherunique