The Shout NZ

08/06/2026

Ticket sales are now open for the 2026 NZ Spirits Awards!

The Trophy Dinner will take place at The Maritime Room, Auckland, on the evening of Friday 14 August 2026.

Get more info: https://hubs.li/Q04kqn3H0

07/06/2026

World Gin Week launches for the first time on June 13–20, 2026.

The global celebration will honour gin’s history, culture and versatility with events and activations around the world.

Read more about World Gin Week: https://hubs.li/Q04kdVgh0

06/06/2026

The world’s finest drinks and most influential industry figures have been celebrated at the World Drinks Awards and Icons of Drinks 2026 in London.

See more about the event: https://hubs.li/Q04kdq8s0

05/06/2026

The International Bartenders Association has selected Cocktail Club as its technology partner, giving venues one place for recipes, menus, staff training, checklists and events.

Read more: https://hubs.li/Q04kdK3q0

04/06/2026

From beers brewed with cryogenically frozen hops to cult breweries flying in from Japan and Australia, Beervana 2026 is shaping up to be one of the festival’s biggest celebrations of brewing creativity yet.

See more about this year's festival: https://hubs.li/Q04k0JJv0

This year’s festival will bring together some of New Zealand’s biggest breweries, a strong Australian contingent, and first-time international brewers.

30/05/2026

Cameron Douglas MS explores some of the best examples of Pinot Noir in this month’s tasting guide.

See the full tasting notes:
www.theshout.co.nz/cameron-douglas-ms-wine-review-pinot-noir-3/

Camdouglasms.com

28/05/2026

Beer is continuing to reap the rewards of consumers leaning into premium-and-above brands, despite volume declines in key markets – but the impact of the Middle East crisis is casting a shadow over the category’s future performance, according to data from global liquor analysts IWSR.

Read the insights: https://hubs.li/Q04j7p000

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27/05/2026

The IWSC has unveiled the results of its 2026 Wine Judging, following two weeks of rigorous tasting by more than 130 of the UK’s leading wine professionals.

See more about the top scoring wines: https://hubs.li/Q04h-W1M0

25/05/2026

Speight’s New Zealand is marking its 150th anniversary, celebrating the rise of one of the country’s most enduring and recognisable beer brands.

Read the full story: https://hubs.li/Q04hMymJ0

Speight’s New Zealand is marking its 150th anniversary, celebrating the rise of one of the country’s most enduring and recognisable beer brands. From its beginnings in a Dunedin brewery on Rattray Street in 1876, Speight’s has grown from a small local brewery to being New Zealand’s number on...

23/05/2026

New Zealand is set to take its place on the global wine and tourism stage this October 2026 when Hawke’s Bay hosts the 26th Great Wine Capitals International Annual Conference.

Read more about the event: https://hubs.li/Q04hBy5m0