Congratulations to the New Zealand winners at the 2019 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) London: Dancing Sands, Indiginous, Juno, Koakoa, Scapegrace, Black Collar and Lighthouse. New Zealand continues to…
There is currently an import ban on premium foreign spirits in Myanmar. However, the Myanmar Government has now committed in-principle to opening up imports in line with its international obligations…
Phillip A. Jones (The Martini Whisperer www.martiniwhisperer.com) has been commissioned by Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine in Australia to write an article about NZ gins and will get some info from DSA…
One of the priorities for our DSA members is to establish distilling Industry Standards for use in government and regional approvals and oversight. At the moment we would specifically like…
On May 10th 2019 New Zealand’s inaugural Spirits Awards was held at a gala evening at the national museum of Te Papa, Wellington. The event was the first of its…