Wish we'd thought of that
Wish we'd thought of that: Fabulous food and beverage innovations
New Zealand is known as a nation of innovation. And that innovation trickles down to the very stuff we eat and drink. Do you have a comestible-related creation that you think deserves to be recognised at the 2017 New Zealand Innovation Awards? Then enter it in the Innovation in Food and Beverage category, sponsored by Plant & Food Research.
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How a passion for wine launched a family business
Black Estate is a family-run vineyard on the rolling hillsides of North Canterbury. While the vineyard now has an established reputation for producing premium organic wines that are exported around the world, the first few years were tough.
Vinnovation!
The Last of the Substandard Wine: Wine innovation Vino Cap
Two Australians have invented a way to make bad wine good (or at least less bad).
Design
Rejected flag designs find new life as liquor labels
Designworks chief executive Sven Baker was at good odds to get one of his designs through to the final four of the Flag Consideration Project given he had five make the first cut.
Venture
UPDATED: Invivo Wines smash $500k target - Equity crowdfunding + brokers = unexpected
Invivo’s equity crowdfunding push to launch on Snowball Effect on March 18.
DeWandelaar offers a slice of NZ in Amsterdam
Poor old Lockwood Smith, struggling to find a decent Kiwi drop over in London... Meanwhile, over in the Netherlands, expat Aucklander Jens Hack has been struggling with the same thing for years – and in November, he launched DeWandelaar, a boutique food and wine store in Amsterdam. Despite some teething problems including shipping snafus and general consumer ignorance, they've been able to pivot quickly like any good tech startup and refine their vision to meet the market.
Blend your own wine at Jacob's Creek popup stall
Fancy yourself a bit of a wine connoisseur? Jacob’s Creek is about to launch a popup winemaking experience in downtown Auckland.
Invivo adds a dose of reality to winespeak
Taking the mick out of ridiculous winespeak is a hugely enjoyable pastime enjoyed by many cynical New Zealanders and it was taken to glorious new heights in last year's DB Export Dry campaign 'The Wine is Over'. Now Invivo is hoping to cut through any notes of gooseberry, freshly cut grass or oak with a new billboard, Facebook and radio campaign that promotes the fact its award-winning wines mostly taste like, well, really good wine.
Revealed: our Design the Wine winner!
Recently we asked Idealog readers for ideas for our Design the Wine competition, with the winning creative idea going on the bottle of our new Pinot Noir. Idealog’s been hunting around for a label that encompasses some fine design as well as the word ‘idea’ and hey presto – Vanessa Fowler-Kendall came up with the goodies.
