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Kiwis Create World-First Visual Wine Tasting Language

When three passionate wine and hospitality professionals were thrown into lockdown, a new visual wine language was born. With the help of a local graphic design studio and months of tasting and planning, the new emoji-style wine tasting language, aptly named Wine-oji, came to life.

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Frucor Suntory Partners with Pita Pit

The partnership will see Frucor Suntory become Pita Pit New Zealand’s exclusive beverage partner from March 1, 2022. This will allow more people to enjoy Frucor Suntory’s portfolio of choice at Pita Pit’s 87 restaurants across New Zealand. Read more online

Cheers to Wine Harvest 2022!

The first grapes of the 2022 vintage have been harvested, with ongoing international demand and low stock levels meaning that winemakers are hoping for a significantly larger harvest this year.

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Arrowtown’s Aosta Welcomes New Sibling Restaurant

Arrowtown’s favourite restaurant Aosta has announced they will be welcoming a little bambino into its family with ‘Little Aosta’ set to open next door later this month. Little Aosta is anticipated to be a family-friendly, fast-paced restaurant offering dine-in and takeaway options for locals and visitors to Arrowtown.

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2022 HOSPITALITY TRAINING TRUST GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2022