Words, Wines & Wonders

From reviews and wine profiles from our extensive portfolio to team updates, events and regional travels – our blog covers it all.

Tangelo Sour

This punchy delight has citrussy tang married beautifully with tasteful bitterness and a softly herbaceous lift from…


Nectarine Highball

You'll be transported straight to a summer meadow sipping this fresh and fruity tall cocktail.


Strawberry Negroni

Taking a time-tested fave and adding an in-season summery spin.


The Rhubarb Shakerato

With two equal-part ingredients both singing of kiwi smells and flavours, it's both refreshing and vibrant.


The Debutante

Smokey, spicy, dark chocolate-dipped cherries in a glass.


Orchard Quencher

This is a great long drink where the hero really is the vermouth.


The Harvard

The 'Harvard' is a child cocktail of the Manhattan, and works wonderfully to showcase the rich flavours of this…


Corpse Reviver #144

A riff on the '#2', this drink really showcases the herbaceous qualities of this vermouth.


144 Negroni

A supremely aromatic rendition of the classic bitter, herbaceous and endlessly sophisticated Negroni.


144 Martini

This is an equal parts gin and vermouth cocktail, meaning it transforms the traditionally bold and bracing Martini into…


Get Your Drink On… With Vermouth!

Vermouth has long been lauded as a supporting player, but now its got its own show and two new starring leads from New…


Introducing… 144 Islands

We're excited to welcome to our portfolio whanau: 144 Islands from the Bay of Islands, and one of the rising stars of…


New Year; New Frank! 🔥 Fresh drop from the Legendary Frank Cornelissen

Lauded as the Godfather of Natural Wines, the latest Frank Cornelissen releases are here and in full display of the…


Puneet of Ponsonby: Modern Chic at Atelier on K’ Road

When it comes to hospitality, K’ Road has always been ‘chic’. Every operator has their own unique style and offering,…


D&N Portfolio Sensorium 2023: That’s a Wrap!

And even though our international and local suppliers have headed home, and we’ve taken down the signs, tidied up,…


From Where We’d Rather Be: 2023 Vintage Harvests Are Wrapping Up In The North!

As the 2023 harvest season starts wrapping up in the northern hemisphere, we start collecting the stories to anticipate…


Puneet of Ponsonby: We open a bottle of the Digby…

This stuff is the real deal, and I’m a man not easily swayed from my Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve. Chef offers me a…


NEW! ‘Baby Bille’: Charles Le Bel NV Brut ‘Inspiration 1818’ by Billecart-Salmon

Dhall & Nash rapturously welcomes to our shores – Champagne Charles Le Bel ‘Inspiration 1818’ by Billecart-Salmon. This…


Puneet of Ponsonby: In the Magnificent Dining Room of the Park Hyatt’s Splendid Onemata Restaurant

In front of me now I have the 2018 Stag’s Leap Hands of Time cabernet blend...Chef Rob chooses to pair this with…


NEW: Pentire Botanical Non-Alcoholic Spirits

We believe, this quality spirit substitute has cleverly found a way to communicate the intensity, complexity, or…