At the recent Decanter Retailer Awards in London, Mel's venture picked up the Specialist New Zealand Retailer. Chief Judge Peter Richards MW described The New Zealand Cellar as; "Inspiring for its bravery and bespoke, personal feel, with a clear commitment to its specialist field, and crowd-funding success to cheer it on its way".
It is not the first award the newly opened store has received. In July the New Zealand Cellar picked up the award in New Zealand Specialist Category at the IWSC awards, also held in London. Not bad considering the business only came to being in June 2014.
