NZW sets 2025–26 wine and grape levy rates
On 18 June 2025, the New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) Board set the following levy rates for the year 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
The WineShed has gathered a "cohort of dedicated producers", says Novum co-owner and winemaker Rachel Jackson-Hoare. "For us it is a much-needed missing touchpoint for our consumers, because we don't have our own tasting room."
The WineShed, named for its red corrugated iron façade, was launched by chef Alain Hauswirth in February as an ideal neighbour for his restaurant The WineKitchen, which already champions small and extraordinary producers.
"We get a lot of high-end customers who say, 'where can I get this? Where can I go?'"
Now they can walk next door and find 60 wines from family-owned Marlborough wine companies, including Novum, Corofin, The Wrekin, Settlement, Auntsfield, Te Whare Ra, Greywacke, Dog Point, Tiraki, Mahi, Rock Ferry, Two Rivers, Walnut Block, Zephyr, and Ashleigh Barrowman Wine.
The WineShed manager Lara Boers says curated wine flights will include several producers, giving visitors insights into the quality and range of the region's wine offering.
Host Huw Williams sees himself as a conduit between the winemakers and the customer, telling the stories of some exceptional wines and the "phenomenal producers" who make them.
