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    A Bluffer's Guide to Prosecco

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    KFC Are Rolling Out Edible Scented Coffee Cups

    Have your cup of coffee and eat it too.

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    Stoneleigh Latitude - The Award-Winning Wines from Marlborough's Golden Mile

    The Stoneleigh Latitude collection represents the unique terroir of what many consider to be the best vineyard region in the country.

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    Having a Bad Restaurant Experience Can Leave You With a Mild Form of Trauma

    "They are not talking about the food, they are reminiscing about a small trauma that happened to them."

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    The Five Best Vineyard Getaways in Australia

    Pop open a bottle of estate-grown wine at these stylish stays among the Australian vines.

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    How to Host the Perfect Barbeque

    We can't help you with meeting good people and making them like you, although inviting them over to eat meat and drink beer probably won't hurt.

Latest Guides
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    The Ten Best Craft Beer Bars in Wellington

    Breweries housed within old petrol stations, pilsner served with a side of live music and resident English bulldogs patrolling the bar - these are just some of the things which make Wellington's local craft beer bar scene interesting.

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    A Bluffer's Guide to Champagne

    More than just a fancy sparkling wine from northern France.

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    Summertime Sips: Three Rum Cocktails to Make at Home this Summer

    Your pool party punch and post-festival nightcap, sorted.

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    The Ten Best Summer Bars in Wellington

    With summer definitively here, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to find you the best spots to stop and take stock with a thirst-quenching brew.

Latest Places
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    Donnie Taco

    Hannah's Laneway, Wellington

    A spicy new venture from the team who brought you Golding's and Leeds Street Bakery.

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    Poppies

    91 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough

    Fresh, seasonal platters and $10 wine tastings are on offer at this intimate and relaxed winery, just a short drive from Wellington.

  • Restaurant

    Daisy's

    328 Tinakori Road, Wellington

    The white tablecloth French classics of Tinakori Bistro have been replaced with Kiwi comfort food.

  • Restaurant

    Rosie's Red-Hot Cantina & Taco Joint

    4 Queens Wharf, Wellington

    This colourful new venue serves up everything from birria street tacos to corn dusted with Flaming Hot Cheetos.

  • Restaurant

    Master Kong

    33 Customhouse Quay, Wellington

    The Wellington waterfront welcomes a massive Asian fusion restaurant.

  • Cafe

    The Grocer's Shed

    30 Reef Street, Island Bay

    This tiny grab-and-go cafe can be found two minutes down the road from Island Bay beach.

  • Restaurant

    Winner Winner

    46 Courtenay Place, Wellington

    This new chicken joint on Courtenay Place has plenty to peck at.

  • Restaurant

    Bottega

    462 Adelaide Road, Wellington

    This new bite-sized Italian deli comes from the brains behind Cicio Cacio Osteria.

  • Cafe

    Zelati Dessert Cafe

    Left Bank, Wellington

    Indulge your sweet tooth at this new dessert cafe.

  • Restaurant

    Mockingbird

    8 Courtenay Place, Wellington

    A buzzy new spot serving vegan burgers, bowls and light bites.

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    The Interactive Urban Winery Where You Can Stomp the Grapes

    Noisy Ritual is set to give us a hands- and feet-on role in every step of the winemaking process.

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    The Eight Best Secret Bars in Wellington

    Wellington bars don't always have the most conventional of locations. Some are found at the end of a traverse up an unmarked rickety wooden stairwell, others a little walk down a dodgy-looking back alleyway, or even hidden inside another bar's closet.

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    Dining with DineAid Lets You Help Those in Need

    Not surprisingly, many of the restaurants involved this year are frequented by you, the readers of this fine online publication.

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    Cocktail of the Week: Wakey Wakey Jamie’s Bacey

    For those who love their bacon a lot.

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    This Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot

    Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.

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    Should Rude Customers Be Charged More For Their Coffee?

    Being nicer to your barista might save you some dosh.

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    This Device Could Make Your Cheap Whiskey Taste Good in Just 24 Hours

    Three years of ageing in one day. That's one hell of a life hack.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Like a Dick Hewitt, but with Irish whiskey.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Calum Bell from Bebemos

    Scottish native Calum Bell shows us the ropes of the Wellington scene.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Raleigh St Clair

    A real breakfast, lunch and dinner cocktail.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Joe Slater from Monterey

    The man who once made James Bond a martini.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Riki Carter from CoCo at the Roxy

    Taking a tour of the best bars in Wellington with Riki Carter from Coco.

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    Forget Yo: Beer?! is the Ridiculous Messaging App We Can Actually Use

    An app that's as simple as it gets. It's about drinking beer. Soon. Possibly with you.

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    Your Guide to Queenstown Part Three: Where to Drink and Where to Sleep

    Where to take yourself out to after the sun goes down and where to tuck in afterwards.

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    Pantone Beer Could Solve All Your Rookie Questions at the Bar

    Take the guesswork out of ordering with a delicious 4975C.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Johnny Wallace from Concrete Bar

    Five of Wellington's best bars according to Johnny Wallace.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Breakfast

    Concrete Bar's Johnny Wallace talks us through his Jameson-infused pancake cocktail.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Monk

    Some cocktail inspiration for your weekend from Foxglove.

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