Wine Events
With Dhall & Nash
We regularly host tastings around all major New Zealand hubs to showcase the products we represent and introduce our customers to new and exciting wines. These include exclusive events in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
As well as higher-profile events, we do host more intimate tastings at our head office in Auckland.
Stars & Sparkles Inaugural Showcase
Date TBC
Get ready… Stars & Sparkles is coming to a venue near you, showcasing the best of the best from two awe-inspiring regions that are pumping out stunning drops. Taste your way around the charming villages of Champagne, France and make your way through the rolling, rugged vineyards of the West-Coast of the United States with us at Stars & Sparkles – NZ’s first ever tasting of its kind.
COVID-19 Update:
Our Stars & Sparkles showcase has been postponed until further notice. Thank you for all your support and patience during this time. We will keep everyone informed with the new dates for the Stars & Sparkles showcase as soon as we can.
Stay tuned for more of our upcoming events.
Queenstown Fine Dining Experience
Friday 18th October 2019 | 7pm
Jervois Steak House | Queenstown
$195 per person
We are honored to collaborate with the exceptional Jervois Steak House to exclusively pair a custom built menu with some of our finest wines.
This will include England’s finest fizz from a young and exciting producer turning the wine critics heads to English terroir – Digby Fine English. We will show you the incredible Burgundy wines of Domaine Testut, and following this we bring you to what Wine Spectator believed to be the world’s greatest wine in 2018: the Syrah’s of legendary Washington State producer Charles Smith and his winery K Vintners. Next up is the top Barsac wines of Château Climens, and finally to round off proceedings, we will have ultra prestigous Cognac House, Hine. A splendid evening all round no doubt.
Trade Masterclass w/ Hawkshead Owner & Winemaker
Thursday 12th September 2019 | 2:30pm
Giraffe | Auckland
FREE | Trade Only
Join us for a trade masterclass with Denis Marshall, the owner, and Dean Shaw, the winemaker for Central Otago’s boutique Hawkshead winery.
Taste 4 spectacular wines from Hawkshead, including the special 2015 vintages of the First Vines Pinot Noir and the Bannockburn Pinot Noir. Denis and Dean will talk you through the wines and show you what makes them so special.
Eat Drink Love Ponsonby | Sapphire Series
30th July - 6th August 2019
Ponsonby Central - Sapphire Room | Auckland
Three collaborative events as part of the Eat Drink Love Ponsonby Sapphire Series.
From learning how to create showstopping tablescapes with flowers and the tastiest cocktails, to cheese and wine matches and a wine tasting to take you around the world, this was a fun series of events as part of Ponsonby’s month-long food and drink festival.
Burgundy Premier Cru Degustation
Wednesday 3rd July 2019 | 6:30PM
Pacifica Restaurant | Napier
$150 per person
Continuing the endless journey that is Burgundy wine! With a focus on the Premier Cru designation in particular we have selected our top Burgundian wines to go alongside some delicious dishes and a cheeky cognac to conclude.
“Les Merveilleux Producteurs” Natural Wine-Matched Dinner
Tuesday 16th April 2019 | 7:00 PM
Orphans Kitchen | Auckland
$99 per person
A sensory experience of the highest order that started with fresh, saline and mineral, into an aromatic dual between two skin contact heavyweights. Next we tasted spice, volume and history as we the hit the first set of red wines, moving into a marvelous combination of pioneering spirit and benchmark terroir, concluding with a love story, ancient soil and what does wine taste like living on the edge.
Billecart-Salmon "Vintage Champagne" Masterclass
Friday 15th March 2019 | 3:00 PM
NEO | Auckland
Free
An afternoon of fine Billecart-Salmon Champagne and delicious matched canapés for our trade customers alongside Brand Ambassador Sebastien Papin.
Interested in collaborating with us or being involved in one of our events? Send an email through to info@dnfinewine.com