Summer might be over, but don’t let that stop you from sipping cocktails with a view over the city! With its ‘BROWN BUTTER’ cocktail, Seven Dining puts a new, rich twist on the classic Old Fashioned.

Award-winning McJaggery hails from the tropical isle of… Auckland. Don’t let its destination fool you; this is a rum Aotearoa can be proud of. Made from natural sugarcane Jaggery, this is a clean and balanced white rum with light tropical fruit and green citrus notes

Peter Rowley may be a familiar name to you – a national television and movie stalwart who has worked with the likes of Billy T James, McPhail and Gadsby, and more. Now, thanks to a serendipitous encounter with a dusty attic box, the infamous ‘Laughing Club’ has been reinstated, and you’re invited along for a tipple.

The Teece Museum in the Arts Centre is always worth a visit if you want to see how the ancient Greeks drank wine out of terracotta skyphoi and oinochoe. Their wine was so bad back then that they diluted it with water and used pine resin as a preservative. Not that modern retsina is much better.

This month’s Clink! selection is guaranteed to take you all the way through the silly season, the sunny summer holidays, and maybe reluctantly back to work in the new year.

No, I’m not talking about that Albany Surprise vine down the side of your house that needs a good prune! I’m talking about how many people don’t realise what a fantastic place Canterbury is to grow grapes.

This month’s Clink! has everything you need for a picnic in the sun. Pack your day bag, and grab a tipple or two from our November selection. Pack your SPF too!

The sun is out, and brunches are on! Grab the fam, or some friends and settle in for a brunch to start off the sunny season - and make sure you grab a cheeky drink while you’re at it! A champagne brekkie can be whatever you want it to be!

Our Clink! selections are all for Dad this September - here’s hoping we can take him out for a couple of bevvies and a burger from Grater Goods come Father’s Day!

Wine is incredibly unique in its ability to capture time and place. If you’re a brewery or a distiller, then you can have ferments going any time of the year to suit demand.

The Pink Lady Rooftop sits atop one of the city’s most meticulously reimagined 1960s original buildings. It took 18 months of restoration for that vision to come to light.

Save water, drink gin! We have a few winter warmers for you to toast the last month of winter- a couple of tasty gins, and two delicious cocktails, thanks to Grater Goods and The Pink Lady. Chin chin!

You’ve never had more of an excuse to get out and explore your backyard. With the new northern motorway now up and running, it is only a 43-minute drive up to Waipara.

The very first South Island Winetopia event is arriving in Christchurch this July! With over 50 of New Zealand’s best wineries involved for 2021, offering everything from Rieslings to Pinot Noirs, Sauvignon Blancs to Syrahs.

This month’s Clink! has you prepared for the chillier months, so crank up the aircon, grab your slippers and light a candle - we’ve got the best in six packs that will come directly to your door for winter. Now that is bringing the vineyard to you!

"A wise MW (Master of Wine) once told me that his desert island drink would be sherry. He wasn’t meaning your Nana’s Bristol Cream, but the vast array of incredibly complex, mostly bone-dry fortified wines produced in Andalucia, southern Spain."