Why is our homegrown beer and wine industry struggling?

Aotearoa loves to have a drink, but that doesn’t mean all is well in the business of booze. We’ve seen major craft brewers and wine companies battle to make ends meet.   Brothers Beer, Villa Maria and Sacred Hill are just some of the biggest names to have fallen victim to these struggles.   So what’s going on in the wine and beer industries? Does this mark the end of an era for Kiwi-made alcohol? And are there any new brands carrying the New Zealand story forward? Michael Donaldson (The Pursuit for Hoppiness) has the answers on whether the craft beer sector has lost the hop in its step, and BusinessDesk senior journalist Paul McBeth talks Damien through the wine industry’s woes.  Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoProducer: Shaun D WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.