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The Spinoff Food whānau and friends reveal the best things they put in their gobs this year.

‘Like putting a magic spell in my mouth’: The Spinoff’s 2018 food and drink highs

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In an unassuming spot just outside of our biggest city, exacting standards and secret methods are producing some of the smoothest spirits you’ll ever try.

Summer reissue: Meet the Ukrainian nuclear engineer making spirits in Puhoi

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Alice discovers that juniper and hops are a match made in heaven, while Henry pops the cork on a bargain bottle of bubbly. 

It’s a slam Dunc: Meet the beer that’s a bit like a gin

Every day in the lead-up to Christmas, open the door to reveal a Spinoff writer’s short, sizzling commentary on a weighty subject. Today: José Barbosa on the perfect milkshake.

The Spinoff Hot Take Advent Calendar: December 19

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This lightly sparkling natural wine has been popping up on drinks lists all over the show, and it's not going away any time soon.

Pét-nat, what the heck’s that?

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Whatever you do, don't leave people to their own devices. (But do ask them to bring ice.)

Don’t bottle it: Drinks tips for summer parties

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Every day in the lead-up to Christmas, open the door to reveal a Spinoff writer’s short, sizzling commentary on a weighty subject. Our arbitrary and strictly enforced word limit: 365. Today: Sam Brooks on why cocktail snobbery is for losers.

The Spinoff Hot Take Advent Calendar: December 13

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A fruity rosé inspires Henry to issue some eyebrow-raising advice, and Alice gets into the festive spirit. 

Is it ever OK to put ice in your wine?

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From beach outings to barbecues to battling feelings of festive stress, December is jam-packed with moments made for popping the cork on something sparkling. 

It’s bubbles season, darlings! How to choose the right fizz for any occasion

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A new release from Sawmill has Alice praising the haze, and Henry plans his Christmas around an excellent-value, full-flavoured pinot.

Hazy in love: Is the West Coast IPA about to be dethroned? 

Today: Emily Writes dismantles the Freakshake.

The Spinoff Hot Take Advent Calendar: December 3

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Two Auckland friends have combined their love of tea with their passion for te reo Māori – and turned it into a business.

He kapu tī māu? Championing te reo through tea

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Alice drinks outside her comfort zone, and Henry enjoys a young, fruity pinot gris named after a Martinborough legend. 

Whose cider you on? A summery new drop even a hop-head can enjoy

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In a video filmed for a conference the health minister was scheduled to open but then withdrew from, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver implores David Clark to pass a sugar tax. 

‘You gotta push this through, bruv’: Watch Jamie Oliver’s sugar tax message to NZ

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Dietary Requirements is The Spinoff’s monthly podcast in which we eat, drink and talk about it too, with special thanks to Freedom Farms and Fine Wine Delivery Co.

Dietary Requirements: The great bay leaf conspiracy, Kiwi onion dip and a world exclusive VIP guest

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Not feeling the festive spirit? Get yourself one of these bad boys and relive your childhood (but with added booze). 

You’re never too old for an advent calendar

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Just like the New Zealand wine industry it champions, Fine Wine Delivery Co has been through quite a journey over the past two decades. 

Ageing like a fine wine: The family business that came back from the brink

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Alice is taken back to Blighty by an old-school bitter, and Henry paints the town millennial pink. 

We’re not ‘aving a laugh: This is an English-style ale that actually has flavour

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Part cellar door, part bottle shop and soon-to-be urban winery, Dorset Street Cellar Door has a big future ahead of it. 

Fill ‘er up: The Christchurch garage turned haven of beer, wine and good design

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Alice is tickled pink with a summery sour beer, while Henry says hola to a super-approachable Spanish white from Gizzy. 

Real (wo)men drink pink beer

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: What would you march for?

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Is there any statistical proof behind the stereotype that poets can't drive? A non-driving poet attempts to find out. 

Can poets drive? A sociocultural investigation

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A close read of three seven-lines poems by Zen teacher Richard von Sturmer.

How to read a poem: selections from Slender Volumes by Richard von Sturmer

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'I don't know what the chant in the second half of this song means, but by golly it slaps hard and feels good!'

‘By golly it slaps’: Arthur Ahbez’s perfect weekend playlist

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The Friday Poem: ‘Boyhood’ by Art Nahill

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Dolly-mania, new Murakami, and a brilliant local debut. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 22

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A cat and mouse thriller that's worth putting your phone down for. 

Review: The Day of the Jackal is a riveting and ridiculous ride

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Treasury says the recession will be deeper and last longer than predicted.

Hold the roosters, no economic dawn yet

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Can a united front hold through to election time?

This week three parties stood together – can they withstand the storm to come?

In The Spinoff TV series Frickin Dangerous Bro Review White People Things, James Roque, Pax Assadi and Jamaine Ross try all the fancy shit white people seem to like for no apparent reason. This week: kombucha.

Previously: Frickin Dangerous Bro Review Bath Bombs

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In the latest episode of The Spinoff TV series in which James Roque, Pax Assadi and Jamaine Ross try all the fancy shit white people seem to like: kombucha.

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Frickin Dangerous Bro Review White People Things: kombucha

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Frickin Dangerous Bro Review White People Things: kombucha

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