Bar Reviews

Pub spy: Citizen Park, Kingsland Pub spy: Citizen Park, Kingsland

I didn't know this was here, to be honest. Usually…

Pub spy: Rakino's, Auckland CBD Pub spy: Rakino's, Auckland CBD

A pleasurable experience at Rakino's.

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Wine: Crafted with focus on detail
Wine: Crafted with focus on detail

For almost two decades, Hans Herzog has been growing grapes, making wine and, in the process, carving out an enviable reputation…

Chelsea gets a taste of Kiwi
Chelsea gets a taste of Kiwi

Winery inspires display at famous garden show.

Wine: Blanc expression
Wine: Blanc expression

Watch out, world, chenin blanc is poised to take its place in the spotlight.

Don Kavanagh: Fortify yourself
Don Kavanagh: Fortify yourself

Hunker down for winter with a good port, suggests Don Kavanagh.

Wine

Wine: Spain's rarest splendour
Wine: Spain's rarest splendour

It's remarkable how many small companies import wines of interest from Europe.

Wine: A vibrant Austrian

Gruner veltliner may not be a white wine you ask for or buy regularly, but it's here whether you're ready or not.

Wine: Hands on experience

Jo Burzynska joins Central Otago artisan vintners on their yearly harvest.

Vandals spill $165,000 worth of wine

A winery has lost 6000 litres of merlot after vandals opened a tank valve and left it to drain.

Wine company employee fired over food show cash takings
Wine company employee fired over food show cash takings

A wine company employee who was fired over her handling of cash takings at two food shows has lost her…

Julie McIntyre: Lose weight on light wine?

Dieters can now have their wine and drink it, guilt-free and without the hangover. But as you raise a glass, be aware that…

Wine: La dolce vita's back

For some reason, a number of Australian wines that were fashionable and readily available a couple of decades ago in New…

Wine: Winds of change

Wines from Waitaki Valley have a sophistication all their own, so why are some of the region's key players calling it quits?…

Canterbury: Where the wine flows

The wonderful Waipara Valley produces remarkable handcrafted classic wines, writes Paul Rush.

MasterChef: Turn up the heat
MasterChef: Turn up the heat

Tonight MasterChef fans will see the remaining eight contestants battle it out in Fiji. Joanne Carroll…

Wine: Drama produces star act

It's not often you get to try a vertical flight of New Zealand pinot noir from a single vineyard from one producer.

Do you know which glass to use?

Size and shape matter when it comes to wine glasses, making all the difference to your experience of the elixir within.

Drinkers in dark about real strength

Two out of three Kiwis do not know what a standard drink is and more than half don't know how much alcohol an average person…

The top 50 wines of 2013

Wine editor Jo Burzynska’s guide to the 2013 not-to-be-missed bottles on the market.

Wine: Land shares its secret
Wine: Land shares its secret

Loveblock is the latest creation of that winemaking-cum-clever-marketing power couple, Kim and Erica…

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