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<i>Liam Dann:</i> Action needed now to avert a slow-motion trainwreck

Liam Dann writes that fast growth and a grape glut are serious threats to New Zealand's global status.

Spanish wine trade hits the bottom of the barrel

Unofficial estimates say that wine sales in Spain, the third largest producer in the world, have dropped by about 10 per cent.

Underpaid vineyard workers win wage battle

A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages.

Good tastes: Smaller harvest not a bad thing

This year's New Zealand wine vintage is expected to shrink slightly - for the first time. And industry leaders say it's a good thing.

Winemaker keeps close to vine

Cellar leader out to make posh wines worth a mint

Sheep numbers fall, dairy cows reach record

Sheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show.

Don't flood UK with cheap pinot, UK critic warns

A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs.

Growers building on NZ's acclaim

Five winegrowers specialising in five separate grape varieties have joined forces to market their brands to the world's fussiest wine drinkers.