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Tasting new wines is never a chore

Getting to try newly released wines is never a chore, nor is it taken for granted. I sample them all so you don’t have to…trust me; we’ve never had it so good…for example.

Foley's Martinborough takeover crosses 90pc threshold

Foley Family Wines has met the last of its conditions for its takeover bid for Martinborough Vineyard Estates.

Jim Salinger: NZ wine must adapt to warmer world

Wine grapes are a climatically sensitive crop grown in a fairly narrow geographic range. Growing season temperatures for high-quality wine production are generally limited to 13-21C on average.

Nature makes Darling Wines

Marlborough winemakers Chris Darling and Bart Arnst don't make organic wines purely out of concern for the environment.

Big wineries look to tap Chinese market

Hawkes Bay wine producers are joining forces to try to cash in on the growing wine market in China.

Foley makes offer for Martinborough vineyards

American businessman and vineyard owner Bill Foley, plans to make an all-scrip $1.9 million takeover offer for pinot noir pioneer Martinborough Vineyard Estates.

Lion buys Morton Estate

Lion New Zealand has bought leading Kiwi wine brand Morton Estate and its Stone Creek vineyard in Marlborough for an undisclosed sum.

Beer giant Lion buys up Morton Estate

Lion New Zealand is set to expand its wine portfolio, following an announcement this afternoon that the company had purchased local wine brand, Morton Estate.

Wine exports top $1.3 billion

New Zealand wine exports have rebounded to record levels as the wine growing industry continues its turnaround in fortunes.

Sparkling year for NZ wine industry

The New Zealand wine industry has continued its turnaround in 2013, posting a record grape harvest and improved profitably for wineries.

New buyer for winery found

Govt sinks $8m into low-alcohol wine project

Wine industry watch on waistlines

A programme to make New Zealand a leader in "lifestyle" viticulture will be good news for wine lovers watching their waistlines.

NZ's top wine named (+win)

NZ's best wine buys (+WIN!)

The red and white wines that will give you the best bang for your buck have been revealed in the 22nd edition of a Kiwi vino guide.

Terry Dunleavy: Wine deserves its place in the sun

We are acknowledged internationally as leading the world in the popular white variety, sauvignon blanc, which accounts for some 80 per cent of our export volume.

And NZ's best wine is...tba

Just over 110 New Zealand wines have been declared outstanding gold medal winners by an international panel of judges at this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards.

Judging NZ's best wines

A team of expert judges have began swirling, sniffing and sampling the best wines in the country, searching for winners in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards.