LifestyleWine: A season to sparkleThe perception that sparkling wine, bubbles, champagne ... call it what you will, is for use as seasonal or celebratory drink only must drive producers crazy.05 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine and dineDon't be afraid to ask for help when choosing a wine to accompany your meal.04 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine: Star matchesIn the eternal quest to come up with a point of difference at wine festivals, beyond the bands, showground attractions, tasty finger food - and the wine, Gisborne ought to take a bow.02 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleWineries with bottleCanterbury's wineries are slowly bouncing back from September's earthquake.27 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessCentral Otago pinot noir takes top honours at Air NZ Wine AwardsA wine from Central Otago's Gibbston region has won the supreme award at this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards.21 Nov 10:52 PM
LifestyleWine: Church scoops awardsOne of the country's most significant and authentic wine awards recently celebrated its 10th year.21 Nov 01:00 PM
LifestyleGood Taste: Time againYou know you're getting old when you start asking, "Where has the year gone?"20 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleWine; Family tied to wine historyThey have six vineyard blocks aged more than 100 years old, with the majority of the vines still producing excellent grapes. While they've not been acknowledged with a telegram from the Queen, they are highly prized by their owners.17 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldSouth African farmers keen to cultivate life in CaucasusA group of white South African farmers arestarting a new life in the former Soviet state.17 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleGood Taste: Raise a glassToast. Is it: A) Bread browned on both sides by exposure to heat B) A call to raise glasses in honour of a person or thing C) A Martinborough festival for 10,000 New Zealand food and wine lovers D) All of the above?14 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine: New maker, new focusSo where do you look to diversify when you've already got substantial interests in seafood, shipping, tourism and property? 13 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleWinners of Air NZ Wine Awards announcedPinot noir varietals have again dominated the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, winning a total of 32 gold medals.09 Nov 08:35 PM
New ZealandBubbly war fizzes for ChristmasIf you have a taste for the high life, now's the time to bag a bargain - supermarkets and wine retailers are staging a "champagne war".09 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessIn search of wines with elusive X factorPhilip Rich will raise his glass up to 400 times this week as he turns his palate to the Air New Zealand Wine Awards.02 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine: Seize the momentThe analogies between photography and winemaking may be obvious but that doesn’t diminish the fact they are valid.30 Oct 09:00 PM
LifestyleGood Taste: Dealing with the sensesNew Zealand winemakers weren't pleased after one of the world's most respected wine critics, master of wine Jancis Robinson, pooh-poohed the country's pinot noir in a blind tasting.30 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine: Blighty bubbly worth a tasteThe English are producing world-class champagnes.30 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleA little of what you fancy does you goodI'm often struck by the snobbery I encounter in our country when it comes to drinks. Talk about how you'd love a nice, cold lager and someone will pipe up and say: "Oh you don't drink that muck do you?25 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleWine: Keeping it naturalMaking wine without chemicals and other processing techniques is slowly catching on here.23 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessWine award entrants rise to sustainability challengeAlmost 1600 wines have been entered in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards, with close to 40 per cent classed as sustainable.22 Oct 12:30 AM
LifestyleActing up about wineActor and vigneron Sam Neill is on record as saying that these days he's more interested in rave reviews for his wine than his big-screen exploits.21 Oct 04:30 PM
TravelTuscany: Getting in the Italian grooveSeasoned Wwoofer Venetia Sherson gets more than she bargained for on an olive picking job in the hills of southern Tuscany.20 Oct 04:30 PM
