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Drinking our wine, here

China is now our wine industry's fastest-growing export market.

Record sales fail to stem losses

Wine for the people

Hawkes Bay artist Martin Poppelwell has lent his talents to designing and producing The People's Wine.

Wine industry hits sour note

Ardent as ever even after bubble bursts

Wine: The power of two

Oratia: Take your nose on a ride

An interactive wine-tasting venture brings the experts to you, writes Jim Eagles.

Wine: Vidal's vindication

Montana wine becomes Brancott

The sun has set on one of NZ's major wine brands, Montana Wines, which will soon become Brancott Estate.

Never mind the quantity, feel the quality

The ABCs of chardonnay

Expand your palate, there's more to white wine than sauvignon blanc.

The winemaking expert with a sparkle in his eye

Attention to detail is the all-important ingredient in the business of making champagne, says Francois Hautekeur.

Food and wine friends

Two Waikato boys team up to share their gourmet talents.

Wine: The new frontier

Our new generation of vintners aren't afraid to push the boundaries and think outside the square with their winemaking.

NZ wine wins plaudits from international expert

Wine: Presentation is key

How we present ourselves says a lot about us to other people, and the same applies to how wines are presented to us, if the nakedly ambitious marketing of champagne, organic wines and pinot noirs I've seen recently is anything to go by.