Lifestyle4 of the best food outingsAvocadoes and seafood may have been and gone but there are plenty more festivals around.31 Jan 06:00 PM
New ZealandBennett: Sip It SweetieIrreverent Cabinet Minister Paula Bennett has produced her own pink wine label on a chardonnay this Christmas called "Sip It Sweetie".22 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldFine wine chateau de kitchenHe was once the toast of the town, a wine dealer who became the "stuff of legends" because of an ability to procure the world's finest vintages for the rich and famous.20 Dec 11:16 PM
AgribusinessSparkling year for NZ wine industryThe New Zealand wine industry has continued its turnaround in 2013, posting a record grape harvest and improved profitably for wineries.17 Dec 09:00 PM
LifestyleWine: Summertime sippingJohn Hawkesby rounds up his top 10 wines for the sunny season.14 Dec 12:00 AM
LifestyleDrinkers live longer - studyResearch found people who drank heavily had a lower mortality rate than those who did not drink any alcohol at all.11 Dec 03:15 AM
LifestyleFive unlikely winemakersWine is being produced in some of the world's most unlikely places thanks to a combination of innovation, economics and changes in global temperatures.09 Dec 01:40 AM
SharesShane Warne's new Moa brewCraft brewer Moa has gone into business with Australian cricket legend Shane Warne.02 Dec 10:15 PM
LifestyleFeasts for festival fansGreat menu offerings at summer festivals is music to the ears of foodies, writes Joanna Mathers.30 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleWine industry watch on waistlinesA programme to make New Zealand a leader in "lifestyle" viticulture will be good news for wine lovers watching their waistlines.26 Nov 04:30 PM
BDBDCompaniesUS billionaire invests in Gault's empireAmerican billionaire Bill Foley has taken a quarter stake in the Nourish restaurant chain fronted by celebrity chef Simon Gault, giving him a vineyard-to-restaurant path for his wines.26 Nov 04:01 AM
LifestyleWine: Remarkable Otago winesCentral Otago is the world's most successful southern wine region.23 Nov 12:00 AM
LifestyleNZ'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.18 Nov 10:30 PM
OpinionTerry Dunleavy: Wine deserves its place in the sunWe 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.17 Nov 08:30 PM
LifestylePubs with historyFrom resident ghosts to kegs hidden in mud, Danielle Wright finds intriguing history at our historic hotels.16 Nov 11:00 PM
LifestyleCrowds - with chance of meatballsZero-waste cooking, local produce, casual dining and gourmet meatballs are tipped to be the flavours of the year at the fifth annual Taste of Auckland festival.13 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleAnd NZ's best wine is...tbaJust 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.12 Nov 09:40 PM
LifestyleJudging NZ's best winesA 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.06 Nov 12:20 AM
LifestyleJudging of the Air NZ wine awardsJudging has began at the 2013 Air New Zealand Wine Awards. The international panel of experts have 1,380 different drops to sample before naming the winners at a ceremony in Queenstown later this month.Watch05 Nov 11:45 PM
BusinessWinery back on sale after deal flopA $4m deal to buy a popular Matakana winery fell through after a syndicate of Chinese buyers failed to get approval from the Overseas Investment Office.04 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessNZ wine profits sweetenProfitability is returning to the wine industry after several years of grape oversupply, says the local boss of Pernod Ricard Winemakers.01 Nov 09:43 PM
BusinessGlobal wine shortage - NZ may benefitNew Zealand winemakers could stand to benefit from a global shortage of wine, a new report says.31 Oct 07:38 PM
