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Wine festivals sobering up

New Zealand wine and food festivals are taking a stand against drunk and disruptive revellers.

Hard yards to wine label's fast rise

Waiheke: Vineyards to treasure

Moa's beers heading for Rio early

Latin America is one of the fastest-growing beer markets globally - there's a lot of impetus getting put into that market by the big brewers.

Artisans: A delicious tipple - naturally

There's been a fair amount of talk about organic wine in our household lately, mostly tinged with disappointment and a lack of enthusiasm. So we went looking to see if we could find wine that was taking environmental concerns seriously

Wine: Vintage statements

Wine: Putting on the spritz

Sweet, light, spritzy and cheap, on first glance moscato would appear to be more gangnam than gangsta style.

Success: Great riesling to celebrate

Sweet rewards not limited to desserts

NZ wine shows signs of turnaround

New Zealand's wine sector is showing signs of a profit turnaround but is still not producing financial returns which would be acceptable to investors.

Central Otago Pinot Noir takes top award

Chill wipes out grapes

Taste the difference

Major breweries are battling for market share as the taste for "quality" beer takes hold in supermarkets and pubs. Geoff Cumming follows the consumer-led revolution.

Riesling reflecting its roots

It's a conundrum why riesling, with its complex and classy character, is failing to find favour with mainstream wine drinkers.

Wine: Dreams of an intense superstar

Alarm at rich-list helipad plans

Neighbours to discuss rich lister plans for landing pad and flight path in quiet bay.