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Importance of formalising wine frontiers

New Zealand is yet to finalise the way it classifies its wine regions.

The $1.3 million wine scam

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Tech news from around the world: Milk machine; robotic mobilisation device; Bodymetrics Pod; PhotoDNA and talking through stone.

NZ's potential for top quality sparkling wine - expert

A world expert believes New Zealand is an ideal spot to make quality sparkling wines.

Maori wisdom's powerful influence on winemaking

New wine venture Tiki pays homage to the wisdom of tangata whenua.

Wine industry fragile and under siege - growers

Sparking a vintage debate over bourgeois bottles

A controversial classification of Bordeaux wines is making a comeback.

Wine: Battle of the big reds

Billionaire's playground: Insurance chief serious about wine portfolio

Shake-up in the vines

Martinborough's reputation for wine production grows stronger with newcomers seeing fit to prove that small can not only be beautiful but affordable as well.

Don Kavanagh: Price of wine nudging upwards

Wine lovers have had it good for some years but predicts price pain.

A master in the world of wine

Ask Stephen Bennett any question about wine and expect an answer so long you've time to leave the room, wash the car, mow the lawns - come back and he'll still be answering your question.

Wine: Give gamay a go

The Beaujolais grape, gamay, proves a tasty option for pinot lovers.

Romantic notion of owning a vineyard

You have to admire and respect the entrepreneurial recklessness of those souls who, for whatever reasons, have been seduced into the romantic notion of owning their own vineyard or even chateau.

Hawke's Bay Harvest Festival canned for 2012

Breakthrough in NZ wine production

Scientists have found that wild yeasts vary from region to region, and can have a unique influence if used in the wine-making process.

Wine: Meeting of two stars

Dieter's choice of low-cal wines