Seasoned Wwoofer Venetia Sherson gets more than she bargained for on an olive picking job in the hills of southern Tuscany.

Pernod Ricard New Zealand, the local arm of the French liquor company, has sold a dozen wine brands and some wineries to a Lion Nathan New Zealand-led joint venture for $88 million.

Joelle Thomson offers us a toast to crisp sparkling rieslings.

I once had an appalling wine experience, when I watched a man make a rosé.

The change of seasons heralds the release of a fresh new vintage suited to warmer days.

This year, Marlborough's Cloudy Bay Winery celebrates its 25th anniversary. Viva speaks to winemaker Nick Lane about the rise and rise of New Zealand's wine industry.

We quiz some of New Zealand's best winemakers to find their tipples du jour.

Marlborough-based winemaker and mother-of-two Jules Taylor may well be on to something. Hers is a virtual brand with no assets.

When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Don't restrict yourself to just one colour or style of wine - there are plenty of others which will suit your palate.

Spanish winemaker Telmo Rodriguez has seduced a Kiwi distributor with his ravishing reds.

If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy.

My nana loved her occasional sherry. It sat on a highly polished mahogany side table in a splendid crystal decanter, with an elaborate stopper on top.

A creeping blush after a tipple compels Gill South to get to the bottom of an embarrassing problem.

The Lucky Country. Australia. Big, bold and brash, just like her wines. Well, some of them anyway.

A scale for pinot gris would help both consumers and winemakers.

How much is a main course in a restaurant? You know that, right?

New technology gives consumer instant information about their wine of choice.

Joining a wine club is a great way to meet like-minded people and learn about the subject.

Few wine lovers - even dedicated oenophiles - will have heard of the Spanish white, Albarino, but a single sip will have you hooked.