Sauvignon blanc has conquered the Australian market and almost single-handedly delivered a boom to New Zealand.

There's a world of quirky traditions associated with wine.

Adventurous local winemakers are experimenting with blends.

New Kiwi site makes it easier to get a good deal.

I remember being mesmerised by the sublime skills of Hugo Porta, the Argentinian rugby five-eighth of a bygone era.

This year has been a dream run eating out-wise. All the restaurants I've reviewed have been wonderful, hence the high scores.

A well-made, inexpensive Italian red wine is a great joy, says John Hawkesby.

Rum, which largely fell out of favour after a guy in a tuxedo showed up in a secret agent movie and asked for a vodka martini, is becoming popular in the US once more.

Many readers will remember the very cool restaurant Musical Knives on Ponsonby Rd.

Rose wine delights the eye as well as the palate.

The silicon present in beer helps improve bone mineral density, scientists say.

Should we be drinking Champagne in those larger, rounder, balloonish burgundy-style glasses rather than elegant, long, thin-stemmed flutes?

A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs.

Can our beloved sauvignon blanc age gracefully?

Put yourself on course to becoming a wine buff with one of the many classes available throughout the country.

Five winegrowers specialising in five separate grape varieties have joined forces to market their brands to the world's fussiest wine drinkers.

Plans for Tuscan-influenced Isola Estate clashed with recession.

Wine drinkers should switch to lower-alcohol varieties to reduce their chances of getting cancer, scientists say.

Looking back at the successes and failures of 2009.

"I came to wine late and it became my passion and obsession and took over my life,"

Celebrating those fragrant whites we do so well.

Esk Valley produces some of our best wines, discovers Joelle Thomson.

Our wine writer reflects on a year of good wine, great prices and new styles.

The vineyards of France have long regarded themselves as the toast of the wine world.