A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages.

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.

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

Beth Park reports on the hidden health benefits of a beer.

With 643 wineries in the country it's hard to get yourself noticed as an individual winemaker.

Liquor baron Michael Erceg has been found at fault for the helicopter crash that claimed his life.

Tomorrow marks the end of the line for one of New Zealand's oldest and once most powerful companies.