Government has raised the excise on wine, but it's producers rather than consumers who are likely to wear the increase.

Some fine winemakers are often baffled why their excellent, often competitively-priced wine doesn't fly off the shelves and on to the tables of discerning customers.

The winemaker's art is not just choosing the best grapes but blending them skilfully to achieve complexity in the wine.

It was unthinkable a decade ago, but the gap is definitely closing between the majestic top end wines of Bordeaux and the best New Zealand Bordeaux blends.

India and China are key markets for this food and beverage manufacturer.

Lion's new boss in New Zealand says cheap wine is changing this country's liquor market.

We have learned much from French winemakers - now it's time to give back.

It's one of the largest selling brands in the world and New Zealanders have been enjoying it for 30-something years.

Bushfires are causing a headache for Australian winemakers.

Wine writing is a trade that must uphold certain standards to retain its credibility.

How best to find the pick of the bunch after a tough harvest.

A luncheon in Auckland next week celebrates the achievements of successful female leaders in the wine industry.

Owning a vineyard is often seen through rose-tinted glasses, writes John Hawkesby.

Owning a vineyard is no longer an essential part of making wine.

Originally from the United States, Mike Weesering and his partner Claudia planted the first grapes on their Pyramid Valley vineyard in North Canterbury in 2000.

With all the cheap wine that's doing the rounds these days, it's nice to sometimes open a bottle of something reassuringly expensive.

Australian winemakers are getting fed up with awarding their top prizes to Kiwis.

Get your bling on to enjoy the higher end delights of the vinous scale.

Malbec is a little-known, little-grown and not-so-often purchased varietal in New Zealand.

Most New Zealand wine producers wouldn't plant in the Waitaki Valley if you paid them.

Rebecca Gibb talks to the makers of some of our best organic wine about why they do it.

In the great tradition of our national game, there are names that command respect and awe for prowess, skill, strength and the sublime qualities that made them giants of rugby.

Winter is a time of rich and earthy flavours. Viva selects some robust wines that suit the season's cuisine and asks the opinion of their makers on the best foods to go with them.

It's show season for the wine world. Trade exhibitions in Europe mean half the New Zealand wine industry is out of the country, pouring its wines day after day. It also means international wine competition results are out.

Dating right back to the Greek and Roman gods, wine has always been part of religious culture.

The New Zealand wine industry prides itself on its green credentials yet has thus far failed miserably on environmentally friendly packaging.