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

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

Barossa Valley: Swills in the hills
Good food and good wine overflow in the Barossa Valley, writes Joelle Thomson.

Wine for the people
Hawkes Bay artist Martin Poppelwell has lent his talents to designing and producing The People's Wine.

Oratia: Take your nose on a ride
An interactive wine-tasting venture brings the experts to you, writes Jim Eagles.

Keeping it real
James Millton shuns PC pigeonholes in his quest to make the very best biodynamic wine he can, writes Joelle Thomson.

Sip trip hits NZ (+recipe)
Top sommelier Jean-Marie Pratt brings his global quest for tasty tipples Downunder.

Montana wine becomes Brancott
The sun has set on one of NZ's major wine brands, Montana Wines, which will soon become Brancott Estate.

The winemaking expert with a sparkle in his eye
Attention to detail is the all-important ingredient in the business of making champagne, says Francois Hautekeur.

Wine: The new frontier
Our new generation of vintners aren't afraid to push the boundaries and think outside the square with their winemaking.

Wine: Presentation is key
How we present ourselves says a lot about us to other people, and the same applies to how wines are presented to us, if the nakedly ambitious marketing of champagne, organic wines and pinot noirs I've seen recently is anything to go by.