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 sun has set on one of NZ's major wine brands, Montana Wines, which will soon become Brancott Estate.
Attention to detail is the all-important ingredient in the business of making champagne, says Francois Hautekeur.
Our new generation of vintners aren't afraid to push the boundaries and think outside the square with their winemaking.
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.
Increasing taxes is not the right way to go about changing our attitude to alcohol
A new Government-backed push into the US aims to build a super premium wine category for the billion-dollar export industry.
The air is cool, the shiraz is dark and I am falling in love with the muscle and power of Australia's most famous and commercially successful wine all over again.
Prime Minister John Key last night dismissed suggestions of a conflict of interest over his production of Christmas gifts of "PM's Pinot" last year.
Sauvignon blanc is in danger of going the way of Kath and Kim's favourite tipple, chardonnay.
Cue the bubbly this month because it marks 16 years since I wrote my first wine column; even if it's not a round number, it's a good excuse to drink bubbles.
A wealthy developer has lost his claim to a $1 million wine stash from his top Otago winery.
Sometimes referred to as the godfather of pinot noir in New Zealand, he strides the landscape like Goliath.
Liam Dann writes that fast growth and a grape glut are serious threats to New Zealand's global status.
Too much of a good thing threatens to skittle some in the wine industry.