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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.
Wine: Tackling our drinking problem
Increasing taxes is not the right way to go about changing our attitude to alcohol
Chill out, and enjoy your wine
Wine drinkers already know sauvignon blanc tastes best if chilled, and scientists have now proven keeping it on ice helps retain its flavours.
Export wine focus turns to top table
A new Government-backed push into the US aims to build a super premium wine category for the billion-dollar export industry.
Good taste: Falling in love with an Aussie
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.
Wine: A reputation at stake
Sauvignon blanc is in danger of going the way of Kath and Kim's favourite tipple, chardonnay.
Good taste: Emissions reduction
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.
Developer loses $1m wine stash
A wealthy developer has lost his claim to a $1 million wine stash from his top Otago winery.
A vine upbringing
Kati Kasza's father instilled in her a love of plants and the importance of seeking quality.
SCF lips sealed on loan to developer
South Canterbury Finance loaned millions to failed developer Greg Olliver for a Marlborough vineyard project.
Wine: Playing his cards right
Sometimes referred to as the godfather of pinot noir in New Zealand, he strides the landscape like Goliath.
Wine industry facing a hangover
Too much of a good thing threatens to skittle some in the wine industry.
<i>Liam Dann:</i> Action needed now to avert a slow-motion trainwreck
Liam Dann writes that fast growth and a grape glut are serious threats to New Zealand's global status.
Underpaid vineyard workers win wage battle
A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages.
Good tastes: Smaller harvest not a bad thing
This year's New Zealand wine vintage is expected to shrink slightly - for the first time. And industry leaders say it's a good thing.