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<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.

Wine industry facing a hangover
Too much of a good thing threatens to skittle some in the wine industry.

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.

Don't flood UK with cheap pinot, UK critic warns
A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs.

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

Wine: The best and the worst
Our wine writer reflects on a year of good wine, great prices and new styles.

France's Kiwi not fair dinkum
The vineyards of France have long regarded themselves as the toast of the wine world.

Flying the flag for Kiwi wine
The wine glut has been a challenge to the New Zealand wine industry this year.

Rays of sunshine
The 'chardonnay capital' has been hit hard but is now rallying as the region looks to both the past and future.

'Family' wine act making bigger splash
With 643 wineries in the country it's hard to get yourself noticed as an individual winemaker.

Winery topples tradition with plastic bottles
Marlborough winemakers Yealands Estate are opting for plastic wine bottles over glass.

Vineyard going lock, stock and wine barrel
Legendary winemaker selling as retirement beckons.

Air NZ Wine Awards winners announced
More than 100 wines have been awarded gold medals at this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards.

Burgundy: Richer for days spent in the red
Peter Bills reaps the rewards of Burgundy's bumper 2009 harvest.

A testing time for wine tasters
The judges of this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards had their work cut out for them, with more than 1500 entries to sample.