Increasing taxes is not the right way to go about changing our attitude to alcohol

Wine drinkers already know sauvignon blanc tastes best if chilled, and scientists have now proven keeping it on ice helps retain its flavours.

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.

Kati Kasza's father instilled in her a love of plants and the importance of seeking quality.

South Canterbury Finance loaned millions to failed developer Greg Olliver for a Marlborough vineyard project.

Sometimes referred to as the godfather of pinot noir in New Zealand, he strides the landscape like Goliath.

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

A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages.

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.

Joelle Thomson talks to one of the founding fathers of Marlborough's wine industry.