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Downturn hitting local wine industry hard

Sav Blanc dominance a concern

<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.

Winemaker keeps close to vine

Cellar leader out to make posh wines worth a mint

Delegat's down 12pc

NZ wine the tipple of choice in Britain

Flying the flag for Kiwi wine

The wine glut has been a challenge to the New Zealand wine industry this year.

Fresh from the cellar door

If you're heading to new territories these holidays, check out the cellar doors of the local vineyards.

Good tastes

It's only four days until Christmas and I'm toasting Villa Maria winery.

Sweet bubbles that won't give you a Boxing Day headache

Rays of sunshine

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

Delegats toasts bubbly

'Family' wine act making bigger splash

With 643 wineries in the country it's hard to get yourself noticed as an individual winemaker.