A Hawkes Bay vineyard has won a top international wine award.

If your attention is now turning to wines that reflect the season and our usual lighter summer cuisine, you’d do well to seek out these gems.

For some, the only real choice of wine is white or red. For red wine aficionados, here are some recent releases worthy of consideration.

Always on the lookout for something new, different or on it’s way to achieving cult status? Here are three wines that fit that brief ...

New-release wines that won’t break the bank and offer value for money… And who doesn’t like that?

New-release wines continue to be of exceptional quality, which is good news for consumers who can select with confidence.

The rest of the world is now sending us some of their best wines, which enables us to see what all the fuss is about. These are worth checking out.

'Tis the season for hearty comfort food and wines to match. If you’re looking for cuddly, well-made and red wines that are a bit off beat … you’ve come to the right place.

It’s a pity there are so few American wines available here as many of them are drop-dead gorgeous. True, many are extraordinarily expensive but those that find their way here are usually of astonishing quality and value for money.

Getting to try newly released wines is never a chore, nor is it taken for granted. I sample them all so you don’t have to…trust me; we’ve never had it so good…for example.

John Hawkesby rounds up his top 10 wines for the sunny season.

A programme to make New Zealand a leader in "lifestyle" viticulture will be good news for wine lovers watching their waistlines.

Central Otago is the world's most successful southern wine region.

Australia is blessed with a wide range of exotic wine regions with beautiful vistas, character vineyard restaurants and wines of distinction.