Rich sweet reds hailing from Portugal are being given a rough deal because of inferior copycats.

After a false start, the South Americans are making sauvignons that could rival our own.

Californian wine is gradually growing in popularity and well worth exploring.

Selling by-the-glass wines from a keg cuts expense and ensures freshness.

Hats off to Craggy Range, which has gone from strength to strength since entering the wine market more than a decade ago.

Unlike his predecessor, France's new president enjoys his country's wine - a spark of hope for the struggling industry.

Nothing celebrates luxury like Champagne.

For a decade, 85-year-old Cliff Hart has been sending me obscure New Zealand wines from tiny, often undiscovered producers toiling away in the backblocks.

Sometimes it's the imperfections that can make a wine great.

Nobody really gave them a chance - too laissez-faire, too casual and rumours of discord within the team.

The Japanese are trying to get a foothold in the wine industry.

Another week, another survey conducted by a team of experts from some highly suspect university in some far-flung corner of the globe.

The will of Mother Nature results in either celebration or despair come harvest time.

Word has it that the cellars at Buckingham Palace hold some of the world's greatest wines from sublime vintages.

An ambitious new venture aims to lure younger people to appreciating riesling.

With New Zealand's sauvignon blanc no longer enjoying the revered international position it once held, we need to turn our attention to the next big thing.

A Kiwi wine expert is spreading the good word on biodynamic winemaking.

I'm a huge fan of New Zealand wine and I love everything about the variety, quality and sheer exuberance of our vineyards, but sometimes it's nice to remind yourself of what else is available.

Evaluating your Waiheke neighbour's wine is fraught with problems. Be too critical and you risk being frozen out; too effusive and you're accused of favouritism and sucking up.

The cost of Aussie fine wines is spiralling out of control.