I am unashamedly a merlotphile.

A NZ wine company and its three directors have been charged over a complex wine fraud.

Two Kiwi wine experts explain how to pick a good drop.

There's some serious liquid action going on in Canterbury.

New Zealand wine regions will now be able to register for a European style protection.

Invivo says the company hasn't seen Norton promoting the wine on his show.

These not-so-normal bottles of niceness will have you pushing the envelope.

Winemakers are right behind moves to protect NZ regional names in overseas markets.

Diane Marshall has retired as head of EIT's School of Viticulture and Wine Science.

Was it Lionel Richie who once sang "You're once, twice; three times a chardonnay"?

Parents taking time off work and kids excused from school have Viaduct humming.

They're in a happy place, just left of centre but right.

Gruner. Pinot. Malbec. So different, so darn tasty, so definitely your weekend...

Ngatarawa's owners step away from business as Mission Estates acquire brands.

China imported 40 per cent of its wine from France last year.

I'd definitely be inviting Mum and Dad over to supervise when sipping this tasty PG trio.

This week I've had a hankering for salubrious syrah and magical malbec.

Upstage the other guests and bring these little beauties with you to your next party.

Delegat Group recorded a small gain in its Australian and New Zealand grape harvest.

Bordeaux has been ravaged by frost causing an estimated 1 billion euros in damage.

The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

A contractor has been ordered to pay more than $73k after breaching employment law

Modern Indian restaurant claims the top title for the second year in a row.

Ben Byrne says his fruit had too much personality to lose if they were blended together.

Sad people reach for a cigarette while happy people are more likely to indulge with a beer

I have three vices du jour - hence my virtuousness runneth over ...

Trendy Americans can't get enough of New Zealand wines.

There might be buckets of 'fake' news out there, but these wine reviews are real.

New Zealand wine exports to the US jump 10 per cent.

Australian and NZ wine and food producers are fighting Chinese knock-offs.