French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Our first two wines celebrate the collision of simplicity of design and a modern culture of extravagance in the art deco years. The third's a little Aussie cracker for those who like a fizzy red.
Forget lemon and sugar or honey and berries - this year pancakes have a little more fizz about them.
"It's too hot outside and I've run out of rosé!" screamed my friend via text recently. "Don't fret," I replied, "these three bottles will be with you, pronto!"
Argentina, Italy and our own Central Otago all feature on the winners podium this weekend, let's all run over and take selfies with them...
New Zealand winegrowers remain upbeat about this year's harvest, despite earthquakes and adverse weather.
Time to step away from your safe old supermarket wines and sip some of these leftfield lovelies ...
Riesling is like the video for that Katy Perry song Hot N Cold. While one bottle stands demure and sweet at the church, the other's in her wedding dress, smashing your car to pieces.
Bloomberg Markets wine columnist Elin McCoy uncorks trends for the coming year.
Geoffrey Thorpe has been made an Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to the wine industry in New Zealand.
It is often said the smaller the bubbles in a glass of champagne, the better. But research suggests that may not be true.
The perfect wine matches for your Christmas Day dishes. Seriously. They're perfect. Buy them now or forever kick yourself ...
Terra Vitae and Craggy Range have posted stronger full-year profits on rising wine prices and a bountiful harvest.
Are your taste buds becoming a tad complacent? They need a good kick - and these are the wines for the job ...
Ivan Selak's West Auckland family-run company has been at the forefront of the New Zealand wine industry for 80 years.
The 7.8 earthquake damaged around 20 per cent of Marlborough's storage tanks, but 2016 still promises to be a good year for wine.
A Northland wine that once sold for $30 a bottle has jumped to $598 per bottle thanks to its popularity with the Chinese market.
A new survey asks which famous New Zealander Kiwis would most like to share a tipple with. Do you agree?
Fine wine, fine art, fine gardens and fine homes - all accompanied by fine weather meant plenty of fine smiles for the organisers
One of the highlights this year would be the celebration of the 30-year anniversary of Peter Gordon's Sugar Club restaurant, which started in Wellington in 1986.
The Herald has put together the ultimate silly season planning guide to get you to the big day with the minimum of fuss.
How to turn your life into a spring-fest into seconds flat? Just twist the cap on any one of these wow-inducing white wines. Easy.
Property and farming rich listers are among those who have made big donations to National over the past year.
Graham Norton's Kiwi rosé and Australian Shiraz have won medals at the 37th Sydney International Wine Competition.
They say it's really hard to describe great pinot noir. I've given these three a fairly decent crack though ...
The owner of a Central Otago winery can't put off paying out a fellow shareholder ahead of their Court of Appeal fight over the value of the stake.
So you thought Hawke's Bay and Waiheke had this varietal all sewn up? Here's a trio from less well-known zones...