The actor and winemaker started off 20-odd years ago with a 2ha plot and never thought it would be anything more than a hobby.

If you are struggling with a hangover tomorrow morning, it might not be entirely your own fault. Here's why.

Ata Rangi vineyard in Martinborough has been rated number five on the top 100 wines by American wine critic James Suckling with its 2013 pinot noir.

Area labelling is sure to be extended in the upcoming free trade talks with the European Union, writes Audrey Young.

One mouthful is all it took and the Marlborough sauvignon blanc legend was born. By Joelle Thomson.

For 100 years, the Babich family have stayed true to the ideals of their patriarch.

A new study of NZ's six major wine-growing regions has uncovered an hidden factor in what sets the flavours and aromas of vintages in different regions.

We're all about celebrity sauvignon this week. From much-loved bards and talk-show talent to local heroes, it's all on show here...

Looking for ways to inject some much-needed spice into your life this weekend? All you need are these three thrillers ...

Graham Norton can now add "chief winemaker" to his CV, after he created his own blend of New Zealand sauvignon blanc - which hits Kiwi stores today.

One of the wine industry's best-known names is back in the business, and doing things very differently this time round. Regan Schoultz reports.

Talk show king Graham Norton has been moonlighting as a winemaker, and his latest 2015 Sauvignon Blanc is anything but your standard celebrity tipple. This year he’s gone hands-on, and added his “Norton Hemisphere” magic to Invivo’s Southern Hemisphere Sauvignon Blanc grapes – by personally blending his 2015 vintage! The final blend features Sauvignon Blanc from three of Invivo’s Marlborough growers.

While it's always a good idea to opt for a local offering, if you feel like treating yourself to a good bottle of red there's nothing stopping you from looking at old favourites and lesser-known lovelies from over the seas.

Olivia Newton-John is releasing her own brand of wine to boost a cancer campaign.

How these wines acquire a cocoa character I don’t know — but they’re magic.

Q&A with Jean-Christophe Poizat, founder of French fine wine merchant Maison Vauron, about doing business in NZ.

A former All Blacks coach, an ex-Olympic rower and rich-lister, and a high-profile chairman went in to bat for former wine boss Peter Scutts who was sentenced to eight months' home detention yesterday.

Try out these wines, recommended by writer Yvonne Lorkin, for winter.

July already? Good grief! Instead of contemplating where the year has gone, think about what to drink this weekend.

Flames and smoke from the fiery blaze at a historic Waikato winery could be seen on the horizon from kilometres away.

Assemblage, tirage, remuage, disgorge and dosage — all fundamental steps in the formulation of our favourite fizz ...

What if wine could talk back? What if the bottle you see on the shelf already knew what was going to happen before you put it in your trolley? What would yours say?

Marlborough: capital city, Blenny-vegas. We love it for squint-inducing sauvignon blanc, Renwick pies, mussel farms, plane museums, pinot noir, riesling and everything in between…

Air New Zealand will broaden the range of wine in premium cabins as it pushes back on claims it is being stingy in economy.

David Leggat visited the wine regions of South Australia for a spot of glug-glugging.

Staring at acres of bottles on supermarket shelves, it’s easy to forget that there are actual human beings behind our favourite fast-moving consumer goods.