Jo Burzynska investigates why we don’t always know what ingredients are in our wine.

Hunting for "secret" bars has become a bit of a sport for travellers, with some of the best places tucked into the dark corners of big cities.

Mike Van de Elzen on the food and wine trail in South Australia.

A Kiwi winemaker is planning on naming a limited-edition vintage after British talkshow host Graham Norton.

Former Fair Go presenter and consumer advocate Kevin Milne is taking a well-known NZ winery to task over the label of one of its "classic character" wines.

What is it about the wine industry that attracts so many individuals with a sense of adventure and a penchant for chancing their arm?

International success with fortified wine shows our industry is broad as well as deep, writes Viva wine editor Jo Burzynska.

Around since the 1980s, Peter Lehmann is one of the most-recognised Australian wine labels for New Zealand wine drinkers.

Hawkes Bay winemakers continue to delight with wines of truly international quality.

Peter Lehmann stood up to the corporates and saved Barossa's winegrowers.

It can be a struggle to match wine with robust cheeses, strong dark chocolate or heavily infused coffee desserts.

At Francis Ford Coppola Winery, no one gets to sit in the chair from The Godfather, not even staff, says Kiwi Stephan Micallef.

Dennis Knill celebrates gourmet food and wine at one of the biggest events on the South Australian calendar.

Picking great wines isn’t much different from spotting a rising sports star.

French wines are finding favour with the Kiwi palate.

Linda Herrick talks to an Australian who has made French food his passion.

For the ultimate wine-drinking experience go straight to the source

No booking? No problem, writes Peter Calder, who discovers many an alternative in Copenhagen.

Auckland is full of fun foodie adventures to inspire and entertain. Nicky Pellegrino makes some delicious discoveries.

Southern Wines is a winemaking company with a difference. It's New Zealand's sole producer of resveratrol-enhanced wine (REW).

Every year Robert Hodgson selects the finest wines from his small California winery and puts them into competitions around the state.

Affluent young Chinese women may be the future of New Zealand's wine industry.

Don Kavanagh suggests you bide your time if you want your wine to have worth.

Australasia's most expensive, revered red wine, Penfolds Grange, has released its latest vintage.

Winemakers across the country are hailing 2013's vintage as one of the best they've ever seen.

Wellington's food festival is a treat for the palate. Don Kavanagh reports.

The food on the Hauraki cycle trail was worth dismounting for, says Nadia Lim.

Palliser Estate, that revered Martinborough producer of fine wines since 1984, has gone to the dogs — six of them in fact.