One afternoon I decided that a nice cold chardonnay with dinner would be in order. So I put a bottle in the freezer intending to give it a good chill, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

Low-alcohol beers can tickle the taste buds, as Don Kavanagh discovers.

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that friends and Waiheke neighbours Chris Canning and Bryan Mogridge began their winegrowers’ dream to make the definitive wine.

Passion for winemaking runs strong in the Delegat family.

Winemakers Kim and Erica Crawford open the doors of their elegant Auckland home to toast their new venture with distinguished guests.

Tim Lightbourne, co-founder with winemaker, Rob Cameron, of award winning Invivo Wines, talks about launching a possibly risky low calorie wine range.

For almost two decades, Hans Herzog has been growing grapes, making wine and, in the process, carving out an enviable reputation for low-yielding, small-volume, high-quality handcrafted wines from Marlborough.

Winery inspires display at famous garden show.

Watch out, world, chenin blanc is poised to take its place in the spotlight.

Gruner veltliner may not be a white wine you ask for or buy regularly, but it's here whether you're ready or not.

Jo Burzynska joins Central Otago artisan vintners on their yearly harvest.

A winery has lost 6000 litres of merlot after vandals opened a tank valve and left it to drain.

Dieters can now have their wine and drink it, guilt-free and without the hangover. But as you raise a glass, be aware that diet wines may not be without their own side-effects.

For some reason, a number of Australian wines that were fashionable and readily available a couple of decades ago in New Zealand vanished from our shelves. Now they’re making a comeback.

Wines from Waitaki Valley have a sophistication all their own, so why are some of the region's key players calling it quits?

Tonight MasterChef fans will see the remaining eight contestants battle it out in Fiji. Joanne Carroll tagged along to see what happened behind the scenes.

It's not often you get to try a vertical flight of New Zealand pinot noir from a single vineyard from one producer.

Wine editor Jo Burzynska’s guide to the 2013 not-to-be-missed bottles on the market.

Loveblock is the latest creation of that winemaking-cum-clever-marketing power couple, Kim and Erica Crawford.

There's a long history of sensory pleasure in pairing literature with wine.

A warming planet could double the amount of good grape growing land in New Zealand over the next 40 years, a new study shows.

Beachside is best in Sydney, finds Jo Bates.

It was bound to happen sooner or later and, frankly, it's come sooner than I would have predicted. New sauvignon blanc at $80 a bottle.

Let your taste buds run free in Hong Kong - a food destination full of surprises.

A cocktail's ingredients can be changed to match or enhance the flavours on the plate, unlike wine, which is already made.

Most wines can be made by following the textbook, a bit like following a recipe when you bake a cake.

New Zealand's wine industry is on the verge of producing a terrific vintage thanks to the long, dry summer.

Would you pay $80 for a bottle of Marlborough sauvignon blanc? Or, indeed, should you?