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.

Size and shape matter when it comes to wine glasses, making all the difference to your experience of the elixir within.

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.

Mother Nature and state-of-the-art technology bring out the best in the grapes at the new Batch Winery on Waiheke Island.

Viva wine editor Jo Burzynska traverses plains, valleys and rivers on a pinot noir safari in Marlborough.

China is becoming an increasingly important market for New Zealand wine and a group of local firms is hoping to boost sales further by making an appearance the Chengdu Wine Fair.

How long this summer continues is anyone’s guess. In the meantime, the grapes look fully ripened in my neck of the woods and could be harvested much earlier than usual.

Global warming is changing the rhythms of grape ripening and harvest worldwide. But it could be cool for us

The Kiwi makers of a sparkling riesling have been ordered to can their "bottled happiness'' advertising slogan after a complaint that alcohol is actually a depressant.

The dry weather is helping Gisborne's grape growers, who are praising the high quality of this year's harvest.

Most of us know what we like and like what we know, and why not?

US businessman Bill Foley has found making wines in New Zealand and building their reputations is far more fun in retirement than playing golf

It says it is situated "at the unholy crossroads of Ponsonby and Richmond Rd" and takes pains to distance itself from the Greek neo-Nazi party of the same name.

Part of North America's appeal is size. It's so big ... big buildings, big highways, big open spaces, big ideas, supersized food and big hair.