Three of New Zealand's foremost winemakers are set to share their wares - and their wisdom - at an Auckland restaurant.

The past 15 years have seen major changes in the size and shape of our wine industry.

For a decade, 85-year-old Cliff Hart has been sending me obscure New Zealand wines from tiny, often undiscovered producers toiling away in the backblocks.

Sometimes it's the imperfections that can make a wine great.

Don Kavanagh eases into the mellow cheer of hot toddies and buttered rum.

Local reds are transforming in ways that are exciting palates both at home and abroad.

Nobody really gave them a chance - too laissez-faire, too casual and rumours of discord within the team.

For well-researched and realistic people, owning a vineyard is a dream come true.

World-renowned wines and tasty tapas abound in Auckland, finds Phil Parker.

Kapiti Coast wines give Don Kavanagh's palate a pleasant experience.

Celebrating wines made with grapes from one site.

A fleet of new Spanish wines and grapes is making its way to our shores.

The Japanese are trying to get a foothold in the wine industry.

Australia's Clare Valley is the perfect place to indulge in a spot of light exercise - punctuated with stops for food and wine, writes Leah McLennan.

Another week, another survey conducted by a team of experts from some highly suspect university in some far-flung corner of the globe.

The will of Mother Nature results in either celebration or despair come harvest time.

Word has it that the cellars at Buckingham Palace hold some of the world's greatest wines from sublime vintages.

A Hawkes Bay winery has appeared alongside world-renowned vineyards in Burgundy, Tuscany and California in a major travel guide's top 10 list.

An ambitious new venture aims to lure younger people to appreciating riesling.

With New Zealand's sauvignon blanc no longer enjoying the revered international position it once held, we need to turn our attention to the next big thing.

A Kiwi wine expert is spreading the good word on biodynamic winemaking.

I'm a huge fan of New Zealand wine and I love everything about the variety, quality and sheer exuberance of our vineyards, but sometimes it's nice to remind yourself of what else is available.