Nelson is one of the country's prettiest and most relaxing places to live or visit. It moves at its own pace, boasts copious sunshine hours, has stunning beaches, arts, crafts, cafes and restaurants and just feels like a pleasant place to be.
Rooftop parties at members-only clubs in New York are just part of the job for three doyennes of the New Zealand wine industry.
Government has raised the excise on wine, but it's producers rather than consumers who are likely to wear the increase.
Some fine winemakers are often baffled why their excellent, often competitively-priced wine doesn't fly off the shelves and on to the tables of discerning customers.
A former sommelier has paid £75,000 for a bottle of 1811 Chateau d'Yquem, making it the world's most expensive bottle of white wine.
The winemaker's art is not just choosing the best grapes but blending them skilfully to achieve complexity in the wine.
It was unthinkable a decade ago, but the gap is definitely closing between the majestic top end wines of Bordeaux and the best New Zealand Bordeaux blends.
Beer and spirits are also great accompaniments to a meal, observes Don Kavanagh.
Centuries old tunnels make excellent wine cellars, PK Stowers explains.
Two New Zealand wines have been deemed fit for a queen - the Queen of England in fact.
Lion's new boss in New Zealand says cheap wine is changing this country's liquor market.
Waiheke winemaker Kim Goldwater has donated a 14ha section of his vineyard to the University of Auckland.
We have learned much from French winemakers - now it's time to give back.
It's one of the largest selling brands in the world and New Zealanders have been enjoying it for 30-something years.
Winemaking in New Zealand may still be male-dominated but some of the country's finest winemakers and producers are women.
Fight the cold-weather blues with a tasty, warming tipple, says Don Kavanagh.
Just north of Auckland is a cluster of our best vineyards, discovers Susan Edmunds.
Wine writing is a trade that must uphold certain standards to retain its credibility.
A luncheon in Auckland next week celebrates the achievements of successful female leaders in the wine industry.
Owning a vineyard is often seen through rose-tinted glasses, writes John Hawkesby.
Owning a vineyard is no longer an essential part of making wine.
Originally from the United States, Mike Weesering and his partner Claudia planted the first grapes on their Pyramid Valley vineyard in North Canterbury in 2000.
Spain has now embarked on a bold new initiative to compete with the best on the world's wine stage.
With all the cheap wine that's doing the rounds these days, it's nice to sometimes open a bottle of something reassuringly expensive.
Australian winemakers are getting fed up with awarding their top prizes to Kiwis.