Some of our most experienced wine entrepreneurs are among New Zealand's richest people.

Still they come. Men and women with vision, courage, zeal and determination. They dream.

Kerri Jackson soaks up more than just good wine on a Penfolds tour that's steeped in history.

For lovers of fine wine, March 1 is coming to mean only one thing every year: the annual release of Penfolds highly sought after Bin selection.

It's an exciting thing to discover a bar that has the right mix of interesting wines and good music.

When wanting to impress visiting overseas wine buffs, I have trusty favourites that I pluck from the cellar and open with a good deal of confidence.

Randall Graham, a founding member of Californian wine group, The Rhône Rangers, once claimed it was more difficult to get rid of a case of syrah than the clap.

Thanks to the recent soaring temperatures I've fallen in love with my fridge over the past few weeks.

If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.

A helicopter flight is the quickest way to get from crowded city to island vines, finds Danielle Wright.

Recent wild growing conditions are posing challenges for winemakers across the globe.

While summer continues to roll on, the fashionable tipple should still be rosé. No one is quite sure what is behind the rise and rise of this previously lowly ranked style, but it's popping up all over the place.

It's that time of year again when we're compelled to buy a sentimental card for our loved ones and go out for a set-menu meal - or wallow in our singledom.

Your guide to Valentine's Day drinking.

Geoff Cumming was lured to France on the promise of a cruise down the Rhone through sun-drenched countryside and beautiful vineyards.

New Zealand wines of genuine distinction and world class status are not legion, but they do exist. Some tick some of the boxes some of the time. A few seem to get it dead right most of the time.

Getting experimental in our vineyards is a risky business, but one that has paid off in the past for our winemakers.

A bumper grape harvest could drive more wine companies into the hands of receivers, says a Deloitte partner.

Dust your bunny ears down, the Year of the Rabbit is upon us.

The textures of New Zealand wines have developed from severe to silky.

Tasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.

The wine festival and vineyard concert season is in full swing, with the next date for your diary the Hawke's Bay Wine and Food Festival on January 29.

This simple twist on a classic Kiwi cocktail takes the edge off a traditionally strong concoction with a bit of sweetness.

The iconic Aussie drop has a new winemaker at the helm but drinkers shouldn't notice.

The annual Margaret River Wine Region Festival showcases wares from many of its 100 or more producers.