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Wine: Keeping it natural
Making wine without chemicals and other processing techniques is slowly catching on here.
Wine award entrants rise to sustainability challenge
Almost 1600 wines have been entered in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards, with close to 40 per cent classed as sustainable.
Acting up about wine
Actor and vigneron Sam Neill is on record as saying that these days he's more interested in rave reviews for his wine than his big-screen exploits.
Tuscany: Getting in the Italian groove
Seasoned Wwoofer Venetia Sherson gets more than she bargained for on an olive picking job in the hills of southern Tuscany.
Pernod Ricard sells wine brands, assets for $88m to Lion Nathan
Pernod Ricard New Zealand, the local arm of the French liquor company, has sold a dozen wine brands and some wineries to a Lion Nathan New Zealand-led joint venture for $88 million.
Don't turn your nose up at rosé give it a try
I once had an appalling wine experience, when I watched a man make a rosé.
First of the summer wine
The change of seasons heralds the release of a fresh new vintage suited to warmer days.
Wine: A good vintage
This year, Marlborough's Cloudy Bay Winery celebrates its 25th anniversary. Viva speaks to winemaker Nick Lane about the rise and rise of New Zealand's wine industry.
Professional drinking
We quiz some of New Zealand's best winemakers to find their tipples du jour.
Wine: Seeking perfection
Marlborough-based winemaker and mother-of-two Jules Taylor may well be on to something. Hers is a virtual brand with no assets.
Bubbles and chic
When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
Wine: Drinking outside the box
Don't restrict yourself to just one colour or style of wine - there are plenty of others which will suit your palate.
Wine: Spanish seduction
Spanish winemaker Telmo Rodriguez has seduced a Kiwi distributor with his ravishing reds.
Pinot Noir: A cheeky little number ...
If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy.
Wine: New breed is fortifying
My nana loved her occasional sherry. It sat on a highly polished mahogany side table in a splendid crystal decanter, with an elaborate stopper on top.
<i>Gill South</i>: Feeling a little flushed
A creeping blush after a tipple compels Gill South to get to the bottom of an embarrassing problem.
Wine: The People's Wine
Fusing wine and artistic licence is for the people, writes Joelle Thomson.
Wine: Right on trend
New Zealand's wine-drinking habits are not far off international trends.
Wine: Station with a reputation
The Lucky Country. Australia. Big, bold and brash, just like her wines. Well, some of them anyway.
Wine: Finding the perfect match
A scale for pinot gris would help both consumers and winemakers.
Interactive wine
New technology gives consumer instant information about their wine of choice.