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.

Don't restrict yourself to just one colour or style of wine - there are plenty of others which will suit your palate.

Spanish winemaker Telmo Rodriguez has seduced a Kiwi distributor with his ravishing reds.

If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy.

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.

A creeping blush after a tipple compels Gill South to get to the bottom of an embarrassing problem.

Fusing wine and artistic licence is for the people, writes Joelle Thomson.

New Zealand's wine-drinking habits are not far off international trends.

How much is a main course in a restaurant? You know that, right?

New technology gives consumer instant information about their wine of choice.

Joining a wine club is a great way to meet like-minded people and learn about the subject.

Few wine lovers - even dedicated oenophiles - will have heard of the Spanish white, Albarino, but a single sip will have you hooked.

We are swimming in a wine glut at the moment and though that's not good news for the producers and growers, it's very good news for the canny consumer.

A cruise aboard the Pacific Dawn is somewhat of a culinary adventure, finds Janetta Mackay.

Hawkes Bay artist Martin Poppelwell has lent his talents to designing and producing The People's Wine.

Few spirits have the romance, the history and the sheer brilliance of whisky.

An interactive wine-tasting venture brings the experts to you, writes Jim Eagles.

Joelle Thomson hears about the merits of buying wine online.

I had a wonderful experience recently when I attended a tasting of Hallertau's beers at a rather salubrious Mt Eden hostelry.