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

Montana wines as we know them will soon disappear from the shelves - in name only.

Good food and good wine overflow in the Barossa Valley, writes Joelle Thomson.

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.

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.

Riesling is an often-overlooked variety of New Zealand wine, but a German expert was impressed with our latest examples.

Wine in half-bottles usually ages quicker than that in standard-size bottles.

George Fistonich pioneered the vineyard restaurant.

James Millton shuns PC pigeonholes in his quest to make the very best biodynamic wine he can, writes Joelle Thomson.

Fine wine is no longer the preserve of the elite.

Even in times of recession buying fine wine can be a solid, long-term investment.

The latest crop of vineyards can be found in some unlikely places.

Trimming down is never far from conversation at this time of year, but it's usually waistlines we're talking about - not wine.

I know many wine obsessives who, like myself, gave up buying top-end French wines, especially Bordeaux, when prices skyrocketed in the 90s.

Divers have found what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

France is taking drastic measures to save its struggling wine industry.

Fun ways to feel the French vibe without flying all the way to Paris.

It usually takes very little to persuade me that daytime is the best time to taste wine.

If politicians must swipe their credit cards on a night out, it's worth making sure it's value for our money and nectar for their guests.