This year's New Zealand wine vintage is expected to shrink slightly - for the first time. And industry leaders say it's a good thing.

Choosing the right drop to drink mid-air is a surprisingly tricky business.

Move over sav - it's time for the small artisan producers to shine.

With all the excitement around the Auckland Horse Racing Carnival, we couldn't go past this limited edition handmade 18ct gold and diamond pin.

Get past the tongue-twisting name, put aside your preconceptions and get into gewürztraminer.

You'd be excused for thinking the recent pinot noir export swindle by the French would be an excellent chance for New Zealand pinot noir producers to get a significant foothold in the lucrative American market.

Sauvignon blanc has conquered the Australian market and almost single-handedly delivered a boom to New Zealand.

There's a world of quirky traditions associated with wine.

New Kiwi site makes it easier to get a good deal.

This year has been a dream run eating out-wise. All the restaurants I've reviewed have been wonderful, hence the high scores.

A well-made, inexpensive Italian red wine is a great joy, says John Hawkesby.

Rum, which largely fell out of favour after a guy in a tuxedo showed up in a secret agent movie and asked for a vodka martini, is becoming popular in the US once more.

A group of French winemakers have been found guilty of selling fake Pinot Noir to the US.

Joelle Thomson talks to one of the founding fathers of Marlborough's wine industry.

Many readers will remember the very cool restaurant Musical Knives on Ponsonby Rd.

Rose wine delights the eye as well as the palate.

A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs.

Can our beloved sauvignon blanc age gracefully?

Put yourself on course to becoming a wine buff with one of the many classes available throughout the country.

Five winegrowers specialising in five separate grape varieties have joined forces to market their brands to the world's fussiest wine drinkers.

When Kate Radburnd speaks, the wine world generally listens.

Be inspired and put wine on top of the 2010 agenda.

Plans for Tuscan-influenced Isola Estate clashed with recession.

Wine drinkers should switch to lower-alcohol varieties to reduce their chances of getting cancer, scientists say.

Looking back at the successes and failures of 2009.

"I came to wine late and it became my passion and obsession and took over my life,"