Going global: Italian red wine
A well-made, inexpensive Italian red wine is a great joy, says John Hawkesby.
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<i>Mahurangi River Winery</i>, Warkworth
This year has been a dream run eating out-wise. All the restaurants I've reviewed have been wonderful, hence the high scores.
Rum revival sparks new interest in old spirit
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.
French guilty of selling fake Pinot Noir
A group of French winemakers have been found guilty of selling fake Pinot Noir to the US.
Blenheim: Scott's greats
Joelle Thomson talks to one of the founding fathers of Marlborough's wine industry.
The Dish: Music to my tastebuds
Many readers will remember the very cool restaurant Musical Knives on Ponsonby Rd.
Beer can strengthen bones, study suggests
The silicon present in beer helps improve bone mineral density, scientists say.
Bursting your bubble
Should we be drinking Champagne in those larger, rounder, balloonish burgundy-style glasses rather than elegant, long, thin-stemmed flutes?
Don't flood UK with cheap pinot, UK critic warns
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.
An education in wine
Put yourself on course to becoming a wine buff with one of the many classes available throughout the country.
Growers building on NZ's acclaim
Five winegrowers specialising in five separate grape varieties have joined forces to market their brands to the world's fussiest wine drinkers.
Waiheke Island luxury resort project
Plans for Tuscan-influenced Isola Estate clashed with recession.
Researchers say alcohol strength key to cancer risk
Wine drinkers should switch to lower-alcohol varieties to reduce their chances of getting cancer, scientists say.
Building great vintages
"I came to wine late and it became my passion and obsession and took over my life,"
Tasting of the year down in the valley
Esk Valley produces some of our best wines, discovers Joelle Thomson.
Wine: The best and the worst
Our wine writer reflects on a year of good wine, great prices and new styles.
France's Kiwi not fair dinkum
The vineyards of France have long regarded themselves as the toast of the wine world.
Good taste
We're only three days into the new decade and already I'm deluged with a downpour of wines.
Flying the flag for Kiwi wine
The wine glut has been a challenge to the New Zealand wine industry this year.
Wine: Best of the West
In the first of a series of winery profiles, Joelle Thomson visits the tiny but top-notch Kumeu River Winery in West Auckland.
Pop-up bars: Now you see them ...
Here today, gone tomorrow. Joanna Hunkin looks at the international fascination with pop-up bars and their rise in New Zealand.