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.

Esk Valley produces some of our best wines, discovers Joelle Thomson.

Our wine writer reflects on a year of good wine, great prices and new styles.

The vineyards of France have long regarded themselves as the toast of the wine world.

We're only three days into the new decade and already I'm deluged with a downpour of wines.

The wine glut has been a challenge to the New Zealand wine industry this year.

In the first of a series of winery profiles, Joelle Thomson visits the tiny but top-notch Kumeu River Winery in West Auckland.

Here today, gone tomorrow. Joanna Hunkin looks at the international fascination with pop-up bars and their rise in New Zealand.

It's only four days until Christmas and I'm toasting Villa Maria winery.

It may have a short name but a tapas-style Indian restaurant in Grey Lynn is not short on flavour.

Veuve Clicquot has teamed with the good people at the Porsche Design Studio to come up with the uber-glam Ice Cube.

Urban delights are just one part of Melbourne's charm, says Geoff Cumming

The first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte was a celebrated hostess and, although not a great drinker, a great collector of wine.

Great gift ideas for the wine lover or foodie on your Christmas present list.

US Ambassador David Huebner should fit in just fine in New Zealand: he loves rugby and drinking beer and wine.

Make sure your wine rises to the occasion this Christmas.

The 'chardonnay capital' has been hit hard but is now rallying as the region looks to both the past and future.