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The NZ wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
This revered wine region produces pinot noir considered among the finest in the world.

Mission accomplished: Winemaker reflects on 45-year career
The mantle of head winemaker at Mission Estate will now pass to Alex Roper.

Hawke’s Bay winery's $35 chardonnay named best in the world
Hawke’s Bay wineries have won the best chardonnay award twice in recent years.

How two Kiwis are boosting this hugely underrated wine region
It's thriving, but it's not in New Zealand.

'Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'

‘F***ing lies’: TV star Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked Kiwi winery staff
UK celeb Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked 17 Kiwi winery staff with a day's notice.

UK TV star accused of blindsiding Kiwi vineyard staff with winter closure
One day's notice of job cuts for 17 staff at Noel Edmonds' South Island winery.

'A bit run down': Tourists at reopened winery blissfully unaware of cyclone
'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'

The Hawke’s Bay couple building a cellar door for ‘the whole community’
There was one burning question on the tip of my tongue — will you adopt me?

'Last few years difficult': Waiheke Island vineyard for sale
Covid, shut borders, a lack of customers and a lack of sales took a heavy toll.

‘It’s not all profit, profit, profit’: Sir George Fistonich launches new winery
The Croatian word for guardian, custodian or watchman - used for the new winery's name.

Church Road only NZ winery up for big international award
The Hawke's Bay winery has a long history of producing excellent wines.

Trade deficit: How this exporter plans to win without China
Could wine be our way out of a triple-year negative trade position?

Villa Maria shutting down Māngere operations, 14 jobs affected
Owner Indevin announced its Māngere operations will start decommissioning in October.

An unlikely pairing: A comprehensive wine tasting in Texas
Napa Valley might be America's best known wine region but it's not the only one.

'Clear case of exploitation': Woman lambasted for role in migrant worker rort
The group of Papua New Guinea residents were brought to NZ to work but were hardly paid.

How Villa Maria's new owner plans to take brand to next level
Chief executive Duncan McFarlane says the business started to meet an 'insatiable demand'.

American billionaire-founded company opening new Wairarapa project
'It was always going to be a big space.'

Bordeaux Collies: Elephant Hill to welcome dogs for a good cause
All proceeds will go to the Hawke's Bay Winegrowers Association Relief Fund.

Canvas: All you need to know about Italian wine
Canvas Wine Writer Yvonne Lorkin tells us all you need to know about the smorgasbord of Italian wines available in NZ. Video / Warren Buckland

Central Otago vineyard: What went wrong, why IRD called liquidators
IRD wants $40,000, other creditors claim $97,000 from pinot noir specialist.