Wine & Drink
![Chardonnay is New Zealand’s most exciting wine variety. Here’s why](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
New Zealand chardonnay has come a long way, baby.
Read more![The cold hard facts about putting ice in your wine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
To chill or not to chill?
Read more![The Dish: The return of The Grill, Bar Celeste’s sundowner specials and more delicious food news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Enjoy golden hour at a Karangahape Road neo-bistro offering oysters and burgers.
Read more![The tequila takeover: Inside the new wave of agave spirits and sophisticates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Move over gin — agave spirits are the hottest drink in town.
Read more![What’s the ideal wine to drink with your favourite chips? Try these expert combinations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Match your favourite chips with the perfect wine.
Read more![These two food and wine destinations mean a visit to the Wairarapa is essential](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
A world-class lodge, stellar dining, sublime wine — a trip to the Wairarapa is a must.
Read more![The best sparkling wines to pop the cork on this summer, from champagne to fun local fizz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Celebrate the festive season with these cracking examples of bubbly wine.
Read more![Will a new Aussie gin from Margot Robbie and friends make a splash in NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Gin is the fastest-growing spirit category in the country. Can theirs compete?
Read more![How to make a Kyiv Sour, the cocktail sweetened with chestnut syrup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Strain this whiskey-filled libation over ice chunks.
Read more![How to make a Jack Rose, the polarising cordial cocktail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
People either love or hate it. But those who love it, really love it.
Read more![Seapea Fizz, anyone? The cocktail recipe born from the Ritz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Absinthe, egg white, syrup and soda combine for a drink that froths like sea foam.
Read more![The Espresso Martini recipe that will be the only way you make Espresso Martinis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Because if you’re going to combine caffeine and alcohol, you should do it expertly.
Read more![Viva’s 2024 Wine Awards: Meet wine editor Dr Jo Burzynska](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
Her role not only involves writing but tasting a lot of wines — sometimes hundreds a week.
Read more![In wine-obsessed Adelaide, a new class of restaurants and bars is booming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
South Australia’s capital is now a melting pot of handsome eateries. Here’s where to go.
Read more![How Melanie Brown transformed a 119-year-old laundromat into a stylish bistro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=792)
The alumni of Peter Gordon’s The Providores runs a bistro that doubles as a wine haven.
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