Wine
Winemaker and NZ winegrowers' newest fellow, Kate Radburnd.
Kate Radburnd is a winemaker and senior wine judge who is the first female in 33 years, to be awarded a New Zealand Wine Growers Fellowship. Even as a novice winemaker in the Hawkes Bay she was… Audio
Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Wine writer and proprieter of the new WINE FRIEND enterprise, Yvonne Lorkin. Audio
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé
Beaujolais Nouveau – is both a wine and an event. It’s celebrated around the world on the third Thursday in November – and New Zealand is the first in the world to have a taste. The wine is made from… Audio, Gallery
Wine - Cameron Douglas
Cameron Douglas suggests a rose to accompany the recipe, and talks in some detail about syrah. Audio
Sailing sav to save sailors
For over a decade yachties and wineries in Marlborough have hit the waters to race a bottle of sauvignon blanc across the Cook Strait but this time they are also racing for those in the air. Audio, Gallery
Rich vintage of gold medals at NZ wine awards
More than 80 gold medals have been awarded to wines from around the country in Air New Zealand's Wine Awards.
Does ultraviolet radiation improve wine quality?
New Zealand has a reputation of being one of the worst places in the world to get sunburnt, but researchers are now looking at whether UV radiation improves the quality of red wine.
Wine industry toasts new law
Soon-to-be introduced geographic indicators will give New Zealand wines greater security, the wine industry says.
Vintage year for new wine, spirit protections
After sitting on the backburner for a decade, the government is now moving to set up a geographic protection system for wine and spirit makers.
Wine growers toast Euro trade talks
The New Zealand wine industry is hoping a free trade agreement with the European Union, its single largest market, will help grow exports by 2020.
Weekend Wine - Cameron Douglas
Cameron will provide a wine match for the venison and recommend some wine for this weekend's consumption. Audio
Record number of sustainable wines in awards
A record 99.7 percent of all wines entered in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards have been sustainably produced.
NZ keeps close eye on Aussie wine tax reforms
New Zealand officials are keeping a close watch on discussions about tax reform for Australia's wine industry, says the Food Safety Minister.
Weekend Wine - Cameron Douglas
Cameron Douglas (MS) Master Sommelier and tenured lecturer at AUT Auckland. Audio
Primary sectors celebrate signing of TPP
Despite the dairy industry's grumblings about the Trans Pacific Partnership not living up to expectations, many sectors are celebrating the signing of the deal.
Wine growers welcome TPP
New Zealand Winegrowers has hailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement as strategically important for the export future of the industry.
Wine Yeast
Sarah Knight from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences has discovered that different yeasts may play a bigger role in the taste of wine than previously thought. Audio
Winegrowers see potential in South Korean market
The New Zealand wine industry is eyeing up the South Korean market after the passing of the Tariff Amendment Bill in Parliament, which brings a free trade agreement with Korea a step closer.