Wine

James Tilbrook watched his vineyard in Australia's Adelaide Hills go up in smoke in December. Around one third of the winegrowing region stood in the path of one of the massive fatal bushfires which… Audio

In the third of the View from the Vines series, we tidy up the vine canopy with winemaker John Douglas before heading into the barrel room with a hen party who've arrived for a tasting. Audio

Good news if you're a fan of a cheeky glass of vino at home, wine has been getting cheaper over the last decade. That's what wine writer Michael Cooper found when researching his latest book. Audio

Sauvignon Blanc reigns supreme in Marlborough - but not this year - the Seifried Family Winemakers won the New Zealand Wine of the Year "Champion Sauvignon Blanc" award. Audio

New Zealand wine exporters may be in line to reap some benefits after the US slapped a new tariff on European wine imports. Audio

Last year, John Douglas lost 70 percent of his vineyard to frost. This season he's out in the nerve-jangling wee hours frost-fighting and watching the temperature drop. Audio

After the devastating 2011 Japan earthquake Kohei Koyama re-evaluated his life. The former investment banker came to New Zealand to make wine. Nine months ago he took another step, moving to Urlar… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is pouring a glass of wine and staring at the dregs to try and solve a 120-year-old mystery about New… Audio

Mike Insley began learning Mandarin when he and his wife moved to China to work in a winery in the remote region of Ningxia in 2015. He's brushing up on his Mandarin skills as part of the NZ Chinese… Audio

John Douglas runs the tiny Te Hera vineyard on Te Muna Road just out of Martinborough in South Wairarapa. Pruning is coming to an end and it's been a long hard slog for the former psychiatric nurse… Audio

Wine Science lecturer Rebecca Deed says all a wine's faults can be detected from the aroma, you don't even need to taste it!  Audio

New Zealand wine company Invivo has joined forces with Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker to produce a new brand under her name.  Audio

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Food and nutrition writer Nikki Bezzant on a topic that many people often try to avoid -- alcohol consumption -- and what it's… Audio