Why did you decide to plant grapes and create your own label? That must be the most asked question owners of small wineries face.

Over the past few issues Peter Saunders has looked at the history of the New Zealand wine industry, decade by decade. This month, he takes a closer look at where we currently sit and what the future holds.

Cellar door season is in full swing, and the summer season brings wine tasters into the regions in hordes. Now is a better time than ever to take advice from expert operators on facilitating the ideal cellar door experience, and bring it to your own cellar door. 

The Air New Zealand Wine Awards are now over, the best wines acknowledged and the medals and trophies handed out. As Chair of Judges, Michael Brajkovich MW, acknowledges in his report, the quality across a wide range of varietals was a highlight.

IrrigationNZ chairperson Nicky Hyslop says Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty has overlooked the environmental benefits of the proposed Waimea Community Dam.

THE AUSSIES blocked our apple exports for 90 years, but they were keen to get their hands on The Apple Pickers – at least a noteworthy 1940s painting by the famous New Zealand artist Rita Angus.

AIR NEW Zealand is under fire from farmers for pulling out of some regional routes.

WEST OTAGO livestock farmer Nelson Hancox is one of five New Zealanders selected to join the Rabobank Global Farmers Master Class in Australia next week. The week-long program will see 40 farmers from across the globe gather to share ideas and information on the future of farming and participate in the educational program.

FIVE LEADING New Zealand farmers will take part in international discussions on global food security ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Australia next month. 

A new owner, new winemaker and new oak regime are heralding in a new wave of quality at Te Kairanga in Martinborough as Joelle Thomson discovers.