As a young industrial chemist working in product development, Clive Jones would scan ingredient lists at the supermarket, "interested in what makes this product different from that".

A collaboration between three friends is helping propel one of New Zealand’s most promising alternative varieties further into the limelight.

Thirty-six years after Dave and Chris Macdonald followed a vineyard dream to Marlborough, and 28 years after they named a wine label for their children Blair and Deni, the family is devoted to Bladen, says Deni Hopkins

Fifty years after Hermann and Agnes Seifried picked their first grapes in Nelson, their eldest daughter, Heidi Seifried-Houghton, reflects on the enduring legacy of this “wild dream”.

Beautiful fizz makes for a classic romantic gesture.

Thirty-five years after Gordon Russell caught the Chenin Blanc bug, he's well and truly passed it on to his daughter Holly Girven Russell, along with her co-founders at a tiny Hawke's Bay wine label.

A love of research and study drew Emma Taylor into the wine industry, but it’s the people who have kept her there.

As the second youngest of six kids, and the fourth generation on the land, Rippon's Nick Mills talks of his family's connection to a "ridiculously special place".

Dr Richard Smart began shining a light on grape growing in the late 1960s, increasingly fascinated by how sunlight interception by vineyards impacted yields and fruit quality.

New Zealand's wine industry has undergone a significant shift over the past few decades, with increasing numbers of talented women found throughout vineyards and wineries. In celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March, Emma Jenkins MW speaks to five inspiring winemakers who have helped pave the way, thanks to perserverance, passion, and some of New Zealand's best wines.