Wine

Wine writer, TV personality and Wine Friend entrepreneur, Yvonne Lorkin has her wine picks for the weekend. Audio

Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery

Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery

Wine writer and tv personality and Wine Friend entrepreneur, Yvonne Lorkin, is here to talk about wine for the weekend. Audio

Joelle Thomson, author of the Little Black Book of Wine, matches Dariush's venison with a pinot noir and discusses rose. Audio

The oldest bottle of New Zealand wine ever to be opened and tasted had it's cork popped at 11.30 this morning. The rare 1903 Landsdowne Claret is thought to be a blend of three grapes and made by… Audio

The chairman of the 2016 International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration talks about the wine event that was held in Marlborough this week. Audio

Wine expert, writer and proprieter of the new Wine Friend enterprise, Yvonne Lorkin has also been thinking about the heat. Audio

The 2016 International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration is underway in Marlborough. More than 350 guests from 18 countries, will have the chance to taste more than four hundred different Sauvignon Blanc… Audio

Joelle Thomson discusses smoky Chardonnays and how Chardonnay is being eclipsed by Sauvignon Blanc. Audio

Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas explains the orange wine trend. Audio

A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Auntsfield Estate, Torere Garlic and Benneydale Beckoning. Audio

Bread, wine and chocolate ... are all things we're told to limit in our diets. But it is not their relative health benefits or risks that my next guest has explored, but their place in the history… Audio

Joelle Thomson on Prosecco and Cava for Christmas and New Year. Audio

Artistic director of Java Dance Sacha Copland describes her new Wine Project: dance inspired by spending time in a French vineyard. And the ongoing success of her innovative work Back of the Bus. Audio

North Canterbury winemaker Guy Porter grows grapes on a gravel terrace above the Waipara River and on a clay slope a few kilometres further north. Both vineyards are now managed in compliance with the… Audio