Wine
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
A new venture in Marlborough that'll allow really small wine producers to share facilities and keep control over their wines from harvest to bottling. Audio
Wine with Joelle Thomson
Riesling - why is it the most confusing mainstream white wine? Audio
Beer-wine hybrid the bridge for the indecisive
Will beer-wine be a terrible idea or will it kick off? Audio
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
Yvonne is in a celebratory mood today, it is her birthday! So shares some indulgent wine choices. Audio
Wine with Joelle Thomson
Wine writer and tutor Joelle Thomson has been foraging in North Canterbury. Audio
Aussie grapes in Kiwi wine: "a blow to the industry"
One of the country's best known wine labels is to start using Australian grapes in some of its wines. Montana says it will use grapes from across the Tasman in two of its cheaper wines - one sauvignon… Audio
Tourism offers chance to wine producers
Wine companies -- big and small -- are being told to chase the lucrative tourism dollar for growth. Audio
The case of the ballooning wine glasses
In Naked Science news, empirical evidence that wine glasses have got bigger... way bigger, and a potential breakthrough in the treatment of the degenerative brain condition Huntington's Disease. Audio
Wine with Joelle Thomson
Joelle suggests the perfect sparkling wines for Christmas. Audio
Wine for summer BBQ's
Yvonne Lorkin has some suggestions for wine to have with summer BBQ's. Audio
Marlborough chardonnay wins big at NZ wine awards
The Isabel Chardonnay Marlborough 2016 won the Champion Wine trophy, as well as the trophy for best chardonnay at the wine awards in Hawke's Bay last night.
Wine expert Michael Cooper: best job on earth
Michael Cooper is a highly regarded NZ wine writer - very few in the country know more about wine. He has written 40 books on the subject and every year he does us all a favour by trying thousands of… Audio
Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Yvonne Lorkin, co-founder and Chief Tasting Officer at WineFriend, recommends the best wines for the season plus she tells us how to become New Zealand's next top wine connoisseur. Audio
Wine with Joelle Thomson
Joelle talks about a new book detailing the history of Champagne Audio
British Bubbles
New Zealand winemaker Cameron Roucher is the vineyard manager at Rathfinny Wine Estate, one of the largest new vineyards in the UK and owned by former London hedge fund manager Mark Driver. Audio
Wineries prepare for earthquake disruption
The wine industry's ability to prepare for future earthquakes is the focus of new research.
Spring Wines with Yvonne Lorkin
Wine writer Yvonne Lorkin talks about the new spring Sauvignon Blanc's out this season, which she says go perfectly with spring produce like broad beans. Audio
French wine makers raise a glass to Central Otago
Central Otago winemakers have been celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Central Otago Burgundy Exchange in one of pinot noir's spiritual homes. Lynn Freeman talks to Nick Mills who is one of… Audio
Corks vs Screw-tops
Belinda Jackson from Lawsons' Dry Hills gives her view on a debate that keeps on raging - when it comes to wines, are screw-tops better than corks? Audio
