Gisborne's rebranded Weekend of Wine and Food at Labour Weekend was a brilliant success for the wineries that were fortunate to have regular bus services but disappointing for those who did not, participants say.

A new book, launched in style with a Hawke's Bay Winegrowers' function held at the Mission, salutes the vineyards, wineries and people that make up the 166-year history of the region's people, vineyards and wineries.

A quirky range of experimental reds and the show's museum class made their presence at this year's Hawke's Bay A&P Bayley's Wine Awards.

While many tear their hair out over vexatious problems like botrytis, powdery mildew and achieving nil-residue in wine, Gisborne's Trevor Lupton regards such things as challenges.

A Marlborough winemaker has brought together a number of local wine industry personnel to help raise funds for the people of Vanuatu.

The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) has provided a state-of-the-art sensory room to their Marlborough Campus.

The premise behind WineWorks, a contract bottling line and warehouse, was to bring business back to the regions.

We know how our two countries compare on the rugby field but how do they compare in the competitive business of international wine marketing?

I've just visited seven Asian countries in 14 days for a variety of reasons, all business-related.

The answer if you accept the OIV figures published in the latest edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine (OCW) is Luxembourg, with a cheerful wine consumption of 60.7 litres per capita in 2012.

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