Words on wine
Subscriber contentBy Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3810 9th May 2013
DIY vineyard founder turns publisher, with not-so-vintage results.
Wine industry
Boom and bust in the Marlborough wine industry
By Karl du Fresne in Current Affairs
Issue Listener Plus 31st Mar 2013
This week’s Listener examines what happened to Marlborough's wine industry in 2008, after a massive grape crop coincided with the global financial crisis.
NZ wine’s magnificent seven
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3759 26th May 2012
Is the “World’s 50 Most Admired Wine Brands” list fair, or just bizarre?
William P Foley II and the New Zealand wine industry
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3710 18th Jun 2011
William P Foley II is continuing to expand his New Zealand wine empire.
Wine labelling
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3707 28th May 2011
If a wine is not from the place implied by its brand, the front label should make that clear.
Pinot aplenty
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3704 7th May 2011
A thirst for classy examples of these New Zealand reds needn’t break the bank.
Centrally cool
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3689 22nd Jan 2011
It may be only a minor wine district, but Central Hawke's Bay wines are anything but.
A good drop
By Michael Cooper in Wine
Issue 3683 11th Dec 2010
Why were there fewer entries in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards?