Latest from Marlborough
Wine: Perfect harmony
The winemaker's art is not just choosing the best grapes but blending them skilfully to achieve complexity in the wine.
Rebirth and renewal - Renaissance
It had been a while since I'd tried any Renaissance beers, until I was prompted to do so by the results of a recent brewing competition in Australia.
Wine: The woman's touch
Winemaking in New Zealand may still be male-dominated but some of the country's finest winemakers and producers are women.
Wine: The organic puzzle
Rebecca Gibb talks to the makers of some of our best organic wine about why they do it.
Local waters: Cruising New Zealand
Go local and have a blast exploring the wonders of your own backyard in style.
Good taste: Happy harvest
The 2011 harvest is all but over for the country's winemakers. The vineyard managers can take a well-earned break after the harvest hullabaloo, happy in the knowledge the wines are safely in the tank.
71-year-old jailed for elder abuse
A 71-year-old Malborough man has been jailed for a year for the "systematic, clinical abuse" of an 80-year-old man while in the younger man's care.
Wine: Working with mum
Fancy working with your mum? Rebecca Gibb talks to some Kiwi winemakers who are keeping it all in the family.