New Zealand
Latest New Zealand
Wine news in 5
Harvest starts down under, Jackson Family news, pruning by kayak, French co-ops in crisis
Plus mining company buying vineyard land in Australia and Champagne’s CO 2 emission goals raised. Above, red lines show major flooding across western France in February. Before I get to...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 March 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
New French grape variety, Argentina's falling exports, UK's rising wine taxes
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 7 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wines of the week
Greywacke, Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 6 February 2026
• 1 min read
More New Zealand
Inside information
Calling all NZ Sauvignon fans. Word is, according to wine trade weekly Harpers, that prices are set to rise by...
Don't quote me
New Zealand Winegrowers, the generic body for New Zealand wine producers prepared to pay a levy for promotional activity, has...
Free for all
Waipara is a fast-growing but still pretty sleepy little wine region near Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For a country with only slightly...
Wines of the week
Find this wine Okay, so this is not the most original wine you will find, but I reckon that at...
Inside information
Phylloxera found in the Yarra Valley News comes from the Yarra Valley just outside Melbourne in the A ustralian state...
Tasting articles
New Zealand wine is particular passion of mine. I’ve visited this green, pristine country three times in six years. I’ll...
Inside information
There seem to be a lot of discounts at the moment chez the UK retail chain Oddbins – notably on...
Free for all
Last year's winner of the Paten prize for an outstanding performance in the Wine & Spirit Education Trust's Diploma exams...
Tasting articles
Below are current vintages of 65 of many of the finest Cabernets and Bordeaux blends made on either side of...
Don't quote me
Wine producers in New Zealand’s premier Sauvignon Blanc region Marlborough were shocked last week to find that the winner of...
Don't quote me
We all know by now that Australian 2004 grape harvest was enormous (see Drowning in wine). But proportionately the New...
Inside information
Please note this was originally published last May and all I have done today, 11 Feb 05, is tidy up...
Don't quote me
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a funny wine. The average British wine drinker absolutely adores it while wine professionals find...
Travel tips
Thailand 1 My post-Bordeaux 2000 treat was a trip to southern Thailand to meet up with our eldest on her...
Free for all
David Hohnen, Margaret River winemaker who would have made a fine male model in his time but whose chief claim...
Choose your plan
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 290,748 wine reviews & 15,955 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
- Access 290,748 wine reviews & 15,955 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 290,748 wine reviews & 15,955 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
- Access 290,748 wine reviews & 15,955 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing