For four days every three years, the world’s Pinot-lovers gather in New Zealand to see how the country is progressing with its main red grape. This year, Angela Reddin joined them

Some top-notch bottles from Carte Blanche Wines

Sauvignon Blanc might be the dominant force in New Zealand’s wine world, but the real interest lies elsewhere.

Annual wine report paints a gloomy picture

Made against all odds on the stunning fringes of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the Pinot Noirs of Central Otago are an enticing – if pricey – addition to premium wine lists. Tim Atkin MW follows in the footsteps of Gandalf

Team East London triumphed in last night's 42Below Cocktail World Cup final at Floripa

42 Below's annual Cocktail Cup is back, with the chance to win a trip to New Zealand for the grand final

Merchant to sell directly to on-trade and independents

In New Zealand’s warmer North Island, there is a growing feeling that the best reds are being made not with Cabernet and Merlot, but Syrah. Rebecca Gibb heads to Hawke’s Bay and discovers a battle between winemaking idealism and hard-nosed pragmatism

Mission Estate outpoints Lafite, Latour and Margaux

Agents can win a trip to New Zealand, taking an on-trade customer with them

The Sommelier Wine Awards doesn’t give out trophies per category because we’re worried that tasters will feel under pressure to dispense extra awards in categories where they may not believe the wines are up to it. Instead, in keeping with the whole ethos of the competition, we leave the judgement up to the sommeliers…

Some weird and wonderful blends and, despite the lack of Golds, a generally positive reaction from the tasters

Over 1,500 wines can be boiled down to this: the hallowed Sommelier Wine Awards Gold List for 2011...

Iconic it might be, but Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc is not without its detractors. James Lawrence asks two industry experts whether it’s time for the country to shed its Sauvignon obsession