Official home of the country's wine and grape industry. Provides a listing of styles, regions and wineries, along with news and industry statistics.

Noted local expert provides industry news, links, courses, discussion forums and a winery directory.

Features information about wine-producing regions, reviews, tastings, new release listings, news, and events.

A directory for wine tourism in New Zealand. Contains information about wineries to visit, wine tours, where to eat, and where to stay.

A joint site for wineries in the Matakana area, north of Auckland.

Provides information about the main producing regions and recommends wines and wineries.

Provides information about the regional wine industry including wineries, viticulture services and events.

Detailed information about this North Island region from a retailer. Includes climate descriptions, maps and winery listings. Also, wines can be purchased.

List wineries, regions, news, and events.

The New Zealand Wine Directory is an ever-growing source of website links, not only to the wineries & vineyards, but also to the companies, businesses, people & online wine communities of New Zealand. Categories include Industry links, Employment & Education, Tourism, Online Sales, Social Media, Publications, Events, many other online NZ Wine Resources & much more. Think of us as your "NZ Wine Bookmarks" online - a "Wine Signpost" directing you to New Zealand''''s online wine destinations.

The hit comedy film Sideways is about a road trip in the wine country of sunny California where the two main characters, Miles and Jack, taste copious amounts of red wine while dealing with major life dramas. It's a hilarious film that touched so many people with its dark comedy and truly moving portraits of people dealing with love, pain, and wine tasting.

Many people don't realize it, but there is a difference between sparkling wine and real champagne. Champagne is only champagne if it comes from a certain area of France and it actually says "Champagne" on the label. Beside the fact that Champagne is only made in France, there are other strict guidelines to how Champagne is made.

How about teaming up your favorite meal with the best of wine this weekend? It sounds a great idea but don’t you think you may overindulge? Well, you may not mind this but what about the hangover you have to face, the other morning. How about spending you entire Sunday afternoon sitting inside the bathroom, with one hand on your forehead and the other on your stomach? Scary isn’t it?