While most people allow their red wine to breathe before drinking, few do the same with their whites... To assist and "educate white wine drinkers", a company called Vinturi has launched the Essential White Wine Aerator, designed to aerate white wine in the time it takes to po...

Beer connoisseurs like to try before they buy just as much as the next consumer; the only problem is that high-end bottles of the stuff can cost a pretty penny, making bartenders reluctant to open them. That's where the BeerVault comes in, reports glopbal trend monitoring webs...

Australia has more than two million acres of land that is farmed biodynamically – more than the rest of the world put together. Leading the way amongst wineries is Tamburlaine’s 100 hectare certified biodynamic vineyard at Borenore in Orange which is one of the largest on the ...

Rollo Crittenden, a second generation winemaker from Victoria's Mornington Peninsula-based Crittenden Estate, has been named 2010 Young Gun Australian Winemaker of the Year. He scored the title over 11 finalists from three states and the ACT. ...

A critic's negative review has led to Australia's most expensive beer being tested for taste-tainting content. The super premium Crown Ambassador Reserve, released by Fosters earlier this month, retails for $90 a bottle. Only 7000 bottles have been brewed.  ...

Beer and wine go head-to-head in a culinary competition in New Zealand this month and, perhaps unusually, one of the ale advocates is female. DB Breweries brewer Natasha O’Brien is one of six beer advocates competing against a similar number of leading viticulturists to ascert...

Boutique wineries from New Zealand's Martinborough region have punched well above their weight in UK Decanter magazine's latest Top 20 Picks list. Martinborough produces less than four per cent of New Zealand’s wine but took 20 per cent of Decanter Top 20 for “exciting produc...

Larry Cherubino Wines, a tiny producer in Western Australia, has been named as James Halliday's Winery of the Year in the newly released 2011 Australian Wine Companion. The winery produces only small volumes of high quality wine from the Frankland River, Margaret River and Pem...

Olio Mediterranean Brasserie is giving Sydneysiders a snapshot of the Mudgee region with an interactive food and wine event – where guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite wines to include in the restaurant’s first regional wine list. In collaboration with...

If you thought Mudgee was all about ‘big, bold reds’, taste again. This year’s September Wine Festival will showcase the Region’s diversity as a wine region - Mudgee is the home of organic wine in Australia, and a wave of young, up and coming winemakers are producing new varie...

Central Otago winemaker Rudi Bauer, New Zealand’s Winemaker of the Year 2010, will be ‘Chief Scientist’ at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Thursday July 8, when he leads a class of adventurous wine lovers through the art and science of creating Pinot Noir. The class will co...

n expression of interest is being called for the formation of a New Zealand pavilion at the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair from November 4 to 6 this year. The event is being organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Bonnie Shek, director of HKTDC...

South Australia's world-renowned wineries hope to tap into China's burgeoning wine market with a trade mission and wine tastings. Twelve wineries, including Belvidere, Chalk Hill and Bethany, spanning every wine growing region in the state are being represented on a mission to C...