Cheese and Food Storage bags
A number of products cross my desk that are really useful but don’t really fit the Taste of Nelson theme of this column, occasionally there’s one that I think is…
Rea’s Tacos
I recently discovered another great food cart, Rea’s Tacos, that has recently been added to the growing number of mobile food businesses in Kirby Lane and I caught up with…
Flaxmore Vineyards
When I told you about Flaxmore Vineyards a couple of years ago they were a new label in the Nelson wine scene. In the intervening years owners Stuart and P…
Farewell to a year that will long live in infamy
The tumultuous 2020 year certainly ended in this region with an exclamation mark in the form of an extreme hail storm in Motueka and surrounding areas on Boxing Day. My…
Christmas 2020
Christmas is just two days away and hopefully you have most of your gift shopping sorted and know what fresh fruit and vegetables you need to buy at the last…
Central Otago Revisited – by Phil Parker
Over the last twenty years or so, Central Otago wine has established itself as the New Zealand Pinot Noir wine region. The area was previously better known as a winter…
Unkel Wines
Unkel Wines was recently established at the former Rimu Grove vineyard and winery in Bronte Road, and they’re not just another wine label. Under the guidance of winemaker and co-owner…
Llama Products & Maria Barnes
If you are organised you will have your Christmas shopping sorted (not me!) or at least you will have an idea about what you intend to buy for those special…
Gravity Winery
You may remember Gravity Winery as the former Woollaston Estates and Mahana Winery near Upper Moutere; about two years ago the winery changed hands when New Zealand investment company Booster…
Akarua Vertical Tasting
Akarua was founded in Bannockburn, Central Otago in 1995 by South Island businessman and former Mayor of Dunedin Sir Clifford Skeggs. Initially plantings consisted of 50 hectares, (70% in Pinot…