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Kaikoura Cheese

Kaikoura Cheese

October 16, 2019

Kaikoura Cheese may be based in Marlborough but their wonderful cheeses have been available at the Nelson Saturday Market and Nelson Farmers Market for a number of years, their cheeses also appear on many restaurant and café menus in this…

 
When is a wine ‘off’?

When is a wine ‘off’?

October 8, 2019

There are a lot of misconceptions around the concept of wine that has gone off. Okay – the classic example is a wine that has been tainted by a bad cork or by unhygienic winemaking. I.e. a ‘corked’ wine. This…

 
Brightwater Vineyards Pinot Noir gets Gold Medal for 12th time

Brightwater Vineyards Pinot Noir gets Gold Medal for 12th time

October 7, 2019

Brightwater Vineyards 2017 Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir has just been awarded a GOLD MEDAL at New Zealand International Wineshow! This is Brightwater Vineyards 12th gold medal for Pinot Noir and now means that every vintage of Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir since 2010 has received…

 
New Season’s Wines from Nelson

New Season’s Wines from Nelson

October 3, 2019

At the risk of repeating myself I love this time of the year, everything in the garden is starting to sprout into life again after being dormant during the winter, the daylight hours are longer, daylight saving has started, the…

 
True Leaf Microgreens

True Leaf Microgreens

September 25, 2019

If you have noticed the small packs of microgreens at your local supermarket or fruit and vegetable store and wondered how they are different to the packs of various bean sprouts I may be able to help, especially since I…

 
Miles Drewery and The Sausage Press Deli Co

Miles Drewery and The Sausage Press Deli Co

September 18, 2019

Once you discover a love for producing outstanding food you will be trapped forever and that’s certainly the case for Miles Drewery who started another food business about three years ago, The Sausage Press Deli Co, follows on from his…

 
Blackenbrook Vineyard

Blackenbrook Vineyard

September 11, 2019

I have been a fan of Blackenbrook Vineyard’s wines for many years, in fact I have been following the evolution of this family business since their first wines hit the market in 2004. Daniel and Ursula Schwarzenbach moved to Nelson…

 
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