For centuries people have been growing and making their own food at home, from the humble but very important vegetable garden to preserved fruit, freshly baked bread, home brewed beer and made-at-home specialty products. In years gone by, before the…

I can almost guarantee that if you are a serious cheese lover you will have heard about Canterbury Cheesemongers. Their reputation for maturing and selling wonderful cheese is almost the stuff of legends, just mention cheese to any lover of…

2015 marks the 25th anniversary of Phil and Sheryl Jones’ purchase of land in the Moutere Hills to establish Spencer Hill Wines. The most well-known wine from this producer is the Tasman Bay label, gaining this recognition after the very…

She may not be a winemaker or owner of a winery but Ann Banks has certainly had a really positive impact on how we buy fine wine in Nelson. Ann is the owner of Casa del Vino, the coolest little…

Written for and published in Admire Magazine I have known Judy Finn since I first started visiting Neudorf Vineyards in the mid 1980’s and it has been a delight to watch this winery become one of the leading wineries in…

Hopgood’s Restaurant or as everyone calls it ‘Hopgood’s’ is a restaurant you can rely on to deliver great quality food and service every time, something that is very difficult to do in any business let alone a hospitality business. I…

Nelson Naturally is a business name you probably haven’t heard much about but I can almost guarantee you will have seen products they produce on the shelves of your favourite food store. The product that started this local success story…

This article about Seifried Estate continues the series of articles about women working in the wine industry. Agnes Seifried and her daughters Heidi and Anna all have an integral role to play in the Seifried Estates business and even though…

When we think mushrooms we normally think of white or brown button mushrooms or maybe flat brown mushrooms in the fruit and vegetable isle at the supermarket; or maybe you are lucky enough to know where you can pick fresh…