It isn’t very often someone makes a totally different wine style in New Zealand and while the port-style wine produced by Steyn Vintage Port on the outskirts of Motueka isn’t an unusual style it is most certainly very unusual to…
When it comes to the wonderful food and beverage producers in the Nelson region so many exciting things happen after I have written about them that sometimes I need to write about them again, but to save you having to…
The new manager of Nelson’s Comida restaurant brings an authentic blend of Mediterranean heritage and culinary experience to the role. Aurelie Zentaoui hails from the south of France and more recently the French restaurant La Fourchette in St Helliers, Auckland. She is now a…
Aroha Chocolate® was founded by husband & wife team Jo Logan & Mike Duke (aka Wobblie – “most people know me as that”) and they have been selling their handcrafted chocolate delights at local markets for the last three years.…
I am often asked whether or not a gold medal sticker on a bottle of wine really means anything, this question usually arises because someone has bought a bottle with a gold medal sticker and didn’t like the wine so,…
I have been following the winemaking career of Trudy Sheild for many years because I think she is a winemaker with an exceptional talent. I first met her when she was an assistant winemaker at Waimea Estates, and wasn’t at…
Sitting on the new deck at Jellyfish Restaurant with views across the wharf and down the estuary to the open sea, is arguably the best waterside aspect in the region. TDC recently repaired the heritage wharf-side building that is home…
A couple of years ago I wrote a column about Kahurangi Liquor Distributors and the Port wines they import and distribute; just over a week ago Greg and Amanda Day invited me to a luncheon with other wine writers to…