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Master of Cheese uses her refined palate to help lift Sri Lankan dairy farmers out of poverty

On Friday, March 26 at 6:30pm, Juliet will be hosting a tasting at the Northern Club in Auckland. She will be expertly pairing some of New Zealand's finest artisan cheeses…

The Fat Tui

If you have been around Nelson as long as I have you will remember the days of the Texacana Burger Bar in Hardy St with its roller door and counter…

Hans Herzog and Natural Wines

I have tried many natural wines in recent years and have written a little about this style of winemaking in previous columns, I am generally quite disappointed in many of…

Blackenbrook 2019 Family Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir

I first tasted this wine several months ago not long after it was bottled and thought it was an exceptional wine at the time, with extra time in the bottle my opinion hasn't changed. While Pinot Noir can be light and floral this example is a delicious, powerful wine with lots of character and intrigue. From the initial intense fruit to the layers of smoky oak and juicy acidity this is a determined wine, it has presence and character.

Blackenbrook 2019 Family Reserve Nelson Chardonnay

This Blackenbrook Vineyards Reserve Chardonnay represents a full style with obvious oak that balances the fruit intensity nicely. Lovely butterscotch flavours upfront are enticing but it's the balance of intense flavours, oak and ripe acidity that makes this wine special.

Blackenbrook 2019 Family Reserve Nelson Gewurztraminer

This reserve gewurztraminer from Blackenbrook Vineyards is a wine with spicy character, ginger heat is wrapped around delicate cooked pear flavours. The wine is medium/dry in style with about 12 gm residual sugar. The high natural sugar level has also resulted in a firm alcohol level. Rather than being overly intense and rich this is bright and fresh while retaining classic Gewurztraminer flavour.