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Top Tastes is designed to help you find the best places for food and drink; whether you want delicious fish chips, beautiful café food in a winery setting, or finely crafted formal dining food this is your guide. It also contains reviews of different food and beverage products.
Top Tastes was created by Neil Hodgson and managed by him, he will be inviting other professional writers to contribute to the site, this means more regional information will be added as time goes by. You will find a range of opinions from people who know their stuff when it comes to food and beverage.
Only reviews written by this select group will be published on the site (you are welcome to leave comments of course) so you will be able to trust the review – no fake reviews, no ranting, just good information to help you choose great things to eat and drink as well as the best places to eat out.
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Simon Wood2019-07-28 06:48:102019-07-28 06:48:35Pegasus Bay Finale Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2014
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Phil Parker2019-07-25 08:37:482019-07-25 08:38:15Neudorf Rosie’s Block Chardonnay 2017 
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A New Take On Worcestershire Sauce – Stabler & Steel
/0 Comments/in New Zealand, Phil Parker, Producers /by Phil ParkerAfter finding local supermarket Worcestershire sauce not what it used to be, Tracey Steel decided to make her own. After about 15 years of sharing her sauce with friends and family, Tracey finally gave in to pressure and has launched it as a retail product. Says Tracey, “Black is a home-crafted sauce that came about […]
Outside the Square
/0 Comments/in Phil Parker, Wine Articles /by Phil ParkerWhile big NZ producers are pumping out millions of litres of wine a year, there are small wineries doing things a bit differently and on a much smaller scale. There is a huge amount of fairly predictable large volume wine on the market, particularly in supermarkets and large liquor retailers. Nothing wrong with that, but […]