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Top Tastes is designed to help you find the best food and beverage venues and products; whether you want delicious fish chips, beautiful café food in a winery setting, finely crafted formal dining, food ideas, wine reviews or cocktail recipes this is your guide to the best New Zealand has to offer.
Top Tastes was created by Neil Hodgson and managed by him, he has invited other 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, reviews and recipes 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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Phil Parker2020-12-23 15:21:042020-12-25 18:06:21Central Otago Revisited - by Phil Parker
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Neil Hodgson2020-12-16 14:49:412021-01-02 17:24:57AbelFEATURED ARTICLES
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Neil Hodgson2020-12-30 18:09:092021-01-02 18:33:57Farewell to a year that will long live in infamy
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Phil Parker2020-12-23 15:21:042020-12-25 18:06:21Central Otago Revisited - by Phil Parker
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Neil Hodgson2020-12-12 13:15:292020-12-15 13:40:27Unkel Wines
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Neil Hodgson2020-11-25 17:12:312020-11-28 17:30:54Gravity Winery
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Neil Hodgson2020-11-25 14:43:362020-11-25 14:43:36Taylor’s Very Old Tawny Port - Kingsman Edition
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Neil Hodgson2020-11-18 15:45:292020-12-15 13:43:47Harry’s Fish ShopTOP WINES TASTINGS
Neudorf Tiritiri Chardonnay 2019
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From the first smell you know this is a wine crafted by the talented team at Neudorf, it reflects the familial characters we have come to expect from Neudorf wines
Lake Chalice Plume Chardonnay 2016
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This is a powerful yet incredibly well balanced wine. Rich upfront with delightful lemon citrus in the very long, juicy finish.
Seifried Nelson Gewurztraminer 2020
Taste & Other Notes
The mouthfeel and weight of this wine is medium in intensity rather than being too rich but is still mouthfilling. This allows the delicate lychee and ginger flavours to sparkle on the palate.
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Central Otago Revisited – by Phil Parker
/in Central Otago, Phil Parker, Wine Articles /by Phil ParkerOver the last twenty years or so, Central Otago wine has established itself as the New Zealand Pinot Noir wine region. The area was previously better known as a winter sports playground. But now wine is a major drawcard in addition to the ruggedly beautiful alpine scenery, stunning mirrored lakes, and numerous near-death experience adrenaline […]
Abel
/in Cider Articles, Wine Articles /by Neil HodgsonIf you want to start your own cider and winemaking business it wouldn’t hurt at all if you have a decent wine production pedigree, and that is the case with Mark and Sophie McGill from Abel in Flaxmore Road. In fact it would be difficult to find a family background more impressive, Sophie’s parents James […]