The tumultuous 2020 year certainly ended in this region with an exclamation mark in the form of an extreme hail storm in Motueka and surrounding areas on Boxing Day. My heart goes out to all those hard-working horticulturists who managed…
Christmas is just two days away and hopefully you have most of your gift shopping sorted and know what fresh fruit and vegetables you need to buy at the last minute to enjoy over the holiday season. It seems strange…
If 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…
Unkel Wines was recently established at the former Rimu Grove vineyard and winery in Bronte Road, and they’re not just another wine label. Under the guidance of winemaker and co-owner Rob Burley Unkel Wines produce a range of natural wines.…
If you are organised you will have your Christmas shopping sorted (not me!) or at least you will have an idea about what you intend to buy for those special people in your life but if you are looking for…
You may remember Gravity Winery as the former Woollaston Estates and Mahana Winery near Upper Moutere; about two years ago the winery changed hands when New Zealand investment company Booster added the site to their Booster Wine Group operation and…
Taylor’s Launches the very limited Edition: Taylor’s Very Old Tawny Port – Kingsman Edition, celebrating 20th Century Studios’ “The King’s Man” Taylor’s the respected Port producer and acclaimed filmmaker Matthew Vaughn are pleased to announce the launch of a rare…
Howard (Harry) Morris has been a fixture in the Nelson restaurant and food scene for a couple of decades, initially as the chef at The Cut restaurant that he owned with Rob Fanselow then the two of them opened Harry’s…
Just over two years ago I told you about Carol Shirley and her business Gourmet Catering, well a lot has changed since then so I caught up with her a couple of weeks ago to find out more about the…