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Nelson Grape Harvest 2021

Nelson Grape Harvest 2021

The 2021 grape harvest in the Nelson region is going to be remembered for many things, everything from frosts, hail, low rainfall and lower than average temperatures have all had an impact on growing conditions through spring and summer, but through all the challenges some outstanding fruit is currently being harvested.
The Fat Tui

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

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…

Little Nessie Cafe

Little Nessie Cafe

I love positive people and I don’t think anyone who opens a new café in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic could be described as anything but positive. Gareth and…

Homemade.Kiwi dried products

Homemade.Kiwi dried products

I regularly come across new products that are being made and sold by people starting their own business but it isn’t often I find someone who is a little older,…

Little Shaggery Farm

Little Shaggery Farm

Named after its location in Shaggery Road, just off West Bank Road in the Motueka Valley, Little Shaggery Farm is a delightful 60 acre Bio-Gro certified organic farm with a…

Cheese and Food Storage bags

Cheese and Food Storage bags

A number of products cross my desk that are really useful but don’t really fit the Taste of Nelson theme of this column, occasionally there’s one that I think is…

Rea’s Tacos

Rea’s Tacos

I recently discovered another great food cart, Rea’s Tacos, that has recently been added to the growing number of mobile food businesses in Kirby Lane and I caught up with…

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