The Nelson region has a rich history in cider making but this apple based drink has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years with sales booming for the last ten years or more, initially driven by producers like Redwood…
Alistair and Fiona Forster took over the vineyard restaurant at Mahana earlier this year, it was previously run as part of the Mahana winery operation but when the owners of Mahana closed the restaurant for the winter it provided an…
It isn’t very often someone makes a totally different wine style in New Zealand and while the port-style wine produced by Steyn Vintage Port on the outskirts of Motueka isn’t an unusual style it is most certainly very unusual to…
Last week I wrote about Martin Townshend and his new brewery next to T.O.A.D. Hall Store & Café and this week I took a few steps across the shiny new deck between the brewery and café so I could sit…
I first crossed paths with Martin Townshend long before he started brewing beer, we shared column space in the Nelson Mail some 16 years ago, he wrote a beer column one week and I wrote a wine column the other.…
When it comes to the wonderful food and beverage producers in the Nelson region so many exciting things happen after I have written about them that sometimes I need to write about them again, but to save you having to…
The new manager of Nelson’s Comida restaurant brings an authentic blend of Mediterranean heritage and culinary experience to the role. Aurelie Zentaoui hails from the south of France and more recently the French restaurant La Fourchette in St Helliers, Auckland. She is now a…
Aroha Chocolate® was founded by husband & wife team Jo Logan & Mike Duke (aka Wobblie – “most people know me as that”) and they have been selling their handcrafted chocolate delights at local markets for the last three years.…