Fathers Day Gifts – Admire Magazine September 2016
We often spend quite a bit of money on a decent bottle of wine and then use cheap glasses to drink it from so if your dad enjoys a nice glass of wine then I think he would really appreciate…
We often spend quite a bit of money on a decent bottle of wine and then use cheap glasses to drink it from so if your dad enjoys a nice glass of wine then I think he would really appreciate…
At the Bragato Wine Awards dinner last Thursday Nelson wineries were shining lights once again with three trophies being awarded to wines produced by Nelson owned wineries. By pure happenstance my most recent columns featured two of the winning wineries;…
Last week I introduced you to Jonny Hiscox, the guy who grows the grapes for Aronui wines, this week I want you to meet an award winning winemaker, Tony Southgate from Brightwater Vineyards. After Dale Springer, the viticulturist at Brightwater…
Jonny Hiscox is rightfully very proud of his workplace, the Whenua Matua vineyards that are home to Aronui Wines. The name Whenua Matua means significant land—and significant it is, the Whenua Matua vineyard land has special significance to Iwi in…
Geoff Mclean had a dream of owning a cafe since he was twenty and when Kafiene, a struggling cafe came on the market it was an opportunity he couldn’t resist. He says he had his rose tinted glasses on but…
I first met Kirsten Ammann when she ran the cellar door, local trade and events operation at Neudorf Vineyards. Today with her partner Tim Fitzgerald they own the newly established Mapua Country Store. The store is on the corner of…
It may have been one of the warmest winters on record this year but it is still pretty chilly and there is nothing better than curling up in front of a warm fire (if you are lucky enough to still…
There has been much talk in the media in recent months about independence of wine writers, paid reviews and gold stickers on wine bottles that promote things other than success, all with the aim of trying to get you and…
The Saturday Market is a jewel in Nelson’s sparkling crown and sometime soon I promise to have a chat with Nita Knight and talk to her about the market, its history and some of the characters that she has dealt…