It may have been one of the warmest winters on record this year but it is still pretty chilly and…

There has been much talk in the media in recent months about independence of wine writers, paid reviews and gold…

The Saturday Market is a jewel in Nelson’s sparkling crown and sometime soon I promise to have a chat with…

I have known Mark and Veronica A’Court for many years and if you read The Leader you have probably seen a monthly wine…

I have known Mark and Veronica A’Court for many years and if you read The Leader you have probably seen a monthly wine column I write for them and their business, Fresh Choice Nelson. This column however isn’t about promoting their business; it is about the people behind the business, the A’Courts, and the changes they have witnessed…

It isn’t so many years ago that foods from other countries were foreign objects in many kitchens in New Zealand but…

I first met both Cam Woods and Charlie Unwin through our sponsorship relationship with the Nelson Arts Festival and they…

th. Working as part of a very small festival team Woods and Unwin became firm friends as well as colleagues while their background working in television helped with their festival roles and had a lot to do with understanding each other’s personality and sometimes unusual sense of humour. Woods worked in television production before moving…

If you follow wine news then you may have read about or listened to different opinions about wine reviews and…