Dave Glover – Nelson Mail 11.04.18
On the 27th March 2018 Nelson lost one of its pioneering winemakers, Dr Dave Glover passed away. Please excuse my indulgence in this column as I reflect on a man…
Organic producers – Nelson Mail 04.04.18
The perception of organic fruit and vegetables is often of misshapen produce that doesn’t look very appetising, and it is fair comment, however the reality is many of those perfect…
Pestell’s Rai Bacon Company – Nelson Mail 28.03.18
Like many other offices the conversation in our tea room often revolves around food be it what someone had to eat the night before, a new recipe, maybe a new…
Kush Coffee – Nelson Mail 21.03.18
Tucked around the corner in Church Street is one of Nelson’s favourite coffee houses, Kush Coffee and I reckon it is a coffee house with attitude – a good attitude.…
Madame Lu’s – Nelson Mail 14.03.18
For two Nelson sisters cooking at home with their mother as they grew up sowed the seeds for a love of food and then when they spent time in south…
Bidfood – Nelson Mail 07.03.18
If you stop and think about the machine behind every item of food you buy, whether it be something from the supermarket shelf of a plate of exceptional food at…
Shayne Cox – Kaimira Estate – Nelson Mail 28.02.18
Shayne Cox, the winemaker at Kaimira Estate in Brightwater, is one of those laconic guys who appears to cruise through life but behind that laid back exterior is a hard-working,…
Andreas Welte – Nelson Mail 21.02.18
“Ask yourself what is correct ethically and aesthetically, and then what is useful economically; something is right if it helps to preserve the integrity, the stability and the beauty…
Australian Sauvignon Blanc? – Nelson Mail 14.02.18
In recent weeks there has been a bit of noise in the media and a huge amount of noise on social media about Pernot Ricard choosing to source sauvignon blanc…