Benge & Co – Nelson Mail 16.05.18
May 16, 2018
Mahana Hills Vineyard – Five Rows – Nelson Mail 09.05.18
May 9, 2018
One thing I love about the wine industry is anyone can be part of it, it doesn’t matter how big or small you want your vineyard and wine production to be, there is a place for you. I recently discovered…
French wine tasting and dinner – Nelson Mail 02.05.18
May 2, 2018
Over the years I have written a few columns on the benefits of having a wine cellar; too often these days we just grab something from the shelf in the supermarket when we are shopping but while many wines are…
The Coffee Factory & Pomeroy’s – Nelson Mail 25.04.18
April 25, 2018
Pomeroy’s Tea & Coffee Company was Nelson’s original boutique coffee roastery, established by Jane and the late Nigel Price in a café in upper Trafalgar St in 1989. I had been drinking ‘proper espresso’ coffee at Chez Eelco for some…
The Coffee Factory & Pomeroy’s – Nelson Mail 25.04.18
April 25, 2018
The Pantry Door – Nelson Mail 18.04.18
April 18, 2018
It isn’t often I come across business owners as excited and positive about their business as Pat and Phillipa Ashton at The Pantry Door in Stoke, opposite the new Greenmeadows centre. The first impression I got when I walked in…
Dave Glover – Nelson Mail 11.04.18
April 14, 2018
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 who taught me a huge amount about wine, I don’t…
Organic producers – Nelson Mail 04.04.18
April 4, 2018
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 looking fruits and vegetables have a beautiful appearance because producers…
Pestell’s Rai Bacon Company – Nelson Mail 28.03.18
March 28, 2018
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 product and we all like different things, but we all…