I have been following the winemaking career of Trudy Sheild for many years because I think she is a winemaker with an exceptional talent. I first met her when she was an assistant winemaker at Waimea Estates, and wasn’t at…
Sitting on the new deck at Jellyfish Restaurant with views across the wharf and down the estuary to the open sea, is arguably the best waterside aspect in the region. TDC recently repaired the heritage wharf-side building that is home…
The building FORD’S Restaurant is located in at the top of Trafalgar Street has had many iterations as a café or restaurant since the late 1980’s. I can’t remember what business was operating in the premises before Jane and the…
A couple of years ago I wrote a column about Kahurangi Liquor Distributors and the Port wines they import and distribute; just over a week ago Greg and Amanda Day invited me to a luncheon with other wine writers to…
In case you haven’t noticed Café Affaire at the top of Trafalgar St was renamed as Bacco Restaurant and Wine Bar about 18 months ago. Owner Terry Milton set up Milcrest Wines about 10 years ago when he “bought a…
Last week I was one of a group of wine writers, buyers and communicators who were invited to attend a Pinot Noir Salon at Cloudy Bay hosted by Estate Director Yang Shen, Senior Winemaker Tim Heath and Viticulture Manager…
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of helping judge the Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy for Nelson’s top chardonnay, however, rather than selecting an outright winner as we have in previous years, we selected our top three wines from…