It isn’t very often someone makes a totally different wine style in New Zealand and while the port-style wine produced…

Last week I wrote about Martin Townshend and his new brewery next to T.O.A.D. Hall Store & Café and this…

I first crossed paths with Martin Townshend long before he started brewing beer, we shared column space in the Nelson…

When it comes to the wonderful food and beverage producers in the Nelson region so many exciting things happen after…

The new manager of Nelson’s Comida restaurant brings an authentic blend of Mediterranean heritage and culinary experience to the role. Aurelie Zentaoui  hails…

Aroha Chocolate® was founded by husband & wife team Jo Logan & Mike Duke (aka Wobblie – “most people know…

I am often asked whether or not a gold medal sticker on a bottle of wine really means anything, this…

A genuine wine show gold medal also doesn’t mean you will like the wine, as highly respected and experienced wine judge, Jim Harré says, “a medal on a bottle is a measure of the quality, a gold medal means the wine is of extremely high quality and has the undefinable x factor that a group of wine…

I have been following the winemaking career of Trudy Sheild for many years because I think she is a winemaker…