John Appelman – Nelson Mail 11.10.16
Appelman is a name synonymous with great food in the Nelson region, both in the restaurant scene, and in catering events from small dinners to large weddings and functions. I…
Lee Fern Sprig & Fern Hardy St – Nelson Mail 04.10.16
For more than 30 years I was involved in a business that supplied equipment to hotels so I have seen the beer-selling industry change, moving from the big beer barns…
Nita Knight and the Nelson Market – Nelson Mail 27.09.16
If I was to say the Saturday market at Montgomery Square was famous in New Zealand and widely known overseas I am sure it would be very difficult for anyone…
Publication date 20.09.16 – Yum Granola
Sarah Hedger and Mike Cowlin are another couple who have moved to Nelson so they can be close to the outstanding mountain bike tracks in the region and they have…
Wine Nelson – Nelson Mail 13.09.16
Making great wine is only part of the wine business, after ensuring the quality is as good as it can be wine producers need to sell their product and because…
SnapaFeast and Brett McGregor – Nelson Mail 06.09.16
The name Snapafest may lead you to think a seafood festival is all about snapper but as the name stands for Seafood Nelson Arts and Performance Snapafest is going to…
Trophies and Falcon Ridge Estate – Nelson Mail 30.08.16
At the Bragato Wine Awards dinner last Thursday Nelson wineries were shining lights once again with three trophies being awarded to wines produced by Nelson owned wineries. By pure happenstance…
Tony Southgate – Nelson Mail 24.08.16
Last week I introduced you to Jonny Hiscox, the guy who grows the grapes for Aronui wines, this week I want you to meet an award winning winemaker, Tony Southgate…
Jonny Hiscox – Nelson Mail 16.08.16
Jonny Hiscox is rightfully very proud of his workplace, the Whenua Matua vineyards that are home to Aronui Wines. The name Whenua Matua means significant land—and significant it is, the…