And now for something completely different. Del Sol (Kisses from the Sun) is Spanish producer of easy-drinking sangria made solely from Tempranillo grapes. Only Spain and Portugal are allowed to use Sangria as a branded name. These wines are low…
I have been a fan of Blackenbrook Vineyard’s wines for many years, in fact I have been following the evolution of this family business since their first wines hit the market in 2004. Daniel and Ursula Schwarzenbach moved to Nelson…
I think everyone in the region is aware of the fantastic success stories behind many of the food and beverage brands here that have evolved from small businesses to significant exporters of premium products, but as the food and beverage…
After finding local supermarket Worcestershire sauce not what it used to be, Tracey Steel decided to make her own. After about 15 years of sharing her sauce with friends and family, Tracey finally gave in to pressure and has launched…
While big NZ producers are pumping out millions of litres of wine a year, there are small wineries doing things a bit differently and on a much smaller scale. There is a huge amount of fairly predictable large volume wine…
Seabreeze Café is appropriately not far from the upper Waitemata Harbour, and located in the Westmere shopping village. For a long time it has been my regular Friday lunch venue with a good friend of mine. The spacious interior offers…
An essential food product in our house is garlic, we use it in almost every dish we make and one of our favourite garlic products is fermented black garlic, especially the little jars of sweet, intense delights from Karamaya Black…
You may have seen this strange looking, mud filled vegetable at the local farmers market and wondered “what am I supposed to do with that thing” Celeriac is a fantastic vegetable, which is not only at its best this time of year, but…
Something that has always intrigued me about Pic Picot – the man behind the peanut butter brand that has spread throughout the country and around the world – is his incredible generosity. He gives his time freely to others who need some advice or…