Iconic Family Wine Businesses – Phil Parker
Phil Parker is an Auckland based wine writer who has his own Fine Wine and Tour company This month, I’m featuring wines from two iconic producers – Sir George Fistonich, and Pegasus Bay’s Donaldson Family. Sir George has been in…
Summerset in the Sun Wine & Food Tasting
I recently took part in a food and wine tasting at Summerset in the Sun, Stoke, Nelson. Ian from Rust…
Family Business – by Phil Parker
This month, I’m featuring wines from two iconic producers – Sir George Fistonich, and Pegasus Bay’s Donaldson Family. Sir George…
Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough,…
Anchorage Wines- Stripping back helps Motueka Winemakers and Growers strike gold
Following on from my previous column about how Motueka Winemakers and Growers (formerly Anchorage Wines) set about restructuring their business…
Great Scutt: New label wine for the ages
Scutt Wines is a tiny producer you may not have heard of before because owners Johnson Scutt and Georgie Hoby…
Sheild Wines
Trudy Sheild is the very talented winemaker behind some of the best wines produced in this region, and I have…
Flaxmore Vineyards
Flaxmore Vineyards takes its name from the road it sits on, Flaxmore Road in Upper Moutere. The former apple orchard…
Food and Beverage Award winners
Nelson food and beverage producers make some of the finest product in New Zealand, as proven by the results achieved…