Brightwater Vineyards new winemaker
Over the last year or so there has been a shuffling of chairs in the local wine scene, mainly with…
Brightwater Vineyards Pinot Noir gets Gold Medal for 12th time
Brightwater Vineyards 2017 Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir has just been awarded a GOLD MEDAL at New Zealand International Wineshow! This is Brightwater Vineyards 12th…
Champagne Deutz Harvest Report 2019
2019 Harvest Temperature variations, ripening, the winegrowing cycle… All together an unprecedented harvest The buckets and secateurs have been put…
Tasteology – Wild Tomato Dine Out Awards
Tasteology included in this years Wild Tomato Dine Out Awards. After our first year in business they received the Best Wine…
New Season’s Wines from Nelson
At the risk of repeating myself I love this time of the year, everything in the garden is starting to…
Blackenbrook Vineyard
I have been a fan of Blackenbrook Vineyard’s wines for many years, in fact I have been following the evolution…
Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy
Each year at the Nelson Winegrowers annual dinner The Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy is presented to the producer of the…
St Pauli Wines
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting a delightful family who recently started making wine with another couple, our…
Some challenges for the 2019 wine vintage
As I spent a little time talking with wine-grape growers in recent weeks it has become even more obvious climate…