Tag: New Zealand
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Resolutions for 2016
Ah, New Year resolutions. I make a few every year at this time and, amazingly, I find I have kept some of them. Inspired by happy memories of our nine month stay in New Zealand I suggest some resolutions for 2016, in no particular order of importance. Travel and explore new paths Relax when you…
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An Eye on Nelson
There is a beautiful little corner in the north of the south island of New Zealand, one of so many gorgeous regions of this wonderful country which I visited with a small group of New Zealand wine writers for a couple of days to keep an eye on Nelson. Nelson is one of the smallest wine…
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A Day in Wellington
“I love this city, the hills, the harbour the wind that blasts through it. I love the life and pulse and activity, and the warm decrepitude…there’s always an edge here that one must walk which is sharp and precarious, requiring vigilance.” So wrote Patricia Grace, award-winning New Zealand Maori author, about her home town of Wellington…
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Medal Winning Wines in Auckland
Last week I attended a small tasting of Medal Winning Wines in Auckland. When I am in the UK I do try to spend a few days every year in deepest Sussex, wine judging for the IWSC. So it was good to see how the wines fared in New Zealand. The International Wine and Spirit Competition was…
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A tale of two beaches, part two – Piha
Winter has arrived in Auckland with a week of rain and fog although now there a couple of sunny but cold days. However when we we arrived here six weeks ago we were spoilt with mild weather so it is a pleasure to be reminded of our earlier visit to our second beach in New Zealand – Piha.…
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Hot Red Hawkes Bay Wines
The Hot Red Hawkes Bay Wine Show is an annual event held in Wellington and in Auckland, where I caught up with a few producers, particularly those whom I’ve not seen in the UK – yet. Hawke’s Bay is the oldest wine region in New Zealand, the second largest and the leading producer of red wines. Located at 39.4°S. in the…
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A Sunday walk in Auckland
We’ll be living in Auckland for nine months where Wink is acting editor of Wine-Searcher.com covering the editor’s maternity leave. On our third day here the weather was still mild, indeed sunny with none of the threatened showers. As we were keen to learn more about our new home city we decided to go for a Sunday…
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Scallops with bacon
We love to see scallops at the fishmonger’s, glistening white with the pinky yellow coral. Easy to cook and easy to enjoy. I’ve usually just fried them wrapped in bacon but this time I cooked these two ingredients separately, improving the dish with a little winey sauce. A good crisp dry white would be a…