Waitaki Wine Doctors see double
Date: 17 May 2013Drs John Forrest of Forrest Wines and Jim Jerram of Ostler Wines are today celebrating double successes with gold medals for their 2010 Waitaki Valley Pinot Noirs. Awarded by the prestigious 2013 London International Wine Challenge, this echoes the 2012 event when the John Forrest Collection 2009 Pinot Noir was awarded a gold medal together with the Ostler Caroline 2009 Pinot Noir 2012 also winning gold at the equivalent event in Shanghai. Waitaki Valley in New Zealand’s ... more
New Zealand has record year of success at International Wine Challenge
Date: 17 May 2013New Zealand's winemakers collect 38 Gold medals at IWC including 13 gold for their Pinot Noirs. New Zealand winemakers demonstrated their excellence at the 30th International Wine Challenge winning 38 Gold medals in a record year of success. Thirteen of the much-coveted Gold medals were awarded to Pinot Noir. "New Zealand's Pinot just gets better and better and it is hard to beat in terms of quality, consistency and value. One theme that came through in judging this ... more
NZ fine dining salmon wins global award
Date: 15 May 2013New Zealand’s Ôra King salmon has been judged as ‘remarkable’ at the iTQi Superior Taste Awards in Belgium. The brand has been developed specifically for fine dining by Nelson-based New Zealand King Salmon and was launched only last year. Ôra King Fresh Whole Salmon achieved two stars in the awards and an overall mark of 83.1 per cent. The iTQi Superior Taste Awards are in their ninth year and are judged by more than 120 of the ... more
Just Cook: challenging youth to learn life skills in the kitchen
Date: 14 May 2013The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation is encouraging Kiwi school students to take up the challenge and get creative in the kitchen with the Just Cook Create a Family Meal Challenge. The challenge, which is part of the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation’s Food Week campaign, aims to build young Kiwis’ confidence in the kitchen and encourages them to create a quick, delicious and affordable meal. Students must create an original recipe, for a family of five, based on the ... more
Hospitality ‘Oscars’ finalists announced
Date: 2 May 2013The shining stars of Auckland’s hospitality scene have been revealed. Four finalists in each of 16 categories are vying for votes in the lead up to the 11th annual Lewisham Awards on Sunday 2 June. Finalists have been announced at a function attended by many Auckland hospitality heavyweights at The Cloud yesterday afternoon. More than 5,000 submissions have been received since nominations opened on March 18. Lewisham Foundation chairman Chris Upton says in their 11th ... more
Riddet Institute co-director Harjinder Singh becomes Distinguished Professor
Date: 29 Apr 2013Food scientist Harjinder Singh has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor by Massey University. The award is the highest academic title the University offers and is normally bestowed on up to 15 professors who have achieved "outstanding international eminence in their fields". They were confirmed in writing by Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey last week and took effect from March 18. Formal presentations will be made later this year. Distinguished Professor Singh, ... more
Moa long-jumps the field to take Gold at the Helsinki Beer Awards
Date: 24 Apr 2013Yvette Corlett (nee Williams) long jumped to Olympic gold there back in 1952 and now Marlborough brewer Moa has leaped to glory of its own with its Methode Pilsner. No actual jumping or Olympic medals were involved for the Moa Methode Pilsner. But it did hit the tape in front of 65 rival beers to win gold in its category at the Helsinki Beer Awards during the weekend. “We’re pretty happy with our Methode. She prepared well and even though she was 17,000 km from home, she ... more
Sacre Bleu! They've done it again!
Date: 23 Apr 2013The French Café takes out Restaurant of the Year for the fifth time After a five-year absence, Auckland institution The French Café is again the winner of the supreme award in the Metro Emirates Restaurant of the Year Awards 2013. The French Café has also been judged Best Fine Dining restaurant and the establishment with the Best Service while co-owner Simon Wright wins Best Chef. It is the fifth time the Symonds Street restaurant has taken out the top honour in ... more
Entries open for the 2013 Spiegelau International Wine Competition
Date: 9 Apr 2013Entries are now open for the 2013 Spiegelau International Wine Competition. This year’s event is again anticipating entries from all over the globe, culminating in a comprehensive, independent review of wines available on the New Zealand market. Judges include a number of international guests such as Phil Reedman MW from Adelaide, Adrian Atkinson from the UK and Annette Scarfe MW from Singapore. Accompanying them will be some of New Zealand’s most experienced and ... more
Limoncello SOVRANO strikes Double Gold again
Date: 29 Mar 2013Limoncello SOVRANO as done it again!!! For another year, the Kerikeri-based liqueur producer has conquered the international spirit competition, being awarded a Double Gold Medal for their Sovrano Limoncello Cream in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In a statement, SOVRANO says, "After a blind tasting our products the judges, for the second year in San Francisco gave to our traditional recipe an outstanding results. Once again we are proud that we managed to put New ... more
