Category: Food and Wine
2009 Charity Wine Box Auction
August 19th, 2009
Now in its 4th year, the ‘Wine Box Auction’ is a positive and unique event that raises funds to directly benefit RealPeople @ Mosiac, a community based vocational service for people with a disability. The Winebox Auction will be held on the 26th August ... read more
Hawke’s Bay Red Wine Industry growing
June 30th, 2009
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Fund has recently awarded the Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Association a significant grant to help develop and grow the red wine industry in Hawke’s Bay. Tukituki MP Craig Foss says this grant is vitally important to the ... read more
Local winemaker’s benefit from change to Lab rules
June 18th, 2009
Wineries get choice for export testing 15 June 2009 - Media Release New Zealand wineries can now have wine destined for Europe tested by laboratories closer to home instead of being sent to Auckland for analysis, Minister for Food Safety ... read more
Choice for Winemakers
June 15th, 2009
15 June 2009 Tukituki MP Craig Foss and Napier MP Chris Tremain have welcomed the Government’s decision to give wineries the choice as to where they send their wine to be tested for export clearance to Europe. ‘Until now our local wineries haven’t had ... read more
Foss fine wines from Italy
May 19th, 2009
Fantastic, I will have to order some ” Foss Marai”. More proof that the only decent Reds are found in bottles. I especially like this bit: This wine-producing company is located in Guia di Valdobbiadene, a villagesurrounded by steep hills covered ... read more
