WINE > Valli Waitaki 2020

The range of pinot noir from the Valli vineyard in Central Otago, New Zealand is superb, wine maker Grant Taylor has been making wine in the region for nearly 30 years and for his own vineyard for the last 25 years. The Waitaki vineyard is on the Waitaki river about 230kms to…

ByCrispyMarch 27, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Chardonnay

WINE > Pimpernel Chardonnay 2020

The Chardonnay from Pimpernel is perfectly on point again with the 2020 release a fine blend of white peach, slightly acidic hints of lemon with a long drawn out and lingering palate. The fruit was gently basket pressed, then fermented in new and seasoned French oak barrels and maturation in the barrel on lees. …

BySebastian SomerledMarch 25, 20230Comments

DESIGN

Super Fancy Lilo

You probably never realised that you really really wanted a super fancy lilo, something that floated in your pool and provided a little back support. Just as useful on the lawn or on the lagoon and it is upholstered in beautiful linen patterns. Its clear from the advertising that these super floats…

ByJames CampbellMarch 25, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > SYDNEY

EAT > Taruhachi Bento

Down a flight of stairs, past a coffee and focaccia bar, and barber shop there are a few high chairs lined up outside a mysterious door. I walked past this door not really noticing for nearly two years, until this week I ventured inside and was immediately transported to back to Japan. …

ByCrispyMarch 25, 20230Comments

TRAVEL

TRAVEL > Pluto Pod – travel pillow or personal isolation pod.

Travel pillows are one of those unfortunate necessities of the modern traveller, less space in seats that don’t recline as far as they used to, mean you need something to help you attempt to rest while your body contorts into a knot. Sure if you only fly in the pointy end of the plane…

ByJames CampbellMarch 19, 20230Comments

DESIGN DESIGN > FASHION RIDE > SNOW

RIDE > Fits like a glove

What is it about good gloves, I am always thinking I could use another pair and I have an obsession about Hestra gloves, personally I think that Hestra make the best gloves in the world. These days Hestra actually make gloves for everything from cycling to sailing and of course they make them…

ByCrispyMarch 18, 20230Comments

TRAVEL TRAVEL > CHILE WHERE TO SKI >

SKI > Valle Nevado Ski Resort, Chile

Its a ski resort that feels like it is straight out of a 70’s Bond Film with huge annual snow fall incredible altitude and lots of blue bird sunny days. It is a quick 45 minute dash out of Santiago (48km), one minute you are driving through the suburbs and the next you commence the…

ByCrispyMarch 18, 20230Comments

DESIGN

DESIGN > The Fellow Ode Brew Grinder

If you are looking for the best looking coffee grinder to sit next to your shiny brew station then this has to be the very best looking option. Let start by what it is not - this is not going to be a suitable grinder for your espresso machine, it is not designed for…

ByJames CampbellMarch 13, 20230Comments

DESIGN RIDE > SNOW

RIDE > Chromapop your eyewear

Not goggles and not glasses either the new eyewear from Smith is somewhere in between, taking the brilliant Chromapop goggle lenses and creating glasses that leap across the boundary and provide something we have all been looking for - the perfect hybrid that give great coverage, copes with all sorts of conditions and is easy…

ByJames CampbellMarch 12, 20230Comments

DESIGN

DESIGN > Moonswatch

Last year Swatch launched the Moonswatch and it was an instant classic with over 1.5 million sold and the resale market was explosive with people paying more than 3x the listed price. The original Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch has always been a highly desirable and iconic watch. I got one for my 40th…

ByJames CampbellMarch 12, 20230Comments