EAT > Bloody Mary’s, Christchurch NZ (13/20)

Christchurch is a little quiet on the Sunday night that we make our way to ‘Bloody Mary’s’ its been recommended for good food, a pleasant ambience, its Bloody Mary’s and that it was actually open on a Sunday evening! Its located in the Ridges Hotel and when you walk in it feels a lot like…

ByEd ItorSeptember 16, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > Dry River Pinot Noir 2020 (96/100 points)

The Dry River vineyard was established in 1979 by Dr Neil and Dawn McCallum and was one of Martinborough’s first wineries and over time it has become one New Zealand's most iconic wines. It was named after one of South Wairarapa’s earliest sheep stations, Dry River rests on the very arid, gravelly, free-draining soils near…

ByEd ItorSeptember 5, 20230Comments

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SKI > Treble Cone

It is said that legends are made at Treble Cone and there is no question that when it comes to truly gnarly off piste skiing, Treble Cone Ski Resort (the South Islands largest skiable area) is insane. This must be some of the most stunning views in the world - you get to the…

ByAl ManakJuly 4, 20230Comments

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SKI > Mount Hutt

There is something quite special about Mt Hutt, situated about 90 minutes from Christchurch above the town of Methven, Mt Hutt is a vast bowl that offers a rich variety of terrain and it is for a very good reason that Mt Hutt has won best Ski Resort in NZ every year since 2015. The…

ByAl ManakJuly 4, 20230Comments

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SKI > Cardrona Ski Resort

Cardrona Alpine Ski Resort is incredibly popular for all types of skiers because of the three spectacular basins that each offer a huge amount of terrain to explore. Combined with an innovative and highly modernised snow making system it opens up an enormous amount of terrain to ski, board and play. Many resorts…

ByAl ManakJuly 4, 20230Comments

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SKI > Coronet Peak Ski Resort

Just 20 minutes out of Queenstown, Coronet Peak is probably the most accessible ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere. It was the first commercial ski field in New Zealand when it opened in 1947 and now more than 75 years later it is still one of the most popular places to ski. Anyone…

ByAl ManakJuly 3, 20230Comments

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SKI > The Remarkables Ski Resort

Situated 37 minutes drive up above Queenstown, 'Remarks' is one of the three resorts included on the SkiNZ Superpass - you can ski at The Remarkables, Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt all on the same pass which makes for great value. Once you have parked your car or alighted from the bus at 'Remarks' you…

ByAl ManakJune 29, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > Terra Sancta – Shingle Beach Pinot Noir

PREFACE The first think you notice with Terra Sancta wines is how the label jumps out at you, it is both bold and totally different to what you find from most Australian and New Zealand premium wines today and yet this could easily be a classic European bottle with its styling. This feels reflective…

ByCrispyMay 24, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

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