Garage Days Revisited by Yvonne LorkinAugust 1, 2023 Photo: Florence Charvin [As published in July/August BayBuzz magazine.] “Bruno, our schnauzer, may greet you with a bark,” was the text from Ollie Powrie a few minutes before I pulled up for our interview. So I was prepared, as I noodled up the driveway of his 1920s … Read More
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New Shared Workspace for Wine People Launched in Wellington
Wine Sentience to launch a wine professionals’ coworking hub in Wellington The Wine Sentience Hub is a coworking space for wine professionals who are visiting Wellington from around New Zealand and the world. “Our hub is the Wellington home base for travelling wine and hospitality folk,” said Wellington’s own Master of Wine and the owner/operator … Read More
Canvas Column Saturday December 2nd 2017
Yvonne Lorkin Canvas reviews Dec 2 2017 click here
Six Decent Wines for Under Sixty Dollars – Can we do it?
This week I set myself a challenge to see if I could find six decent wines for under $60. There’s deep discounting going on left right and sideways out there in supermarketland at the moment, so it shouldn’t be too hard I thought. Because of the nature of my job, I do get to taste … Read More
NO SLEEP TIL BLENHEIM
If you’re planning to spend any time in a hotel on either of Blenheim’s main strip over the next few weeks then take it from me, you’ll need to pack a set of industrial-strength earplugs and renew your sleeping pill prescription. Why? Because it’s harvest time and every truck this side of the black stump … Read More