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The problem with training for May 24 right after Flora Duffy wins a triathlon on home soil is that, somehow, it doesn’t feel so impressive. I went along to watch the race with Belle and we got really lucky. We watched all the cycling at Crow Lane (w...

Two weeks ago I referred to comments on Californian wines that were taken from The Joys of Wine, written in the year that I joined the wine trade. I will now share its view on New Zealand wines: “One of the few considered to be of high- enough qualit...

You should probably check the obituaries section after this one. I’ve taken on a bit too much and might have died from overload in the interim. Being busy isn’t cool any more — I know that, I got the memo! We all know that stress is a killer, so I’m ...

Michael Robinson April 22 was Earth Day, an annual event that was established in 1970 to support protection of our environment. It is worth considering how vineyard owners respect our planet, and many of our wines can be classified as biodynamic, org...

There are winemaking areas on our planet where good weather patterns are the norm. With others — Bordeaux is a good example — the climate can vary a fair amount, so it is worth paying attention to the particular vintage. Looking back as far as 1990...

Uh oh, it’s Friday the 13th — I hope you make it through the day safely. There isn’t really any good logic behind why we should all have something to fear on a particular date, but we’re really good at winding ourselves up about it. In fact, did you ...

Agathe Holowatinc used to live for her morning coffee — and her mid-morning coffee and her late morning coffee. Then in her early twenties, she was drinking as many as nine cups a day. She believes it took its toll: sleep became a problem and she bro...

A love of cooking had Ashayo Clemons trying every recipe — and every diet. Still, when pregnant with both of her children, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. She knew she needed to make a long-lasting change. “I’ve always been a yo-yo die...

As a little boy, Danny Simmons hid whenever his grandmother boiled flaxseed on the stove. “It tasted terrible,” the 53-year-old said. “She said it cooled the blood. I said what do I need cool blood for, I want to be outside playing.” But as he got o...

Although it took place many years ago, I often think of an incident that happened one evening on our porch. Our friends Roberto and Maja Guldener were visiting our island from Tuscany. I offered wine and thought that it would be interesting for them...

Scott Tucker got into organic farming thinking it would be a breeze. Two years later, he laughs at his naïveté. “Just shoot me,” joked the 60-year-old who runs Bermyfresh Farms with Martin Hatfield. “There’s nothing easy about organic farming.” It’s...

I like to look at the per capita consumption of wine as it gives me an idea of what percentage of the market Burrows Lightbourn has here. Figures from February of this year put us in 18th place out of about 200 countries. The 69,000 folks in Andor...