Huon Pine table

In November I went down to Tasmania, where son Robert is working, and we made a trip down the west coast, through the Tarkine to Strahan. Souvenir shops there were selling huon pine chopping boards and salad bowls for $200+, Read more…

Chris Derrez, winemaker for Moody’s

The local paper recently wrote an article about my wine maker, Chris: The craft of vinification is not only a blend of flavours, mouthfeel and aromas, but it is also a mixture of alchemy, tradition and innovation. The French wine industry has a strong and noble history that has been traced back to the sixth century BC, but for Chris Derrez, who describes himself as a maker of wines rather than a winemaker, his home country’s traditions are confining and lack free expression. Read more…