Classic wine 'n' cheese

New Zealanders are passionate about wine, and produce some of the world's best.

The major wine producing areas with their distinctive soil structures and climate variations contribute to our repertoire of wine that has an exclusive uniqueness.

Wine tastings at previous Food Shows have been crowd pullers and this year they will
again have a major presence.

Savour Matariki 2004 Reserve Chardonnay, which was awarded 5 stars and top 10
status in Cuisine magazine or linger over the Five Flax wine range which offers exceptional value at under $12 a bottle.

This range includes an unoaked Gisborne Chardonnay, an East Coast Sauvignon Blanc, a Waipara Riesling, and a Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot.

For those who want to try quality wines outside the mould, Bensen Block range is a gift in a bottle.

The range features Pinot Noir and Merlot, fashionable Rose and Unoaked Chardonnay in
addition to many more popular varieties.

Available to try is the Bordeaux red wine variety Carmenere from Gold Medal Wines, the
importer of the biggest range of Carmenere in New Zealand.

Grove Mill Winery will be launching the Grove Mill 2004 Pinot Noir and 2004 Riesling at the show. The company has over 16 years experience of producing world-class award winning wines and once you step out of your comfort zone and try them, you may become a convert.

Of special interest will be the icewine by Okahu Estate, Northland's awardwinning winery.

They will also feature the very popular 8 year old, Old Brother Johns Tawny Port, their icon wines 90 Mile Merlot and Shipwreck Bay.

Wine can never be mentioned without the perfect accompaniment—cheese.

Exhibiting their versatile range Te Mata Cheese Company proves that it takes a special
flair to create speciality cheese.

Their range includes top quality, hand crafted fresh, white rinded and blue cheeses.

This Hawke's Bay, purpose-built, artisan cheese factory has at the helm, award winning Master Cheesemaker Andrew Huxford to head its production team.

The team produces traditional brie, cows milk feta, fresh goat's cheese, washed rind cheese, strong blue cheese and much more, so you can spend an afternoon palate browsing while you sip the wine.