Category Archives: Food & Wine

Pinot Noir: Otago’s New Gold Rush

Posted on 6 April 2025 by sheg4184

For two weeks we have been rambling through New Zealand’s south island, zigzagging from Christchurch to Queenstown, back to Dunedin and down through the Catlins to Invercargill, west to Lake Manapouri and Milford Sound, north to Cromwell and over to … Continue reading →

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Craggy Range Revisited

Posted on 2 April 2025 by sheg4184

It is fourteen years since I first met David Peabody; fourteen years since I sipped my first Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc; and fourteen years since I first wrote an article about this inspirational family-owned winery. Since then, Craggy Range wines … Continue reading →

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Food Glorious Food

Posted on 21 March 2025 by sheg4184

Fiore is the Italian word for flower. It is also the name of a rather gorgeous little Italian restaurant in McLaren Vale. And on a hot afternoon during this Indian summer, it was the best place to spend a wedding … Continue reading →

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Strolling Down Memory Lane

Posted on 11 February 2025 by sheg4184

‘It’s Easter Sunday in Sydney. Boats gently nudge pontoons, tall masts point up at soft blue skies smudged with the odd wispy cloud. Trees creep down to the water’s edge, hemming the small bay in deep, lush green. A teasing … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on 6 January 2025 by sheg4184

And welcome back to She Gathers No Moss. Sitting among the detritus of the Christmas season – a season of love, laughter and chaos – I have finally come up for air, with time to sit and admire the world … Continue reading →

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“More is More & Less is a Bore”

Posted on 4 November 2024 by sheg4184

This theory for interior design also applies to the use of chilli in Bali. And if there isn’t enough chilli in the dish already, there is always sambal. This Indonesian red hot chilli relish will ensure that food in Bali … Continue reading →

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“Tomorrow’s wind will blow tomorrow”

Posted on 23 August 2024 by sheg4184

This Japanese saying encourages us to live in the present and not worry excessively about the future. And as Japan is our final stop on this year’s circumnavigation of the globe, I am happy to take advantage of such useful … Continue reading →

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Into the West…

Posted on 11 August 2024 by sheg4184

Vancouver Island. An island off the south coast of British Columbia that is 456 km long and 100 km across at its widest point. The population of Vthe island is around 90,000, half of whom live in Greater Victoria on … Continue reading →

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O Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam…

Posted on 13 July 2024 by sheg4184

According to an article I have been reading on line there were once about 30 to 60 million buffalo roaming across the Prairies and through woodlands of North America. Although, in fact, they were probably bison, as the buffalo is … Continue reading →

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Lion City

Posted on 3 June 2024 by sheg4184

The merlion is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. It became the logo for the Singapore tourism board in 1966. Singapore – Singapura means ‘lion city’ in Malay, hence the lion … Continue reading →

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