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For the last few weeks I have been travelling around NZ running a series of Wine Tasting Competitions for the NZ Sommeliers and Wine Professionals for which I am chair. It's been fun putting together a selection of 40 classic wines and preparing sets of questions to test our teams of … View moreFor the last few weeks I have been travelling around NZ running a series of Wine Tasting Competitions for the NZ Sommeliers and Wine Professionals for which I am chair. It's been fun putting together a selection of 40 classic wines and preparing sets of questions to test our teams of winelovers.
We have used Kahoot! which has been enormously successful as a electronic quiz platform in these Covid times. It adds the results instantly and takes away the risk of calculation errors plus the backend provides detailed analytics on who got the answers to how many seconds it took to answer correctly. We know that of the 24 teams the highest scores were 75% correct with over 8 teams achieved above 68% correct. I can see we will use this platform for sometime!
It seems that interest in wines and spirits programmes is also bounding upwards and we have had record enrolments for all our wine classes including WSET Wine and Spirit Education Trust from UK.
This week I had the results of the latest WSET Level 2 Certificate in Wine and with a class of 20 students, 60% gained distinction, a pass of over 85%. Exciting.
Our NZQA Certificate in NZ Wine Micro-Credential is also going for strength to strength and we are about to start offering Corporate & Team Building wine options so that you can get together a group of 8 people and we will run a private programme.
New Zealand wines are much more diverse that most people imagine and it's a great thrill to be able to share lesser-known wineries and underrated regions with our participants as they taste through the wine selection. For more information, email admin@foodandwine.co.nz.
Coming up we have the Winter Forage with Riki Bennett which provides an opportunity to explore our native flora along with innovation around urban hāngi kai-cookery techniques. The FOODOGRAPHY Dinner is back and this year our theme is a Midwinter Christmas Dinner. Both events are part of Auckland's Elemental Festival.
On Sunday 1st August, we host the NZ Sommelier of the Year Awards along with wine tasting events and a Gastronomic Dinner prepared by Chef Finn and our students.
Ngā mihi,
Celia Hay
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Kia ora Neighbours, Several council projects have sparked vocal opposition in communities. Henderson's street trial, Onehunga's low-traffic neighbourhood and Western Springs forest. If the council can't reach a consensus on these, what happens when the big changes come? Read the … View moreKia ora Neighbours, Several council projects have sparked vocal opposition in communities. Henderson's street trial, Onehunga's low-traffic neighbourhood and Western Springs forest. If the council can't reach a consensus on these, what happens when the big changes come? Read the story below:
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Buy any red testpot from your local Resene owned ColorShop between 13-31 July 2021 and Resene will donate $1 to CureKids Red Nose Day!
The more red testpots you buy, the more will be donated! Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene red testpots (excludes metallics and wood stains).
… View moreBuy any red testpot from your local Resene owned ColorShop between 13-31 July 2021 and Resene will donate $1 to CureKids Red Nose Day!
The more red testpots you buy, the more will be donated! Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene red testpots (excludes metallics and wood stains).
Help us make a difference to the health of kiwi children.
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Hi, my neighbours
I have written some eBooks with my editors' help. I would like to share "The Queen and the Pirates" with you this time.
Hope everyone enjoy it.
You may also find other books from below.
This one with many stories inside is perfect for children. "An Acorn" … View moreHi, my neighbours
I have written some eBooks with my editors' help. I would like to share "The Queen and the Pirates" with you this time.
Hope everyone enjoy it.
You may also find other books from below.
This one with many stories inside is perfect for children. "An Acorn" www.amazon.com...
A short one is "Tom's Dream Home" www.amazon.com...
"The Rhino the Zebra and the Unicorn" is for teenagers www.amazon.com...
"The Mountain Eye" is more suitable for young adults www.amazon.com...
"The Old Man and the Mermaid" www.amazon.com...
"The Mountain that stood between True Love" www.amazon.com...
"The Queen and the Pirates" www.amazon.com...
"The Bear's Wish" www.amazon.com...
Have a good weekend everyone.
Does anyone have an outdoor heater or heaters that I could please borrow tomorrow for my son Aaron's 7th birthday party?
We are half way through the school holidays and we hope our young people are enjoying some well deserved mid year rest.
We know it can be hard to find new things for tamariki to learn and do, so we thought we would share with you a Tamariki Talks Challenge for you to try at home with friends and … View moreWe are half way through the school holidays and we hope our young people are enjoying some well deserved mid year rest.
We know it can be hard to find new things for tamariki to learn and do, so we thought we would share with you a Tamariki Talks Challenge for you to try at home with friends and family! Let us know how you go 😃
Click on the link below!
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