16 Wine Wednesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2020</strong> Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz SELWYN TIMES Isolation heightens focus • By Mark Henderson LIKE MANY OF you, I took part in a number of Zoom meetings during lockdown, including wine tastings. The latter involved far more intellectual rigour than I had imagined — using one’s senses to explain a wine to others (who do not have the wine in front of them) is surprisingly difficult, yet heightens the focus on the wine in your glass. For whatever reason, I haven’t tackled many reds in this column recently, so it seemed appropriate to explore a few Central Otago pinot noirs. 2018 Carrick Billet Doux Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $36 Rating: Excellent to outstanding Fascinating nose, humus, a wild and feral quality; delicious purity of fruit. Silky and textural entry with a little prickle on the tongue, showcasing loganberry, plum and wood smoke with nice chewiness from the tannins. Time adds dark chocolate and charcuterie to the brightness and vivacity, while the tannins are very fine. Rather delicious. No sulphur added. www.carrick.co.nz 017 Judge Rock Alexandra Pinot Noir Price: $45 Rating: Very good A little shy at first, building a quietly alluring perfume. There’s richness yet a sense of coolness as well, the fruit mingling with earth and wild herb notes; a touch of tea leaf/pencil lead too. A juiciness to the palate with a tangy element framing the finish as the tannic structure quietly builds. Time in bottle should meld this together nicely. www.judgerock.co.nz 2017 Maori Point Gold Digger Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $29.95 Rating: Very good to excellent Smoke, a little funky wildness, wild herbs and red fruits in support. Red fruits and raspberry lead the palate, with hints of Christmas fruit mix and oak notes. There’s fruit sweetness her, the tannins nicely melded into the wine and a fresh lift on the spicy close. In the slot and drinking nicely now. Well priced. www.maoripoint.co.nz 2019 Hawkshead Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $45 Rating: Very good to excellent Dusty, smoke, dried herbs, fragrance building with light cherry tones; a toffee note with aeration. Youthfully crunchy and juicy, highlighting cherry and blackberry, along with a little herbal backdrop, moving to spice on the close. Good flavour intensity and while this shows its youthful brashness, there is drinkability too. www.hawksheadwine.com 2018 Misha’s Vineyard Cantata Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $30 Rating: Excellent A deeper, darker register to the nose, raspberry, dark berries, wood smoke, oak nuances; quite engaging. The palate brings out its youthful side, raspberry and oak spices joined by a lavender-like wild herb influence with bright acidity and growing, chewy tannins closing on a smoky note. Youthful puppy fat here, but a lot of ingredient for the price. www.mishasvineyard.com 2018 Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $49.99 Rating: Excellent to outstanding Fragrant and floral nose of mixed berries, spice and perfumed oak. Textural entry, berryfruit, wild herbs and spices are framed by a delightfully lively palate with fine-grained tannins in support. Supple, nicely integrated already, there’s lightness and airiness to this; depth of flavour without weight, as cherry fruit and stony minerality grows. www.burncottage.com APRIL <strong>2020</strong> TIME TO GET GROwING BEGINNER’S GuIDE TO DIY vEGES THE FASHION ISSuE OuR LEADING LADIES DUNEDIN’S FASHION GODMOTHERS ONLINE A FEAST FOR THE EYES KIwI lAbElS IN CHRISTCHURCH lOCATIONS with the South Island’s premier lifestyle magazine FASHION THROUGH THE AGES IcONIc pOp cuLTuRE mOmENTS Read us on style.kiwi Follow us @stylechristchurch
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong> year. Connecting Your Community Councillor takes Davids heads matters into community board his own hands advocating body Page 3 Page 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, <strong>2020</strong> starnews.co.nz for Cantabrians • By Louis Day IT COULD be a while until starnews.co.nz the eastern suburbs start to see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign aspirations for the area come to fruition. During October’s local body elections, Ms Dalziel identified repairs to the eastern part of the city’s footpaths, pipes and roads as one of her main priorities for this term. “We need a fully integrated programme of works for the east, I have loosely called this the eastern alliance, which Ro ler Blinds cleaned from as li tle as $ 2 per blind TUESDAY, MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong> Connecting Your Community Views on Lively group cricket nets celebrate sought St Patrick’s Day Page 3 Page 5 Ge ry Brownl e MP for Ilam 283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr, Christchurch ilam@parliament.govt.nz 0 359 0582 Funded by the Parliamentary Service. Authorised by Ge ry Brownl e MP, Parliament Buildings, We lington. starnews.co.nz RESIDENTS MOST affected by the new Northern Motorway are Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch Northern Corridor opening has been delayed by six months. The CNC was due to open in the middle of this year, but last week the New Zealand Trans- Ro ler Blinds cleaned from as li tle as $ 2 per blind TUESDAY, MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong> No review over multi-storey house Connecting Your Community A message of love, unity and prayers for peace Page 3 Page 7 TUESDAY, MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong> Ge ry Brownl e MP for Ilam 283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr, Christchurch ilam@parliament.govt.nz 0 359 0582 Funded by the Parliamentary Service. Authorised by Ge ry Brownl e MP, Parliament Buildings, We lington. starnews.co.nz Connecting Your Community • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding THE earthquake-damaged former Sockburn Service Centre could finally be demolished in July – if the funding needed is obtained. port Agency It comes as the announced more Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton time was needed to complete the Community $290m motorwayten in its draft Board has writ- The original submission to scope of the the city council’s Readers respond Chance to would essentially be an alliance Helpless to Victorious Delay in Market day project has been Mark Wilson Annual Plan Mike Mora to supermarket farewell Holden of contractors who can take extended include stoked making mall goes green at 2019-<strong>2020</strong>, stop property captain the whole area bit by bit and a third southbound lane on requesting the city council addresses the budget gap so the rebranding in style systematically get the work the Waimakariri River bridge and flooding with cup done,” she said during the a clip-on win exit safer Cashmere HS cycleway. buildings can be removed as soon campaign. St Albans resident Mark Wilson as possible. Page 8 Page 17 But chief executive Dawn GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help <strong>10</strong> said the community are “somewhat thankful” for the delay. her achieve her dreams. Page 3 PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora Baxendale said any request to her achieve her dreams. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN pursue a specific project in the “The community will be somewhat thankful for a reprieve of the • By Bea Gooding for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, • By Bea Gooding for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the east would have to be agreed age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, technology, engineering age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, technology, engineering requested. demolition of the site would be upon by council. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia effects of this motorway for six in how things worked, often country to participate in the FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of City councillors are yet to pass Holmes is on a mission to months, but it’s still there. Until taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme next month, designed She was shocked to hear the and maths. Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source and maths. 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So here’s a couple of recipes featuring two hearty favourites - leeks and yams Kale, ricotta and leek lasagne 4 servings Ingredients 300g kale, woody stems removed and leaves chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 3 leeks, trimmed (about 400g), halved lengthways, washed and chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 350g ricotta 150ml vegetable stock 4 tbsp fresh pesto 250g fresh lasagne, about 8 sheets 30g parmesan (or veggie alternative), finely grated Directions Heat the oven to 200 deg C (180 deg C fan). Drop the kale in boiling salted water, bring back to a simmer then cook for 5min. Drain really well. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the leeks with a good pinch of salt. Cook for 8-<strong>10</strong>min or until really soft. Add the garlic to the leeks and cook for 2min. Keep 4 tbsp of the ricotta aside then stir the rest into the leeks with the kale. Mix everything well then add enough vegetable stock to make it a little saucy but not watery. Take off the heat. Put ¼ of the sauce in the bottom of an oiled baking dish approximately 18 x 25cm. Top with 1 tbsp pesto then two sheets of lasagne. Repeat three times, ending with lasagne. Mix the rest of the ricotta with another splash of vegetable stock and spread over the top layer. Scatter over the parmesan and bake for 20min until golden and bubbling. WINTER VEGGIES: (Left) Kale, ricotta and leek lasagne. (Above) Yam and brussels sprout gratin. Yam and brussels sprout gratin 2 servings Ingredients 200g brussels sprouts 200g yams 2 tbsp butter 2 cloves garlic finely sliced ½ tsp fresh thyme leaves ½ tsp vegetable stock or use chicken Salt & black pepper to taste ½ cup cream ¼ cup parmesan cheese to garnish Directions Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Blanch the sprouts in boiling water for 5min. Drain well and lay them in a single layer with the yams in an ovenproof dish or skillet. Dot the butter over the top, scatter the garlic and thyme and pour over the stock. Season with salt and black pepper. 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City counci lors James Gough, Sam MacDonald, Catherine Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown and James Daniels have sent a le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel asking her to lead a conversation as to how a zero per cent rates increase could be achieved this The city council is proposing an average rates increase of 4.65 per cent acro s all ratepayers in this year’s Draft Annual Plan which is cu rently under public consultation until April 5 and wi l be finalised before July 1. The 2018-2028 Long Term Plan also predicts a 50 per cent rates increase over <strong>10</strong> years. Said Cr MacDonald: “In the cu rent environment it’s clear busine s as usual is not appropriate and the council needs to look at how we enable this 12-month rates increase freeze to occur, it’s crucial for the economic confidence of our city.” Ms Dalziel said the last thing the city council needed was for someone to hi the panic bu ton. “Calm heads must and wi l Circulation 93,000 starnews.co.nz Vaping rules in CDHB spotlight www.starmedia.kiwi/digital-editions prevail,” she said. “Our residents and busine ses wi l be depending on us to make adjustments, and we wi l, however, we wi l need advice on the impacts on all aspects of – page 4 the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce not entirely funded by rates, and the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic “The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.” she said. signed off for three months so City council chief executive we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a A the same time, the council zero rates rise out. is meeting with our economic “We’re considering a series of development agency, Christch- options in light of the extraordinary circumstances related to the economy in response to the Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic. options with elected members The biggest boost is $5.1 as we develop the Annual Plan,” bi lion towards wage subsidies for affected busine ses in a l The push from city counci lors sectors and regions. for a freeze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3 shortly after Minister of Finance •Mayor’s column, p9 Grant Robertson announced a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p<strong>10</strong> Thursday, March 19, <strong>2020</strong> Parent’s frightening journey Covid-19 prompts call for zero per cent rates increase The local news destination Eastern Foam fun follows fire suburbs repairs could take a while Julia’s on a mission to make a difference ACTION: Six city counci lors including Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right), James Daniels (above left) and Aaron Keown have ca led on Mayor Lianne Dalziel to lead a conversation on how to achieve a zero per cent rates increase this year. 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