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Chef Alistair Forster creates exquisite food out of his Forsters Moutere Hills kitchen, which are perfectly complimented by the mouthwatering wines of Moutere Hills Vineyard.
COLUMN: If you’re looking for the perfect place to relax over some exceptional food and a glass of beautiful Nelson wine over Anzac weekend then I have the answer for you – Forsters Moutere Hills. Located in Eggers Rd, behind the Upper Moutere village, what was Moutere Hills winery and restaurant has been transformed over the last few of years into Forsters at Moutere Hills, a beautiful dining location where you can sit outside on a sunny day or be wrapped up inside on a colder winter’s day.
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The family behind the Abel wine label - Mark and Sophie McGill, centre, with Linton McGill, left, and Wendy and James Healy, right.
If you want to start your own cider and winemaking business it wouldn’t hurt at all if you have a decent wine production pedigree, and that is the case with Mark and Sophie McGill from Abel in the Moutere Valley. In fact, it would be difficult to find a family background more impressive, Sophie’s parents James and Wendy Healy have been in the wine industry for over 40 years. Working with the iconic Cloudy Bay and then going on to co-establish Dog Point Vineyard in Marlborough. Mark’s dad, Linton, has been a viticulturist for just as long, working throughout New Zealand and then planting a vineyard in the Wairarapa in the early 90s.