“THE Hunter Valley has the wine industry abuzz with calls that this year’s crop is producing the “best vintage of the century”. Heavy rains in November followed by lots of sunshine over January and February allowed farmers to harvest the fruits at optimum ripeness. And it’s paying off, according to Tyrrell’s winemaker Chris Tyrrell. He…
“Restaurants and consumers need to wake up to the fact there are excellent vintages coming out of NSW and ACT – and some of the best-value wine in Australia. Of course, NSW has a lot of great wine and the Hunter Valley still leads the charge, thanks to its sheer weight of winery and brand…
Greg Grainger visits Around Hermitage Hunter Valley
Follow Legendary Man’s Epic Journey up The Legendary Pacific Coast as he proves once and for all that all you need is a pair of Speedos to travel Australia’s top tourism. Where will he take you? from the Central Coast, Hunter Valley, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Nelson Bay, Seal Rocks,Great Lakes, Blueys Beach, Forster, Tuncurry, Nabiac,…
“Our long-awaited return to the Australia’s oldest producing wine region has finally happened just recently and Hunter Valley never fails to amaze and inspire as I am yet slowly unearthing more hidden gems among the tangled vines. We picked the last crop of hailstorm surviving grapes at Mount View during the harvest time in March,…
“As the knife cuts into the pie covered with mini mashed potato domes, it cracks open the crusty pastry wall, inside is a deep well that is filled with juicy shredded lamb meat in dark rich sauce. “Would you like to take a picture of this?” The Queen asks me as she puts down her…