Congratulations to our local winners Thomas Wines, Tintilla, Pokolbin Estate, Mistletoe, Hart & Hunter with 7 out 16 trophies awarded to Around Hermitage members. Best White in show was awarded to Tintilla. Best Red in show was awarded to Hart & Hunter KARL STOCKHAUSEN TROPHY HART & HUNTER 2011 SHIRAZ List of Trophies
“From Port Stephens we head west on the A15 to connect onto the new Hunter Expressway that provides a quicker, easier passage to one of Australia’s finest wine regions – the Hunter Valley. The Hunter has gained international acclaim of late being named amongst the world’s ten best wine regions by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice…
“THERE’S a 2011 shiraz that won four trophies, an innovative blend that incorporates the Portugues touriga nacional variety, a champion semillon that cost a mere $16 and a 1978 port-style fortified that won the heart of a celebrated international wine expert. They are among the wines that can be bought now from 2014 Hunter Valley…
“Hunter Valley operators have once again succeeded at the Hunter Central Coast Awards for Excellence in Tourism, held at Wests New Lambton last Wednesday. Wollombi luxury accommodation Somewhere Unique was inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning gold in the Unique Accommodation category for three consecutive years. Margan Wines received three gold awards, taking…
“GLOVES, buckets and shears are essential equipment for workers who hand-pick grapes in Hunter Valley vintages, but fishermen’s headlamps may well become an addition to the list. Such lamps proved to be a great success during harvest 2014 for ace winemaker Andrew Thomas, allowing him to carry out what he believes is the Hunter’s first…
“HUNTER Valley wineries have been named among the top 20 must-see destinations on the Australian east coast by travel content provider Lonely Planet. Just three years after Lonely Planet named Newcastle as one of its top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2011, it has once again shone the spotlight on the region…
“THE Hunter’s semillon wines tantalised the judges on the first day of the Hunter Valley Wine Show in Singleton on Monday. Show president Tim Murray said the quality of the wines “had been touted” and were living up to expectations. He said the judges were so impressed with the entries in one of the 2014…
“MUSE Restaurant’s Troy Rhoades-Brown has been named Australian Young Restaurateur 2014 at the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence awards. The Pokolbin-based chef and restaurateur beat three other finalists, including Novocastrian Chris Thornton, of Restaurant Mason at the finals in Melbourne on Monday night. Rhoades-Brown and wife Megan opened Muse Restaurant in 2004, drawing on the chef’s…
“Few things excite me as much as the prospect of a gourmet trail, like eating my way through Tuscany or scouring Japan for its varying cuisine across the islands. Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) was never really on the must-eat list, but when I heard about Hunter Valley’s annual Wine & Food Month, I thought…
“Since 2008 James Halliday has regarded the Hunter Valley’s Tintilla Estate worthy of his sought after 5 star rating, and last night it got one better for Tintilla with a revered 97 rating (equal highest score for any Semillon in the newly released 2015 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion) for its Semillon. Tintilla now also…