An old fashioned Aperitif with a long history
Sherry: An old fashioned Aperitif with a long history
Discover: Gum Blossom
Gum Blossom is a draw-card! For all to enjoy: artists, photographers, nature enthusiasts and bird watchers, and habitat for all sorts of wildlife! Free: Gums are all around the Lower Hunter Valley including the vineyard district. We love our trees: they sequest carbon, are vital in the management of our moisture, create oxygen, cool the…
Discover: Being Wholesome in the Hunter Valley
Being Wholesome in the Hunter Valley For everyone: visitors and locals Costs: Visiting is free, purchases by choice. There is much to learn about The Hunter Regional foods and wines with a focus on chemically reduced or chemical free production, or simple and traditional preparation methods. Seeking out these products is an expanding focus with…
Karl Stockhausen: A man for the times
At 90 years and still going strong Karl Stockhausen has lived through and contributed to the renaissance of the Hunter Valley wines.
Drink Australian Wine
Fuck the Fires — Drink Australian Wine
Around Hermitage Map and Brochure 2019
Hunter Valley Map – The latest brochure click here
The Tale of a Trail – A Potted History of Around Hermitage
Around Hermitage in Pokolbin, Hunter Valley There are many areas within the wine regions of the world that have unique characteristics that contribute to their regions. The Around Hermitage precinct of the Pokolbin sub-region in the Hunter has developed in such a manner. Other precincts include the Parish of Pokolbin, Central Pokolbin, and Lovedale. This…
More than meets the eye; Interment and Beyond
More than meets the eye; Interment and Beyond. Bob’s Blog – Heritage Cairn Rothbury Cemetery We recently went to an important event in the Rothbury, Wilderness Road Cemetery, not a place I would normally hang about in. However, it was a gathering of people from the Hunter wine growing community present to see the unveiling…
Wine Country News – Spring 2018
Bob gets to the bottom of Bud Burst.
The Community is key to good wine making and wine tourism
We live in “interesting times” is a quote often mentioned to explain the challenges we face today. Yet it seems to me we live in a time when communities are breaking down and the support that comes with often evaporating. So how lucky are we in the Hunter wine and tourism industry to have a…