An old fashioned Aperitif with a long history
Sherry: An old fashioned Aperitif with a long history
F**k the Fires — Drink Australian Wine
F**k the Fires — Drink Australian Wine Amber LeBeau – Spitbucket – attended the Wine Media Conference 2019 in the Hunter Valley Published on February 8, 2020 It’s too much — the lost habitats and species. The homes and businesses devastated. Now there are reports that some Australian wine producers in the Hunter Valley and…
Red Cross Garden Calling – Pokolbin
Red Cross Garden Calling fundraiser Singleton Branch of the Red Cross to host annual fundraiser at the Crawford family property, Pokolbin With the lakes full and the grass green Peter and Dianne Crawford’s garden is looking absolutely picture perfect. Their property at 658 Hermitage Road will be the venue for this year’s Singleton Branch Red…
Meet the Makers – Darren and Tracey – RidgeView Wines
Meet the Makers – Darren and Tracey – RidgeView Wines Little Patch of Dirt Becomes Family’s Passion February 14, 2020 WORDS Michelle Meehan It’s been three decades since Darren and Tracey Scott started coming to the Hunter Valley to indulge in their passion for wine tasting, and 20 years since they decided to create their own.…
Meet the Makers – Ken and Gwen – Mistletoe Wines
Meet the Makers – Ken and Gwen – Mistletoe Wines From Good to Great at Mistletoe Wines February 14, 2020 WORDS Quentin von Essen Ken and Gwen Sloan – owners of Mistletoe Winery, are renowned for creating some of the region’s most awarded and talked about wines from their 5.5-hectare vineyard on Hermitage Road in Pokolbin.…
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.
Unravelling regional typicality of Shiraz
Hunter Valley wines selected for this project showed larger in-region variations than wines from the other regions. https://www.wineaustralia.com/news/articles/unravelling-regional-typicality-of-shiraz?utm_source=DWN&utm_campaign=a0eb027d7f-DWN_CAMPAIGN_FEB_2020_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1787000e4c-a0eb027d7f-223170765
Planning a Wine and Food Dinner
Planning a Wine and Food Dinner; the proof of the pudding… Bob’s Blog “Just wondering if you can do the next dinner, the rest of the year is taken but you missed the Christmas dinner and there is just one spot left – February.” An offer I couldn’t refuse! Like many of our friends in…