Victory in the Pacific, 15 August 1945

Bob’s Blog for VP Day 2020   Today we commemorate the “Victory in the Pacific” the day 75 years ago on which Imperial Japan surrendered, bringing to a close World War Two. Named Pacificus by the Portuguese explored Ferdinand Magellan some 500 years ago for its tranquil qualities, although he had died fighting in the…

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…

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