The Hunter Distillery team is pleased to announce we won 2 medals at this years International Wine & Spirit Competition, held in London. We received a silver medal for our Aged Vodka and a bronze medal for our Aged Gin. Aged in wood for three years, these are limited to a maximum 300 bottles of…
“Virgin Australia and Newcastle Airport announced today direct international flights between Newcastle and Auckland, opening up a range of travel and tourism opportunities for the Hunter region. New Zealand is a key market the HVWTA will target for leisure tourism and business events in 2018/19. As part of our strategic partnership with Newcastle Airport, the…
A great night at Cookery for the Many Hunter Valley Saturday 30 June 2018 Fantastic wines, food and a great film! at Hunter’s Dream Deasys Road Showcasing wines and beer from the Around Hermitage Wine and Food Trail Misty Glen Wines, Tintilla Estate, Wombat Crossing Vineyard, IronBark Hill Brewhouse Beer, Crisford Wines, Peter Drayton Wines, Pokolbin…
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Visiting the Maitland Regional Art Gallery in the wet weather last week we strolled into the Open Collection Store which contains some 5000 paintings, drawings, prints and photographs stored in racks, draws and shelves. On display was a painting that stood out of a man in front of some sheds who had unusual glasses…in fact,…
“Tyrrell’s Wines have been operating in the Hunter Valley since its foundation in 1858, and in those long 160 years it’s always been a family affair. Currently helmed by the family’s fourth and fifth generations in the form of Bruce and Chris Tyrrell respectively, their ‘wine empire’ now boasts vineyards stretching from their original plantings…
“You could sit about, piling on jumpers, moaning and crying into your hot chocolate. Or you could calmly and quietly pack your bubble bath and your pyjamas, and drive to an irresistibly cosy winter cabin to soak in a spa and drink your favourite craft brew by an open fireplace. Ultimately, the choice is yours.…
Featuring Baiame Cave, Bulga, and the Finchley Aboriginal Cultural Walk, Yengo National Park For indigenous culture, local history, artists and photographers Your visit is free – no charges apply to either site Baiame Cave Painting Bulga No facilities are provided for visitors To get there: Take Welshs Road off Old Bulga Road Milbrodale near Bulga.…
“As Fairfax Media sits down to interview budding young winemaker Jade Hafey at Iron Gate Estate, she is handed two glasses of wine and asked what she thinks of the acidity. So is the life of a training winemaker on the cusp of wrapping up her first vintage.”
For almost 50 years, semillon vine trunks have grown out from the finely packed grains of earthen white sand that defines this part of Pokolbin. In the shadow of she oaks, which grow along the creek that divides the vines east to west, grapevine bark peels and splits away, forming rough fissures that twist and…
For picnickers, bushwalkers, photographers, bird watchers and those interested in local history- and your dog can come too! Your visit is free – no charges apply Some basic [rustic] facilities are provided for visitors eg BBQs, picnic tables, ‘bush’ toilets 30 mins from Cessnock south via Quorrobolong Rd, Sandy Creek Rd, Heaton Road- then unsealed…