Wine & Dine Hunter Valley - Issue 9 | Winter/Spring 2015
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WINTER | SPRING 2015
CELLAR DOORS | RESTAURANTS | LOCAL PRODUCE | TRAIL MAPS | REVIEWS
WINTER | SPRING 2015
Create this dish at home!
RECIPE INSIDE
Visit the Hunter Valley’sOldest brewery... Hunter Beer Co.
We Love Our Beer
POTTERS HOTEL BREWERY RESORTWINE COUNTRY DRIVE, NULKABA PH 4991 7922
[email protected] | WWW.HUNTERBEERCO.COM
WHAT’S YOUR BEER EXPERIENCE?Sitting back, relaxing and enjoying a pint of your favourite beer?
Sampling the delights of TEN hand-crafted beers?Checking out a tasting paddle?
Chatting to the Brewers? Taking a Brewery Tour?It doesn’t matter which one is your favourite... You can do it all at Hunter Beer Co.
BREWERY TOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK - Monday to Friday 4pmSaturday and Sunday 12pm & 4pm
The brewery is open to the public from 10AM - 5PM, with all beers available in the main bar until late.
EDITORS/PUBLISHERSQuentin von Essen & Di von Essen
GRAPHIC DESIGN Jess Codrington
CONTRIBUTORSCarla Elkin, Peter Firth, Salt&Peppa Reviews
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QUICK INDEXES 4
POKOLBIN NORTH 12
POKOLBIN SOUTH 34
LOVEDALE, ROTHBURY& BRANXTON
62
MOUNT VIEW, CESSNOCK & NULKABA
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BROKE FORDWICH 88
WOLLOMBI 98
TOURS, CLASSES & EXPERIENCES
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...to Australia’s wine & food regionOPTIMISED FOR IPHONE, IPAD & ANDROID DEVICES
Warm hospitality, a love of life, world class wines, fine food and culture - this is Hunter Valley wine country. With a tradition of viticulture stretching back more than 180 years and celebrated as Australia’s primary wine and food destination, the Hunter Valley attracts food and wine lovers from all over the world and treats them to a fascinating journey into the world of great wine and wonderful food.
The rich soils of the Hunter Valley inspire growers to produce a wide range of premium wines and fresh produce - providing visitors to the Hunter Valley with more choice and diversity than any other wine region in Australia.
Not only is the Hunter Valley Australia’s oldest and best known wine region, but it is a major wine producing area, gaining international recognition for its winemakers and the quality and distinct regional characteristics of its premium wines - in particular Hunter Valley Semillon and Shiraz. Hunter Valley wine is equal to the best in the world and the wine sector is recognised for producing a full range of wine styles and varietals - one to match every meal.
Choose from a diversity of restaurants spread throughout the region, go on a wine tour, attend a wine tasting class or self drive using one of the six Wine and Food Trail Maps throughout this guide.
COVER IMAGECover image competition won by Harrigans Irish Pub and Accomodation, Broke Road Pokolbin. You can find the delicious Chilli Prawn and Spanish Chorizo Pasta recipe, provided by Harrigans, on Page 92!
...to Australia’s wine & food region
ContentsTwo Top Chefs 10
Hunter Valley Varietals – Whites 28
All Hail the Craft Ale 30
Two Great Spots to Lunch – Alot! 54
Top Drops – Our Picks of the Season 58
Wine and Cheese... Getting along Naturally 69
Hunter Valley Varietals – Reds 70
Wine and Game Pairing 72
Cooking with Wine 76
Dining Review - The Cellar Restaurant 86
Chilli Prawn and Spanish Chorizo Pasta Recipe 92
Making their Mark - Winemakers 94
Along the Wollombi Wine Trail 101
The Joys of Chocolate and Wine 103
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Adina Vineyard 64 492 Lovedale Road, Lovedale 7 Days
Ascella Pure Wines 89 203 Thompsons Road, Milbrodale 7 Days
Blueberry Hill Vineyard 15 999 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Briar Ridge Vineyard 80 593 Mount View Road, Mount View 7 Days
Brokes Promise Estate 90 725 Milbrodale Road, Broke 7 Days
Calais Estate 15 151 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin 7 Days
Capercaillie Wine Co. 64 4 Londons Road, Lovedale 7 Days
Constable Estate 16 205 Gillards Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
DeBortoli Wines 63 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin 7 Days
DenMar Estate 13 479 Hermitage Road, Pokolbin Fri to Mon
Drayton’s Family Wines 39 555 Oakey Creek Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Emmas Cottage Vineyard 65 438 Wilderness Road, Lovedale Fri to Sun & Public Holidays
Ernest Hill Wines 41 307 Wine Country Drive, Nulkaba 7 Days
First Creek Wines 17 600 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Gartelmann Wines 65 701 Lovedale Road, Lovedale 7 Days
Gemelli Estate 17 168 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin 7 Days
Gundog Estate 42 101 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Hanging Tree Wines 43 294 O’Connors Road, Pokolbin Fri to Sun & Pub Hols Weekdays by app.
Hermitage Rd Cellars 18 Cnr Hermitage Road & Mistletoe Lane, Pokolbin 7 Days
Hope Estate 44 2213 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Hungerford Hill Wines 44 2450 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Hunter Distillery 18 1686 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Iron Gate Estate 46 Oakey Creek Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Ivanhoe Wines 47 525 Marrowbone Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Kelman Vineyard 81 2 Oakey Creek Road, Mount View 7 Days
Kevin Sobels Wines 47 5 Halls Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard
89 712 Wollombi Road, Broke Fri to Sun
Lambloch Estate 48 2342 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Leogate Estate 19 1693 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Macquariedale Organic Wines
20 170 Sweetwater Road, Rothbury 7 Days
Quick Index to Cellar Doors (A-M)
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McLeish Estate 48 462 DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Mistletoe Winery 21 771 Hermitage Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Misty Glen Wines 20 293 Deasys Road, Pokolbin Fri to Mon
Moorebank Private Vineyard 21 150 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin 7 Days
Mount Broke Wines 90 130 Adams Peak Road, Broke Sat, Sun & Pub Hols
Noyce Brothers Wines 99 2884 Wollombi Road, Wollombi 7 Days
Oakvale Wines 22 1596 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Peacock Hill Vineyard 24 29 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin 7 Days
Peterson House 50 Cnr Broke Road & Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin 7 Days
Petersons Wines 82 552 Mount View Road, Mount View 7 Days
Pierre’s Wines 67 82 Elderslie Road, Branxton Sat & Sun Mon to Fri by app.
Pokolbin Estate 51 298 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Ridgeview Wines 23 273 Sweetwater Road, Pokolbin Wed to Sun
Rothvale Winery 24 223 Deasy’s Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Saddler’s Creek Wines 82 15 Marrowbone Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Sandalyn Estate 68 Wilderness Road, Lovedale 7 Days
Savannah Estate Wines 83 402 Mount View Road, Mount View 7 Days
Stomp! Wines 90 1273 Milbrodale Road, Broke Fri to Sun
Stonehurst Cedar Creek 99 1840 Wollombi Road, Cedar Creek 7 Days
Tamburlaine Organic Wines 51 358 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin 7 Days
Tatler Wines 68 477 Lovedale Road, Lovedale 7 Days
Thalgara Estate 52 536 DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Thomas Allen Wines 25 1733 Broke Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Tintilla Estate 26 725 Hermitage Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Vinden Estate 14 17 Gillards Road, Pokolbin Wed to Sun
Wine Selectors 104 Visitor Information Centre, 455 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin
7 Days
Wollombi Village Vineyard 100 2971 Payne’s Crossing Road, Wollombi Sat & Sun
Wollombi Wines 100 Wollombi Road, Wollombi 7 Days
Wynwood Estate 53 310 Oakey Creek Road, Pokolbin 7 Days
Quick Index to Cellar Doors (M-Z)
