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A wine lover’s guide to Shoalhaven CoastBlessed with sun, white sandy beaches, reserves and protected coves, Shoalhaven is a nature lover’s paradise. Michelle Tchea discovers the best places to eat, drink and stay – and wineries to visit – along the south coast of New South Wales.
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Discover Canberra’s cool-climate wine sceneA new cool-climate frontier...
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Expert’s Choice: Hunter Valley SemillonTracking down Hunter's finest...
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New South Wales on a high: Orange & Hilltops regions and 15 wine picksTwo cool Australian regions you might not know about…
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Hunter Valley property David Hook Wines listed for salePremium producer goes on the market in Australia's Hunter Valley...
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Hunter gatherersMaking wine in the Hunter Valley can be quite a challenge. JOHN DOWNES MW meets a band of winemakers who are set on quality
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Brokenwood is Basking in successHunter Valley winery Brokenwood is renowned for its Graveyard Shiraz. But the white wines it has introduced more recently are also winning acclaim. By TIM GRANGE
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Producer profile: Wakefield EstateInternationally renowned for its big, bold wines – with the medals to prove it – Wakefield is showing no signs of slowing in its bid for world domination, finds Huon Hooke…
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Brokenwood: Quintessential Hunter Valley
Top Semillon and Shiraz from the Hunter Valley...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Chardonnay: The screwcap eraSee which wines stood out at this tasting of Vat 47...
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De Bortoli – Producer profileExpansion has seen De Bortoli become one of Australia's most successful wineries...
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Police hunt missing $5m Australian wine collectionSome of Australia's best known names go missing...
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Australian wine veteran Bob Oatley diesBob Oatley, Australian wine pioneer and founder of Rosemount Estate, has died at the age of 87.
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Bushfires threaten Hunter wineriesAustralia's Lower Hunter wine region has been on high alert since yesterday as bushfires spread within kilometres of the towns of Broke and Cessnock.
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Hunter floods: buildings inundated but vineyards escape
Hunter Valley winemakers are assessing the damage from floods that have killed at least nine people – and are thankful they have come through more or less unscathed.
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Hunter Valley’s Trevor Drayton killed in explosion
Leading Hunter Valley winemaker Trevor Drayton has been killed in an explosion at his winery at Pokolbin.
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Winemakers in Union: Rugby unites Hunter Valley
A group of rival Hunter Valley winemakers found a shared love of rugby created a real sense of team spirit. Amelia Pinsent meets them
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No 2008 reds for two Hunter Valley wineries
A catastrophic red harvest in Australia's Hunter Valley means two major wineries will bottle no red wines this year.
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Rothbury name loss has Hunter Valley producers scrambling to protect names
Hunter Valley producers are desperate to win protection for their sub-regions following the ‘disaster’ of the loss of the Rothbury name to Foster’s.
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Hunter Valley could be forced to seek new varieties
Climate change could force Australia’s Hunter Valley to plant alternative grape varieties to combat rising temperatures, spring frosts and a higher risk of disease, according to a new study.
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Mining gas in Hunter Valley ‘desecration’An Australian energy company's plans to mine gas on two wine estates in the Hunter Valley would be a 'desecration', local activists say.
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New legislation likely to increase Hunter Valley mining, say campaignersThe Hunter Valley wine-growing region risks being 'ripped apart' by changes to New South Wales planning regulations, campaigners fear.
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Hunter bushfires update
Hunter Valley police say wineries are not in danger at present but if winds change there will be problems.
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Southcorp’s Lambert takes over at Cumulus
Former Southcorp chief Keith Lambert has taken over the helm of New South Wales startup Cumulus Wines – and he’s going to steer well clear of deep discounts.
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Southcorp’s Lambert vows ‘no deep discounting’
Former Southcorp chief Keith Lambert has taken over the helm of New South Wales startup Cumulus Wines – and he’s going to steer well clear of deep discounts.
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New wine region added to Australian GI list
A large wine region in New South Wales has become the latest official Australian Geographical Indication.
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Bruce Tyrrell: Great Australian vineyards will outlast grubbing-up phaseHunter Valley winemaker Bruce Tyrrell has spoken out about the grape oversupply crisis in Australia.
