HUNTER VALLEY ANNOUNCES ‘SECRET’ BLOGGERS    

Following a two month search and hundreds of competition entries, the Hunter Valley and Yahoo!7 are proud to announce three ambassador bloggers who will have the much coveted role of exploring the area and uncovering it’s best kept secrets to share with consumers online.

Billy Law, of recent Masterchef fame, Lisa Perkovic, a self confessed travel addict and Siobhan Curran, a Newcastle local and ‘foodie’, will over the coming year unveil their Hunter Valley gems to their followers and interested consumers through regular blog entries, tweets and facebook updates.

Billy Law who competed in season 3 of MasterChef, currently writes a Sydney based food blog called ‘A Table for Two’ (www.atablefortwo.com.au).  Billy believes that we should all try everything once, which is why he loves to immerse himself in various culinary worlds. Billy will share his Hunter Valley experiences with over 13,000 dedicated fans that he has built up over the last number of years.

Travel writer and photographer Lisa Perkovic, could be called a ‘professional’ when it comes to exploring. Having travelled Australia, South Pacific and central Europe extensively, Lisa (www.lisaperkovic.com.au) through her travels to the Hunter Valley promises to share the most captivating photos of the region as it’s never been seen before.                                                            

Finally, Siobhan Curran who writes food blog ‘Cooking from the Heart’ (www.cookingfromtheheart.com.au) will educate followers with her Hunter Valley experiences and her favourite regional food and wine delights. Siobhan has had a wide variety of occupations relating to food including roles as an apprentice chef, nutritionist and food magazine writer, so her knowledge extends widely.

These lucky winners visits to the Hunter Valley will be completely different, as the ambassadors will be exposed to a new Hunter Valley secret each time they arrive. They will also be invited as VIPs to hallmark regional events such as Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month in June and Hunter Valley Uncorked in November.

Wine Country Tourism spokesperson Dean Gorddard says, ‘We look forward to our three winners experiencing all the Hunter Valley has to offer. I’m positive that those who read their blog posts will see the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest and most revered wine region, through completely different eyes, and discover secrets and stories they have never heard or seen before.”

To share or find out more about the Hunter Valley’s best kept secrets, join the conversation at #hvsecrets or follow Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism (@huntervalleywc) on Twitter. Keep an eye on our website also for our new blog section which will feature the blogs from our 3 winners & divulge the next Hunter Valley secret.

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