NEWS & INSIGHTS FROM THE HUNTER VALLEY

Please find below media reports that we have monitored for the Hunter Valley, some of which we have initiated, along with others instigated by members.  

OCTOBER 2018

• HVUB - Mosman Events 'What's On' eDM (Mosman Council)
• NBN News - Hunter Valley Balloon Fiesta
• NBN News - Ruby Chocolate at Hunter Valley Chocolate Factory

SEPTEMBER 2018

• HVUB - Mosman Daily Event Feature 27 September (Print/Online)
• HVUB - Travel Monitor News eDM
• HVUB - Eat, Drink, P,ay Sydney eDM
• HVUB - Eat, Drink, Play Sydney
• HVUB - Sydney Social 101
• HVUB - Timeout Sydney
• HVUB - Delicious 
• HVUB - North Shore Living Magazine (event listing)
• DNSW: Daily Telegraph Campaign
• HVUB - Covered Hub
• HVUB - Mosman Living
• AFR - 'Hunter Wine: A History' chronicles rich story of Australia's oldest wine region
• DNSW: Mumbrella Campaign
• DNSW: Escapes consumer eDM 'Good Life'
• NBN News - Hunter Wine Book

AUGUST 2018

• KOL Blog - YEH IF: Hunter Valley
• HVWFF: Delicious Magazine Spring
• HVWS: Newcastle Herald
• HVWS: Cessnock Advertiser
• KOL Blog - YEH IF: YouTube Hunter Valley
• James Suckling: Tyrrell's 100 points - 2017 Old Patch
• Concrete Playground: A guide to cycling around the Hunter Valley
• HVWS: NBN News
• HVWS: Singleton Argus
• HVWS: Halliday Wine Companion e-newsletter
• HVWS: Food Service News
• Kidspot: A post 'babymoon' in the Hunter Valley (Blackwood)
• NBN News: $100K grant for Hunter Valley wine heritage mapping
• Business Insider: Ultimate Guide to the Hunter Valley
• HVUB - North Shore Mums
• HVUB - Mosman Council
• HVUB - Sydney.com
• HVUB - City of Sydney
• HVUB - Eventfinda

JULY 2018

• Wine Business Magazine (July/August): 6 page editorial Adrian Sparks, Mount Pleasant Wines
• Wine Business Magazine: Adrian Sparks
• Selector Magazine (July/August): Tamburlaine Wines
• Selector Magazine: An organic matter (Tamburlaine)
• Kidspot: 5 ways to celebrate the magic of winter these school holidays
• Australian Hospitality Magazine: Sarah Crowe named Chair of Judges at HVWS
• Music Feeds: Grapevine Gathering Hunter Valley
• Sydney Morning Herald: Wine exports smash records on the back of surging china market
• HVWS: Newcastle Herald

JUNE 2018

• Travel + Leisure: Australia's Oldest Wine Region
• The Upsider: Hunter Valley Breakfast Haunts
• HVWFF: Sydney Social 101
• Hunter Headliner: HVWTA Wine Australia Grant
• NRMA: A dry run through the Hunter Valley
• Drinks Central: China Crisis Talks
• HunterHunter: Blackwood
• HVWFF: Picnic in the Park - Kirkton Park
• HunterHunter: Micro Weddings
• HVWFF: Festival Fans
• HVWFF: Newcastle Herald Whispering Brook, Briar Ridge
• Newcastle Herald: Iain Riggs AM
• Cessnock Advertiser: Newcastle Airport showcases Hunter Valley Wine
• Newcastle Airport: Hunter Valley Wines

MAY 2018

• Yahoo 7: 5 things to do in the Hunter Valley
• Maitland Mercury: Legends
• The Shout: Legends Award Winners
• Newcastle Herald: Legends
• Financial Times: Jancis Robinson, Australian Producers breaking China
• Wine Companion: New Legends inducted into the Hall of Fame
• HVWFF: NBN News
• Hospitality Magazine: What you need to know about wine on tap
• HVWFF: Newcastle Herald HV Wine Festival (Crowne Plaza) - Food & Wine Section 9 May
• HVWFF: Halliday Magazine June/July - Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Wine Festival event listing
• HVWFF: The Urban List Sydney - What's on in regional NSW this May
• Concrete Playground: The Five Best Winter Cabins near Sydney (Billabong Moon)
• HVWFF: Halliday Magazine - Event feature Hunter Valley Wine Festival (Crowne Plaza)
• The Australian: Mistletoe Wines
• HVWFF: Alluxia
• HVWFF: Belle Fabulous Five eDM
• Newcastle Herald: Legends Greg Walls, Bistro Molines
• Drinks Bulletin: Legends
• HVWFF: Delicious news bite 27 May (Margans) print
• HVWFF: Newcastle Weekly Burning of the Canes 23 May - Print
• HVWFF: Newcastle Herald Burning of the Canes 30 May - Print

APRIL 2018

• HVWFF: Newcastle Herald Viva Verdelho
• HVWFF: Newcastle Live 
• HVWFF: Intouch Magazine May 2018 - Full Page Ad + Editorial
• HVWFF: The Daily Telegraph event mention in Friday Feed 'What's On' 27 April
• HVWFF: Delicious Magazine
• HVWFF: HunterHunter eDM 26 April (11K subscribers)
• HVWFF: Newcastle Herald: Fest Sip Tips 
• HVWFF: HunterHunter Top 5 must-do events
• HVWFF: HunterHunter Top 5 events if you love wine
• HVWFF: HunterHunter Top 5 events if you love food
• HVWFF: HunterHunter Glandore Estate Burning of the Barrel
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekend series featuring Hunter Valley Resort
• HVWFF: Timeout Sydney
• Wine Australia: Top International Visitors Experience Australia (Wine Aust/HVWTA Famil)
• Delicious on Sunday - April 22: Featured Uncorked Avalon
• Northern Beaches Mums: Uncorked Avalon event listing
• Northern Beaches Mums: eDM Uncorked Avalon
• Manly Daily Weekend 21 April: What's On 1/3 page editorial promoting Uncorked Avalon
• Broadsheet Sydney: eDM Uncorked Avalon
• Timeout Sydney: Things to do in Sydney this weekend (Uncorked Avalon)
• Broadsheet Sydney: Uncorked Avalon
• HVWFF Concrete Playground: eDM 17 April (DNSW)
• Concrete Playground: The best things to do in Sydney this week (Uncorked Avalon)
• Sydney Morning Herald: 52 Dream Destinations Food & Wine (Margans)
• HVWFF: The AU Review 
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekender Series featuring Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
• Gourmet Traveller Wine April: Australia's Best Cellar Doors 2018
• HVWFF Gourmet Traveller Wine April: Booklet Insert subscribers 7K
• Gourmet Traveller Wine April: Hunter Valley Stays editorial
• Wine Australia: Curtis Stone's Best Wine Regions to visit in Australia and why
• Vinomofo: Exploring the Hunter Valley
• AFR: Top 500 Restaurants in Australia (Muse Kitchen, Bistro Molines, Margan, Esca Bimbadgen)
• Young Gun of Wine: Top 50 Announced including Kate Sturgess of Brokenwood Wines
• HVWFF Concrete Playground: Seven events beyond Sydney (DNSW)
• NBN Television: Polo in the Vines
• Timeout Sydney: Uncorked Avalon
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekender Series featuring Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort Online/Print
• Peninsula Living Magazine April: 1/3 Page Ad + Editorial promoting Uncorked Avalon 
• Pittwater Life Magazine April: 1/2 Page Ad + Editorial promoting Uncorked Avalon
• Northern Beaches Council: Event listing Uncorked Avalon
• Manly Australia: Online event listing Uncorked Avalon
• Sydney.com: Online event listing Uncorked Avalon
• Concrete Playground: Uncorked Avalon
• Belle Magazine: Uncorked Avalon Fab Five Write-up eDM
• Northern Beaches Mums: Targeted eDM,Facebook Page and Group Facebook Post promoting Uncorked Avalon
• North Shore Mums: Online event listing Uncorked Avalon
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekender Series featuring RidgeView Restaurant Online/Print
• The Urban List: Uncorked Avalon
• HVWFF: Wine Selectors

MARCH 2018

• Nine Travel: Road tripping around the Hunter Valley in style
• HVWFF Concrete Playground: DNSW initiative editorial on event
• Esrocking Kids: Hunter Valley
• Wotif.com DNSW Campaign: Features Bistro Molines, Margan and Muse Kitchen
• HVWFF Concrete Playground: Seven Events beyond Sydney (DNSW Initiative)
• Travel Nine: Where to eat and drink in Newcastle and Hunter Valley
• CEO Magazine: Polo in the vines
• Hunter Hunter: Meet Jessica McLeish
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekend Series Two Fat Blokes
• HVWFF Newcastle Herald: Weekender Recipe Series featuring Whispering Brook and Andy from The Cellar Online/Print
• Australian Golf Digest: Australia's fabulous five golf wine trails
• Sydney Weekender: Margan aired 04.03.18
• Rhodes Well Travelled
• Maya Gypsy: Love in the Hunter Valley
• Selector Magazine: Hunter Valley Wine & Food Festival Online Event Listing
• Halliday Magazine April/May: One for the people (Tyrrell's)
• The Australian: Travel featuring Esca at Bimbadgen, Keith Tulloch Wines and Muse Kitchen
• HVWFF Selector Magazine March/April: HVWFF Editorial, Selector Snippet Food Fight, Full Page Ad HVWFF
• CEO Magazine: Polo in the Vines
• Hunter Hunter: McLeish Wines
• Hunter Hunter: Meet Natalie Decorte Polo in the Vines
• Newcastle Live: A little bit of Italy in Broke
• HVWFF: Visit NSW event listing

FEBRUARY 2018

• Buzzfeed: Unwind with a glass of wine - Audrey Wilkinson, Krinklewood, Tyrrell's, Brokenwood
• Jetstar Magazine: 2018 Wine Guide featuring Muse, Margan, Balloon Fiesta
• Business Day: China's taste for Australian Wines, and its vineyards, is growing
• North Shore Mums: Hunter Valley with kids
• ABC Rural News: Hunter Valley Vintage 2018
• Take me to Australia - Hunter Valley
• Australia.com - Polo in the Vines
• White Magazine: Lavender field elopement
• Gourmet Traveller Wine Online: Gwyn Olsen
• The Guardian UK: Wines that get better with age
• Maitland Mercury: Hunter Valley Vintage
• Daily Telegraph: NSW eating out and food hotspots found well beyond the city limits
• Concrete Playground: Grapest 5K run
• Wine Selectors: Vintage 2018 Snapshot
• Drinks Business: Tyrrell's buys oldest vineyard in NSW
• 2 Guys Talking Wine (Michael Pinkus): Hunter Valley Semillon Podcast

JANUARY 2018

• The Urban List: 9 stunning regional restaurants drive (Margan and Botanica)
• Decanter: Hunter Valley wineries to visit
• Decanter: Top Hunter Valley Restaurants to visit
• Maitland Mercury: Hunter Valley Harvest under way
• Decanter: Jefford on Monday: Tracking terrior
• ABC Newcastle: Hunter Valley Vintage
• Wine Business Magazine Jan/Feb: Editorial Thomas Wines, Tyrrell's Wines
• Selector Magazine: Meet Bruce Tyrrell
  

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DECEMBER 2017

• Where Magazine: Heights of the Hunter Valley
• Cessnock Advertiser: An Important visit for the Hunter Valley
• Cessnock Advertiser: Hunter Valley operators present to Tourism Australia 
• Maitland Mercury: Industry farewells Hunter Valley great Max Drayton
• Where Travel: Experience heights Hunter valley

NOVEMBER 2017 

• Jet Star Magazine: Hunter Valley Heaven
• Newcastle Herald: Urban Polo founder Janek Gazecki says Hunter Valley is the perfect place to kick start Polo in the Vines
• Newcastle Herald: Indulging in the finer things at Blair Athol Estate
• Newcastle Herald: Rediscovering the history and flavour of Wollombi 
• AGFG: Hunter Valley Semillon, One of the Wine World's Genuine Wonders 
• Newcastle Herald: French flair on the menu at Polo in the Vines 
• Hunterhunter: Polo in the Vines is coming 
• Newcastle Herald: Keep it cool this summer with winemakers recipe
• Conde Naste: Where to go in Australian Wine Country

OCTOBER 2017

• Newcastle Herald: One Horse Race - Hunter Valley Polo
• Australian Traveller Consumer Awards: Hunter Valley Best Regional Escape
• Australian Traveller Consumer Awards: Hunter Valley Best Food & Wine Region
• Newcastle Herald: Food & Wine: Born to create wine, his own way
• For Foods Sake: A weekend in the Hunter Valley 2.0
• Mercedes-Benz: Exploring the Hunter Valley
• Mosman Daily: Festival a grape success - Uncorked Balmoral
• Smudge Eats: Uncorked Balmoral
• The Urban List: 15 Awesome Things to do this weekend in Sydney: Uncorked Balmoral
• Broadsheet Sydney: Uncorked Balmoral
• Time Out Sydney: Hunter Valley Uncorked Balmoral
• Time Out Sydney: What's on this weekend: Uncorked Balmoral
• North Shore Mums eDM: Uncorked Balmoral
• Maitland Mercury: Campaign to encourage more visitors to Hunter Valley Wine Country

SEPTEMBER 2017

• Experience Oz: Hunter Valley: Top 10 Regional Destination
• Mosman Council: Mosman Events - annual Uncorked Balmoral
• Mosman Daily: It's time to raise a glass - Uncorked Balmoral
• Concrete Playground: Hunter Valley Uncorked Balmoral 2017
• Smudge Eats Online: Hunter Valley Uncorked returns to Balmoral Beach
• Hospitality Magazine: Hunter Valley Uncorked at Balmoral
• Food Service: 2017 Uncorked Balmoral
• Newcastle Herald: Wine | Where to buy a show-stopper by John Lewis
• Maitland Mercury: Hunter Valley plays lead role in high tourism numbers

AUGUST 2017 

• Newcastle Herald: Wine | Top Honours for Tyrrell's, Silkman
• Maitland Mercury: Hunter winemakers concerned at lack of funding in Export and Regional Wine Support Package
• Maitland Mercury: Tyrrell's huge trophy haul in Hunter Valley Wine Show
• Singleton Argus: Wine judge Elaine Chukan Brown was impressed with the Hunter and it's 2017 Semillons
• NBN News: Hunter Valley Wine Show Winners Announced 
• NBN News: Judging underway for Hunter Wine Show
• 1233 ABC Radio News – 10.00am - 22 Aug 2017 - Elaine Chukan Brown, International Wine Show Judge interview on Hunter Valley Wine Show Judging 
• Qantas Travel Insider: Your Complete Guide to a Wine Weekend in the Hunter Valley
• Newcastle Herald: For the love of truffles
• Cessnock Advertiser: Focus on conference market
• Delicious: Weekend in Newcastle

JULY 2017

• New Straits Times: The Other Side of Hunter Valley
• ABC Online: New breed of Hunter Valley wine makers diversifying to attract younger market 
• Destination NSW: Take a NSW Wine Tour - Hunter Valley
• The Australian: Australian Wine

JUNE 2017

• Good Food Guide: Australia's best winery restaurants 2017
• Hunter Business Review: Hunter Valley Wine Industry Living Legend
• Financial Review: Crisp semillon from the Hunter Valley
• Hospitality Magazine: Muse Restaurant named in top 100 restaurants in Australia
• Gourmet Traveller: A weekend in the Hunter Valley
• The Urban List: Cheese Lovers Festival & The Original 100 metre meal at Margan Restaurant
• The Australian: 'Flavour of the Month' with Thomas Boyd 
• The Urban List: 13 awesome things to do this weekend in Sydney
• Spice News: Oaks conferencing Hunter Valley
• The Urban List: Farm Stays NSW- Starline Alpacas Farm Stay Resort, Broke
• For Food's Sake: A weekend in the Hunter Valley/Crowne Plaza
• HunterHunter: Bruce Tyrrell - Fine Food Market
• The Real Review: Keith Tulloch buys Latara
• InTouch Magazine: From the Ocean to the Paddock at Ridgeview
• Boss Hunting: Weekend Guide - Hunter Valley
• HunterHunter: Hunter Valley Fine Food Market
• The Australian Weekend: John Lethlean - Hunter Valley Editorial 3/6/17
• Concrete Playground: Hunter Valley Wine Festival (HVWFF)
• Halliday Wine Companion: Hunter Valley Semillon
• Destination NSW: Insights 2 June Newsletter HVWFF
• Newcastle Herald: Food & Wine Cover - 'Diners meet farmers at Margan feast'
• Newcastle Herald: Weekend Planner June (HVWFF - Burning of the vines)
• The Urban List: 20 Epic things to do in Sydney this June (HVWFF)
• Maitland Mercury: Legends Dinner social
• Maitland Mercury: Living Legend - Ian Tinkler 

MAY 2017

• Traveller.com: A guide to visiting wineries with kids (Oaks Resorts piece)
• Crowne Plaza: The Urban List - Ultimate girls long weekend
• Newcastle Herald: Print - Tyrrell's scores the trifecta (Legends Awards) John Lewis 31/5/17
• Newcastle Herald: Meet the farmer dinner (HVWFF)
• Halliday Wine Companion: In hot pursuit of the Hunter Valley
• Cessnock Advertiser: Melbourne Cup to visit Hunter Valley
• Newcastle Herald: Tyrrell's score the trifecta
• Hospitality Magazine: Hunter Valley's Ian Tinkler earns Living Legend Status
• Gourmet on the road (Windsor Dobbin): Hunter Valley Wine Festival
• Open House Foodservice Magazine - Ian Tinkler  living wine legend
• 1233 ABC Radio News – 1.00pm - 26 May 2017 - Ian Tinkler has been recognised for his contribution to the Hunter Valley wine industry
• 1233 ABC Radio News – 9.00am - 26 May 2017 - Ian Tinkler has been recognised for his contribution to the Hunter Valley wine industry
• 1233 ABC Helen Marchant - 8.48am - 26 May 2017 - Ian Tinkler Interview (3 mins)
• The Drinks Association: Tyrrell's Triple Win at Hunter Valley Legends Awards 2017
• The Real Review (Huon Hooke): Hunter Valley Awards its Legends
• The Australian: Muse Restaurant (John Leathlean Review) - Online + Print 27/5
• Destination NSW: Escapes Newsletter 26 May - HVWFF
• Lyndey Milan: Weekly Update HV Legends
• Maitland Mercury: Tinkler named as living legend
• Wine Australia: Like father, like son
• The Urban List: Roadtrippers Guide to Hunter Valley (Crowne Plaza)
• Executive Style: Young Guns of Wine
• NBN Television Interview: Hunter Valley Legends Ian Tinkler
• GT Wine: Ian Tinkler Legends (Social - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
• Newcastle Herald: Tinkler now an official legend
• The AU Review: Hunter Valley Wine & Food Festival
• Newcastle Herald: Tulloch Mystery Tour (HVWFF) Online + Print
• Luxury Travel Mag: Best Australian golf resort (Cypress Lakes #8)
• Luxury Travel Mag: Best Australian food and wine region 2017 (Hunter Valley #3)
• Spice May: Hot 100 Hotels, Resorts and Venues 
• NewsLocal: In the tradition of Tuscany
• The Urban List: Roadtrippers Guide to Hunter Valley
• Australian Gourmet Traveller: A weekend in the Hunter Valley
• The Australian: Little Hill Farm
• ATE 2017 Magazine
• The AU Review: 5 Festival Highlights (HVWFF)
• Wine Australia: Future Leaders 2017 Winners
• Hunter Hunter: Meet the Farmer at Margan (HVWFF)
• The Australian: Aussie Wine Month (Lovedale Long Lunch HVWFF)
• 2 Hungry Guys: Things to do in the Hunter Valley
• Halliday Magazine June: 8 Page Editorial Feature on Hunter Valley
• Newcastle Herald: For the love of cheese (HVWFF)
• The Urban List: 14 Awesome things to do this weekend in Sydney (Meet the Growers - HVWFF)
• Young Gun of Wine: Top 50 list 2017
• Cessnock Advertiser: NSW tourism minister meets with Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Alliance
• China Daily: Understanding Chinese taste is key to success
• The Guardian UK: Is the Hunter Valley finally coming out of the doldrums?
• Maitland Mercury: Two-month festival hits wine country HVWFF
• Stellar Magazine - Sunday Telegraph: Stellar Pics HVWFF May 7
• Hunter Hunter: Garden | Chef | Winemaker HVWFF
• Newcastle Herald: HVWFF
• Wine Selectors: 17 Must Do Hunter Valley Experiences
• The Australian: EXP a modern dining experience
• Selector Magazine May: Great Escapes (4 Page Editorial on Hunter Valley)
• Smudge Eats: HVWFF
• Concrete Playground: World's 50 Best Restaurants
• Concrete Playground: Five things to do during Aussie Wine Month (HVWFF)
• Cessnock Advertiser: HVWFF
• Citizens of the World: HVWFF
• The Urban List: 20 fabulous things to do in Sydney this May (HWVFF)
• In Touch Magazine: Lovedale Pie & Wine Pairing Experience HVWFF
• Ellas List: Six of the best places to visit in the Hunter Valley

APRIL 2017

• FlyPelican Inflight Magazine: Full Page Ad HVWFF Autumn Edition Print
• Concrete Playground: Weekend guide eDM HVWFF
• Concrete Playground: HVWFF
• Concrete Playground: Grapest 5K Run
• Australian Gourmet Traveller: Top 100 Australian Restaurants - Bistro Molines, Muse
• The Urban List: Winery Fun Run
• Smudge Eats: 16 of the best Hunter Valley wineries
• Destination NSW: Escapes Newsletter HWFF 21 April
• 4BC: HVWFF live radio interview
• The Urban List: 11 Epic things to do in Sydney this weekend - Uncorked Avalon
• Concrete Playground: eDM Uncorked Avalon
• Hunter Hunter: HVWFF
• Timeout Sydney: Facebook Best Hunter Valley Wineries
• Broadsheet Sydney: Facebook Cheese Lovers Festival 
• Concrete Playground: Facebook Sydneysiders guide to roadtripping
• Delicious Magazine: featuring Hunter Valley
• Concrete Playground: Facebook Uncorked Avalon
• Concrete Playground: Uncorked Avalon
• Concrete Playground: Best things to do in Sydney this week - Uncorked Avalon
• Timeout Sydney: Facebook Uncorked Avalon
• Newcastle Herald: HVWFF
• Destination NSW Insights: HVWFF
• Busselton Mail: Top 10 things to do in Hunter Valley
• Country Style: 4 Perfect Weekend Getaways
• The AU Review: Cheese Lovers Festival
• Hunter Hunter: Cheese Lovers Festival
• Wine Selectors: Celebrate the Hunter at Uncorked Avalon
• Gourmet Traveller Wine: World's Best Sommeliers
• Timeout Sydney: April events in Sydney
• Taste of Australia Magazine
• Rex OutThere: April/May 2017
• Newcastle Herald Weekender HVWFF 14 April
• Elsewhere 9: Make the most of a weekend with Kids in the Hunter Valley

MARCH 2017

• North Shore Mums: Hunter Valley Uncorked Avalon
• Gourmet Traveller: Vermouth is having a moment
• Sydney.com: Uncorked Avalon
• Australia.com: What to do in Australia this Autumn (HVWFF)
• Timeout Sydney: Uncorked Avalon
• Australian Financial Review: Australia's Top Restaurants
• Gourmet Traveller Wine: Australia's Best Cellar Doors
• Kids Bucket List: Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
• Channel 9: Married at First Sight in Hunter Valley Season 4, Episode 21
• Australian Financial Review: UBER in Hunter Valley
• Concrete Playground Sydney: Cheese Lovers Festival
• Timeout Sydney: Cheese Lovers Festival
• Broadsheet Sydney: Cheese Lovers Festival
• EFTM: More than wine in Hunter Valley
• ABC: Winemaker slams NSW tourism officials over lack of wine show promotion
• Newcastle Herald: Margan wins gold at national tourism awards
• Australian Good Food Guide: Winegasm Wines to look out for in 2017
• Halliday Wine Companion: James on Hunter Valley semillon

FEBRUARY 2017

• Selector Magazine: Definitive guide to Hunter Valley Cellar Doors
• D'Marge: Escape city street with our guide to Hunter Valley
• Wine Spectator: The $20 Wine Challenge
• 2GB Podcast: Hunter Valley Wine & Food Festival
• Jetstar In-flight Magazine: February 2017 Hunter Valley Wine & Food Festival + Editorial
• The Georgia Straight: Hunter Valley Semillon is Australia's refreshing gift to wine
• Hospitality Magazine: Australia's most iconic desserts
• The Standard: Weekend Getaways

JANUARY 2017

• Australian Financial Review: $5.3m research project digs into the power of shiraz terrior
• The Drinks Business: China now Australia's great wine hope
• The Australian: Fingers crossed as harvest approaches
• Forbes: Fighting misperception with education how premium australian wine is finding a new market
• The Drinks Business: McGuigan releases four new wines in the UK
• Wine Selectors: Top 50 Wines of 2016
• Today Show: Slideapalooza Hunter Valley
• NBN News: Hunter's Wine Tourism Industry in the spotlight
• International Business Times: Qantas 2017 Safety Video
• Mumbrella: Qantas New Safety Video 2017
• Qantas: New Saftey Video 2017 featuring Hunter Valley
• Airline Ratings.Com: Superb new Qantas safety video
• Broadsheet Sydney: Hot Dub Wine Machine in Hunter Valley
• Newcastle Herald: Enduring Innovative Spirit
• NBN News: Hopes high for 2017 vintage
• ABC News: Hunter Valley Tourist Centre
• The Telegraph UK: 50 best art, food and culture holidays
• The Telegraph UK: Spend 2 perfect days in Hunter Valley
• Newcastle Herald: Lovedale Semillon wine of the year 

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DECEMBER 2016

• Newcastle Herald: Day trippers drive our record year in tourism
• Sydney Morning Herald: What Trump's twitter diplomacy means for Australia and China
• Business Insider: The wines Australians have been collecting in 2016
• Forbes: Holiday Wine Guide
• The AU Review: A Day On the Green - Garbage Live
• The Australian: How Jim Chatto made Mount Pleasant the nations finest winery
• Broadsheet: Above All Else
• Gourmet Traveller Wine: Leading Ladies of Wine
• Alliance In-Flight Magazine: December/January
• Cobham In-Flight Magazine: December/January
• AirNorth In-Flight Magazine: December/January
• Rex In-Flight Magazine: December/January
• The Real Review: Semillon Indulgence

NOVEMBER 2016

• Financial Review: Phillip Rich's top 20 wines of 2016
• Wine Enthusiast: Shiraz is back
• Daily Telegraph: Aussie Winemaker named best in the world
• Trivago: Top 10 Destinations in Australia - Pokolbin
• Meetings Canada: Sydney Convention Centre launching wine collection
• Wine Companion: Stuart Horden Len Evans Tutorial Dux
• Hospitality Magazine: Len Evans Tutorial Named
• Hunter Hunter: Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights Spectacular
• The Drinks Business: Semillon is the new 'unicorn' wine exciting somms
• Hunter Industry News: November 2016
• Lastminute.com.au: Australia's top wine regions revealed
• The Urban List: 6 Epic Road Trips To Take This Summer
• Wine Australia: Scott McWilliam
• The AU Review: Sculptures in the Vineyard
• The Australian: Summer, Fish and Hunter Valley Semillon
• Timeout Sydney: Giant Waterslide
• Intouch Magazine: Sculpture in the Vineyards

OCTOBER 2016

• Sky News: China becomes Australia's biggest wine market
• Broadsheet Sydney: Sculpture in the Vineyards
• Singleton Argus: Bruce Tyrrell received Graham Gregory Award
• Hospitality Magazine: NSW Wine Awards winnners announced
• NBN News: Hunter Winemaker recognised with award
• DPI NSW: Fourth generation winemaker recognised
• Hospitality Magazine: NSW's best wine lists named
• TheMusic.com.au: A Day On The Green
• Sydney Morning Herald: Hunter Valley Balloon Fiesta
• James Suckling: Top 100 wines of 2016
• NBN News: Hunter Hot Air Balloon Party
• The Australian: Access all areas for smaller wine producers
• Newcastle Herald: Hunter Valley Balloon Fiesta
• The Australian: Bouquet and taste with James Halliday
• Daily Telegraph: TripAdvisor names it's 10 Best Australian Restaurants for 2016
• TripAdvisor 10 Best Australian Restaurants
• Journeys to come: Foodies' Guide to the Hunter Valley
• Wine Ten Questions: Andrew Thomas - Thomas Wines
• Wine Selectors: Hunter Valley Uncorked
• Wine Selectors: eDM Hunter Valley Uncorked
• What's On Mosman: eDM Hunter Valley Uncorked

SEPTEMBER 2016

• Daily Telegraph: Somm puts 1000 wines to the test
  
• Sydney Morning Herald: Sydney's new international convention centre a win for NSW winemakers
• Same Same: Hunter Valley gets its own pride festival
• Maitland Mercury: Hunter Valley Boutique Wine Show
• Newcastle Herald: Secret of Hunter's hot red
• Wine Companion: Mt Pleasant O'Shea lunch and launch
• Australian Golf Digest: Cypress Lakes reborn
• Weekend Notes: Hunter Valley Uncorked
• North Shore Mums: Balmoral Uncorked
• ETB Travel News: Uncorked Balmoral
• Mosman Events: Uncorked Balmoral
• Australian Financial Review: Krinklewood winery taps into the cosmos for unique wines
• Newcastle Herald: The boss is back in the Hunter
• Sydney Morning Herald: The Boss is back: Bruce Springsteen 
• Tone Deaf - Massive Bruce Springsteen tour
• The Music - Bruce Springsteen unveils massive tour
• Music Feeds - Bruce Springsteen Announces 2017 Tour
• The Australian: Brokenwood and me
• The Australian - Rise of fine dining
• Newcastle Herald - Hats off to Hunter restaurants
• ABC Rural - Cleanskin Wine to be ineligible for tax rebate
• Hunter Valley News - Hope Rocks and all-star line up
• Busness Insider: WineArks top 50 most collected wines

AUGUST 2016

• Food Mag - 2016 Hunter Valley Wine Show Trophy Winners Announced
• Hunter Valley - Cellarmasters
• Simple Minds & the B-52s name a date at Bimbadgen Estate - Newcastle Herald
• Hunter Valley Zoo celebrates 10th Birthday - The Maitland Mercury
• 5 minutes with the Godfather of Hunter Valley dining - Hospitality Magazine
• Leo Sayer: The Vine, The Wines and all that Jazz...one last time - Hawkesbury Gazette
• UK blogger to judge Hunter Valley Wine Show - Food & Beverage
• Hunter Valley Wine Show returns - The Cessnock Advertiser
• Judging at the Hunter Valley Wine Show has commenced - The Singleton Argus
• Check it Out: Sebel Kirkton Park Hunter Valley - The Australian
• Local Wines dominate Hunter Valley Wine Show awards - The Newcastle Herald
• The results are in: Hunter Valley Wine Show 2016 - The Singleton Argus
• 2016 Hunter Valley Wine Show Trophy winners announced - Food & Beverage
• Inside the Hunter Valley's extreme vintage - Halliday
• Hunter Valley - Visit NSW
• Planning for generational change change in the wine industry - ABC News
• Wake up in wine country - Australia.com

JULY 2016

• Hunter balloon champ rises to the top - Newcastle Herald
• Time for a taste of top reds - Newcastle Herald
• From France with love - Newcastle Herald
• A day well spend: Eating & drinking my way around the Hunter Valley - AU Abroad
• Snow time wraps up this weekend - The Maitland Mercury
• First look at The Sebel Kirkton Park - Spice News
• Much life in the Brokenwood Graveyard - Newcastle Herald
• Hunter Breweries win gold at Craft Beer Awards - Newcastle Herald
• A toast to a living legend of wine - Newcastle Herald
• Dr Harry meets the famous Moorebank black sheep - Better Homes & Gardens, Channel 7
• Hunter Valley winners at Tourism Accommodation Australia NSW Awards - The Advertiser