The Edible Experience
For those who love a good food adventure, this is where the journey begins!
Enjoy a festival or two, take a certificate class and share your passion with leading winemakers, chefs and producers in the region, and ask those questions you’ve always wondered but never dared asking. Events announced to date include:
FlavourFest features fine food, exquisite wines, exotic tastes, pampering and inspiring music all set in Australia’s Largest Display Garden. The event will feature cooking demonstrations, seminar sessions, entertainment, wineries and restaurants, cocktail flairing showcases, Kids in the Kitchen and exhibits packed with tasty offerings, fresh produce and specialty merchandise.
Watch our celebrity chef demonstrations, with Peter Evans, Janelle Bloom from Ready, Steady Cook and Tobie Puttock Jamie Oliver’s right hand man of Restaurant Fifteen.
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Hunter Valley Gardens,
2090 Broke Road, Pokolbin. |
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Saturday 12th June – Monday 14th June. |
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9am – 5pm daily. |
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Entry to Gardens $22.50
(per adult and children 16 and older)
Children $12 (4 – 15 years)
Children under 3 admitted free
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Please call (02) 4998 4000. |
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The Hunter Valley Steakhouse (Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens) invites you to partake in a unique “Match your steak & Shiraz Challenge” from 5pm every evening during the month of June 2010.
For only $15pp (free when dining afterwards) you will be served a number of different samples of Hunter Valley steaks accompanied by Hunter Valley Shiraz, with these samples we challenge you to identify the best match. Aiding selection will be some tasting notes & of course our Chef’s selection to see how well you fair.
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Hunter Valley Steakhouse,
Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens,
Corner of Broke Road & McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Every evening in June. |
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From 5pm. |
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$15pp (free when dining afterwards). |
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Please call (02) 4998 2000. |
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Reduce your “Food Miles” throughout June and join Esca for a “Hunter Gatherer”, a celebration of local food and wine, featuring a five course set menu from Lower and Upper Hunter produce.
The culinary team at Esca have handpicked the finest local produce from Pokolbin, Maitland, Morperth, Broke, Woodville, Singleton and neighbouring areas to produce a menu to showcase a true taste of the Hunter Valley.
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Esca Bimbadgen at Bimbadgen Estate,
790 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Daily during June. |
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Lunch 12pm. |
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$85pp ($75pp Club Bimbadgen Members).
Wines to match at $35pp. |
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Please call (02) 4998 4666. |
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Walk in the boots of an Artisan Cheesemaker. Come and share a coffee with one of our Cheesemakers. Enjoy an interactive chat about life as a regional producer/cheesemaker in Hunter Wine Country and cheesemaking in general.
Sample handmade cheeses and learn the basics of cheese varieties. Bookings preferred.
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Hunter Valley Cheese Factory
at McGuigans Wines,
447 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Daily during June. |
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11am. |
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Free event. |
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Bookings preferred.
Please call (02) 4998 7744. |
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We’ve all thrown a prawn on the barbie but how about updating your BBQ repertoire and impressing your friends and family by using Australian Native Flavours.
You will be surprised how easily you can transform your barbeque/cooking skills with the addition of these flavoursome native foods. Nothing weird just good cooking and great flavours. Savour the Little Wine Company’s premium wine flight matched to four food creations. Platter for two $46 (including wine flight, tasting notes and recipes to take home). Bookings preferred.
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Australian Regional Food Store & Cafe,
Small Winemakers Centre,
426 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Daily during June. |
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1pm. |
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$46 for two. |
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Bookings preferred.
Please call (02) 4998 6800. |
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'Il Cacciatore' invites you to participate in a fun, hands-on gnocchi making and dinner party.
Join a small group of like minded individuals who enjoy Italian food, wine, a fun time and don't mind getting down and dirty (floury)! You will be lead through a step by step, hands-on, gnocchi making class.
Following your class, you will enjoy a five course dinner with wine and your new gnocchi making friends. A variety of gnocchi dishes will be cooked right at the table.
Limit per class is 14. Overnight accommodation available.
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Il Cacciatore,
609 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Friday 4th June,
Sunday 13th June and
Friday 18th June. |
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$125pp includes gnocchi class, dinner & wine. |
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Bookings essential.
Please call (02) 4998 7639.
Numbers strictly limited. |
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Saturday, 6th June; a demonstration class on making exciting new flavoured preservatives & chutneys. $45 members or $55 non members.
Saturday, 19th June; join us for red wine & duck, a cocktail party exploring the many flavours that can be used to compliment duck. $65 for members or $75 non members.
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Constable Estate Vineyards,
Gillards Road, Pokolbin. |
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Saturday, 6th June. Preservative Workshop.
Saturday, 19th June. Red Wine & Duck.
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Preservative Workshop:
$45pp members.
$55 non-members. |
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Red Wine & Duck:
$65pp members.
$75 non-members. |
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Bookings essential.
Please call (02) 4998 7887. |
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Tempus Two Cellar Door and Hunter Valley Smelly Cheese Shop invite you to ‘Smell and Taste’ your way through a decadent indulgence of premium wine and the world of cheese.
Our people are passionate about the art of combining flavours and textures with that added flair! Join us for our version of a ‘master class’ – you will not be disappointed.
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Tempus Two, Corner Broke
& McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. |
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Every Saturday in June. |
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11am. |
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$35pp (spaces limited). |
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Margan Slow Food Month features a five course degustation menu showcasing local produce, offerings fresh from the Margan garden, and matching Margan wines.
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Margan Restaurant,
1238 Milbrodale Road, Broke. |
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Lunch – Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Dinner – Saturday & Sunday during June. |
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$75.00pp. |
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A comprehensive package including a tour of an operating olive mill, olive oil and table olive appreciation with nibbles followed by a three course Mediterranean-style meal.
Time and weather permitting, after lunch, guests will have also an opportunity to look at olive trees and learn more about them.
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Adina Vineyard, Lovedale Road, Lovedale. |
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Saturday, 26th June. |
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11.30am – Olive Mill tour.
12.00noon – Olive oil and
table olive appreciation.
Lunch from 12.30pm.
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Bookings essential.
Please call (02) 4930 7473. |
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Enjoy famous Lindt chocolate with Hunter Valley Cabernet. Free daily at Hunter Valley Wine Society.
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Hunter Valley Wine Society,
455 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin. |
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Daily during June. |
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From 9.30am to 4.30pm. |
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Free event. |
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Enjoy a Food & Wine School Experience with Hunter Resort’s Executive Chef and Cellar Master. Learn about wine and food matching with a showcase of local produce and Hunter Valley wines through a cooking demonstration and tastings.
Enjoy a yummy tasting plate and indulge in some fine Hunter Valley wines, mastering the art of food & wine marriage. The Food & Wine School Experience is available every Saturday and Sunday during June. Cost $30 per person.
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Hunter Resort, Hermitage Road, Pokolbin. |
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Saturdays & Sundays during June. |
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$30pp. |
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Please call (02) 4998 7777. |
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Broaden your beer knowledge and treat your taste buds with a Bluetongue Beer Tasting Experience. Match and marry the flavours of your favourite to scrumptious tasting plates.
A beer and foodies delight! Available every Saturday & Sunday during June 2010. Cost $20.00 per person.
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Hunter Resort, Hermitage Road, Pokolbin. |
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Saturdays & Sundays during June. |
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From 3pm. |
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$20pp. |
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Please call (02) 4998 7777. |
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Experience a sumptuous olive inspired long table lunch with matched wines in the olive grove at Whispering Brook. Taste freshly pressed olive oils, learn about the production of olives, enjoy a tutored walking tour of the estate’s olive groves and learn about different olive varieties. Attend the an olive master class and taste the difference between early and late harvest olive oils and what you should look for in an olive oil. Linger in front of the fire in the afternoon and indulge in cheese and red wine or dessert.
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Whispering Brook Vineyard,
Olive Grove & Winery, Rodd Street, Broke. |
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Saturday 26th June. |
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A magical evening of music, wine and food hosted by Allandale Winery. Sparkling wine and canapés are served on Allandale’s front lawn overlooking the vineyards to the Brokenback Range. Guests are then seated in our candle lit barrel room in the winery with the orchestra for a three course dinner matched with Allandale wines.
The music is performed by Paul Goodchild and Strings from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Lovers of classical music, wine and food should not miss this fabulous evening.
Dress: Black Tie. RSVP: Friday, 21st May, 2010.
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Allandale Winery,
132 Lovedale Road, Lovedale. |
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Saturday, 5th June. |
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Black Tie event. |
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$165pp. |
Bookings: |
Bookings Essential.
RSVP must be received by 21st May.
Please call (02) 4990 4526. |
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Lyndey Milan, one of Australia’s most acclaimed food and wine writers, adds a little spice to the Hunter Valley Wine & Food Month with her latest cook book “Just Add Spice”. Join Lyndey at McWilliams Mount Pleasant for an hour long masterclass as she unearths the secrets of cooking with spices, and reveals a whole new world of matching wines with spicy food.
Afterwards indulge in a sumptuous lunch based on recipes from Lyndey’s “Just Add Spice”, with award winning wines by McWilliams Mount Pleasant expertly matched to the mouth watering flavours. Lyndey will also be available to sign copies of her latest books which will be available at reduced prices on the day.
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McWilliams Mount Pleasant Wine & Food Estate, 401 Marrowbone Road, Pokolbin. |
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Saturday 19th June. |
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11am. |
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$85pp. |
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Hungerford Hill Wines and Muse Restaurant & Cafe offer you “a celebration” of the Hunter Valley’s iconic varieties; Semillon and Shiraz.
For the month of June you will be able to select four canapés matched with four vertical vintages of either the Hunter Valley Semillon or Hunter Valley Shiraz. Relax and enjoy this experience on the terrace of the Cellar Door.
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Hungerford Hill Wines and
Muse Restaurant & Cafe,
Broke Road, Pokolbin. |
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Daily throughout June. |
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11am – 4pm. |
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$20pp. |
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Bookings Essential.
Please call (02) 4990 0715. |
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In an attempt to reduce skill shortages in the region, an innovative Hospitality Roadshow on June 8th will introduce High School students to a range of career opportunities available in the Hunter Valley Wine Country.
The aim is to engage local people through live demonstrations of tourism and hospitality in action. The Roadshow illustrates to students the winemaking process, possible job opportunities for tourism and hospitality in the Hunter, cooking demonstrations, and much more, all set in the beautiful Hunter Valley vineyards.
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Various Hunter Valley Wine Country resorts, wineries & restaurants. |
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Tuesday, 8th June. |
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Please call (02) 4936 0219. |
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Three renowned Accor Executive Chefs have teamed up for this night of culinary delight. Each will present one dish for this three course dinner, while the Hunter Valley Wine Society will match each course with the prefect wine, all for just $89 per person.
Mercure’s Les Grand Vins wine lists are designed to celebrate regional wineries and introduce wines that guests might otherwise not have the chance to experience, all at the most affordable prices.
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Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens,
Corner of Broke Road & McDonalds Road,
Pokolbin. |
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Friday 4th June. |
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$89pp. |
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Bookings Essential.
Please call (02) 4998 2000. |
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Come to Robyn Drayton Wines and enjoy the uninterrupted views across vineyards to the majestic Brokenback Mountains. Sit and relax with a Devonshire Tea topped off with a glass of “Foreplay” or indulge in a cheese plate of five different cheeses matched to five Robyn Drayton wines.
Bookings required 24 hours in advance. Also receive the special member’s rate of 15% off Cellar Door Prices.
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Robyn Drayton Wines,
Cnr McDonalds Road and
Pokolbin Mountain Road, Pokolbin. |
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Daily during June. |
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Cheese $39pp.
Devonshire Tea $20 per person
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Bookings Essential.
Please call (02) 4998 7523. |
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The chefs and providores of the Hunter invite you to join them and Matthew Kemp of Restaurant Balzac (#30 of the Top 100 restaurants in Australia) for a winter lunch.
Said to “nail flavours every time”, Kemp’s cooking is technically smart and he has a gift for extracting every ounce of flavour from his ingredients. Members’ workshop from 11am to 11:45am. Lunch 12 noon.
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Muse Restaurant, 1 Broke Road,
Pokolbin 2320 |
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Monday, 21st June. |
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$75pp Hunter Chefs & Co Members.
$95pp guests.
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