Southern Highlands Wine

Easter is a great time to visit the NSW Southern Highlands. The weather should be good, there is an excellent selection of new release wines available, and all the winery cellar doors are open. The Barrawang Markets on Easter Saturday are well worth a visit, with over 130 stalls run by local producers and crafts […]

One of Australia’s most awarded Blues group ‘Backsliders’ will be appearing at Joadja Vineyard’s Music in the Vines on January 26 2014, from 1pm,  bringing a new and dynamic dimension to the Joadja series of winery concerts. The 2011 ARIA Blues and Roots nominees and I-Tunes Australia Album of the Year winner have been playing […]

There is an amazing Irish Australian music event at Joadja Vineyard and Winery this Australia Day weekend. A remarkable afternoon of Irish Australian Folk and Rock, Joadja wine and wood-fired pizza kicks off at 1pm on Saturday 28th January! The band is Shameless Seamus and the Tullamore Dews, comprised of Australian and Irish music royalty: Jim […]

 Tertini Wines, who scooped the pool of prizes at the 2008 Southern Highlands Wine Show, sold off a cancelled export order of their 2003 and 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon/ Merlot at bargain basement prices. Those who dropped in to the Tertini Cellar Door at Kells Creek, near Mittagong, quickly enough cleared out these easy-drinking reds in record time.

The very successful NSW Southern Highlands Cool Flavours Wine and Food Festival was on last weekend, and, complete with designated driver, we tried a new loop of the Southern Highlands Wine Trail to catch a few festival events on Sunday. This personal tour started at Sutton Forest Estate Wines, famous for their Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and antipasto […]