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 party starts at Bowral on Sunday November 29, when the B-52s, Mental As Anything and The Proclaimers kick off the season with a high energy concert at Centennial Vineyards. Australia’s favorite party animals, Mental As Anything, will open the show, followed by brilliant twins The Proclaimers from Auchtermuchty, Scotland, then the USA’s B-52s will have everyone dancing with […]

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 […]

The vineyards, restaurants and food producers of the NSW Southern Highlands are presenting the best of the region’s food and wine. The Cool Flavours Festival runs Friday 5th June until Sunday 7th of June. Come and sample local cheeses, jams, chocolates, mushrooms and a vast array of top quality Cool Climate wines. Cool Flavours Festival […]

With brilliant Australian rock musos Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, Ross Wilson and Mahalia Barnes on the same bill, this will be a night to remember!

Hoping to see  Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly and The Triffids in their Bowral concert but Sunday Feb 1st is too hard?   Joadja Vineyards & Winery has come to the rescue with their Music in the Vines event – on Sunday January 25th of the Australia Day long weekend.  And Music in the Vines is free as well as convenient, […]

Fine wine and Big Macs don’t have much in common. But just imagine if you could sit in quiet, civilised surroundings, sipping on a top-notch wine, accompanied by cheese and antipasto – while the kids enjoy their burgers, fries and shakes. Imagine if you could pick up at the drive-thru then set down at a winery cellar door almost […]