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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Where do you start on the Southern Highlands Wine Trail? How about at the first winery established in the Highlands! The Joadja Vineyard and Winery  is the original, and according to many the best, winery in the Southern Highlands. It has one of the most attractive and rustic “cellar doors”, and as you would expect from a vineyard […]