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A Little Bit of Italy in Broke

“Picturesque Broke-Fordwich will turn European in April for the annual Little Bit of Italy in Broke Festival. The event will run from April 7 to 9. It brings the essence of Italian hospitality to the Hunter Valley with authentic cuisine, local produce, cooking...

A quiet corner of the Hunter Valley goes Italian

“A Little Bit of Italy in Broke brings the essence of Italian hospitality and cuisine to the picturesque Broke-Fordwich region each April. And food lovers, the countdown to the 12th annual festival has well and truly begun.”

Glenguin celebrates best ever results

“The release of the 2017 edition of James Halliday’s Wine Companion last week has again revealed Glenguin Estate as the hidden gem of the Hunter Valley with 5 wines being rated at 95 points or above and also regaining our five red star winery rating. The trio of 2014...

Wine in his veins

“WINEMAKERS don’t sleep during vintage, do they? There is so much to think about, so much to know, so much to do. It’s 9am on a sunny summer day, February 19, to be exact. In the back of the Margan’s winery complex just a stone’s throw west of Broke, a small team is...

Margan added to Hunter Valley’s vintage quality

“Oh, I know I should be concentrating on the wines. The delicious, lemony 10-year-old semillon; the beautiful, earthy five-year-old barbera; the seven vintages of aged-release shiraz — all the bottles that grape-treader Andrew Margan has opened for the 20th birthday...

Margan celebrates 20 years with launch of vermouth

“Husband and wife team Andrew and Lisa Margan, together with their children Ollie, Alessa and James, are celebrating 20 years of award winning winemaking at their Broke Fordwich Estate in the Hunter Valley this year. Along with a series of lunches and dinners at the...