Guests at the banquet were fortunate to taste for themselves just how good Helen Gillard’s Mill Creek wines are. And now it seems Newcastle Herald wine critic John Lewis agrees. He has just awarded three of Helen’s wines four out of a possible five stars: the 2009 Springs Promise Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon, the 2007 First Crush [...]
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Congratulations to Mill Creek Vineyard!
Posted in Producers on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The perfect cuppa
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the banquet we have sourced our teas from Northern New South Wales. Koala Tea Company, located on the Alstonville plateau, will be supplying our organic herbal teas. Founded in 1994 by Howard and Elle Rubin, the company has gone from strength to strength and is now distributed around Australia as well as internationally. Visit [...]
Coffee time
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fernleigh Coffee will be supplying the coffee beans for the banquet. A small, family owned and operated business on the NSW Central Coast, Fernleigh produces their beans using environmental conservation methods and organically based fertilisers. No pesticides or harmful sprays come into contact with the crop. Harvesting, processing and sorting are carried out by hand [...]
Organic lamb
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Paula Harvey and her family are generously donating the lamb that will be used in the delicious lamb and rosemary skewers with minted yoghurt served at the banquet. On their property ‘Clairemont’, which nestles beside the Karuah River at Stroud, the Harveys raise beef and sheep as well as producing hay, eggs and vegetables. Everything [...]
Mill Creek Gourmet
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the motto ‘Gluten free, Organic, Delicious!’, Mill Creek Gourmet is a new producer of quality jams, marmalades, chutneys and confits based in Stroud. Guests at the banquet will be among the first to taste the caramalised onion and fig confits, which will be accompanying the cheese platter, as Mill Creek Gourmet will only be [...]
Fresh fruit and vegies
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As well as raiding the vegetable gardens of the local community, we’re also sourcing much of our fruit and vegetables from two wonderful Hunter Valley growers. Tilligerry Organic Produce is situated in Salt Ash where owner Terry grows vegetables and citrus as well as keeping ducks and chickens that are proudly guarded by two alpacas! [...]
From the olive grove
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The olives featured in our entrée mezze plate will be coming from Hunter Olives, a group of small- to medium-sized olive growers scattered throughout the Hunter Valley who have joined forces to produce a range of premium olive products. The table olives are picked by hand to avoid bruising and then prepared using natural and [...]
Premium beef
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hunter Valley Premium Meats will be supplying our delicious beef. This family owned and operated business is based at ‘Glenelg’, a property located between Singleton and Muswellbrook. The 300 to 400 Black Angus heifers that graze the pristine natural pastures are hormone and antibiotic free — flavour and tenderness are guaranteed! For more information, visit: [...]
The freshest oysters
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our oysters will be as fresh as it’s possible to be! Supplied by long-time Karuah oyster grower Gordon Latimore, the oysters will then be expertly shucked by Dean Cole (husband of our talented team member Paula). Dean worked in the oyster industry for fifteen years but now runs Select Sheds and Garages in Booral, so [...]
Over the moon about milk!
Posted in Banquet 2009, Producers on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johnson’s Farmgate in Glen William will be supplying our milk, yoghurt, butter and cream. Their Over the Moon Milk comes from a pure Jersey herd that eats only real grass with no pesticides or hormones. The full-flavoured, rich and creamy milk was awarded Champion Milk at the Sydney Royal 2008 Cheese and Dairy Show! For [...]
