HUNTER VALLEY MAGAZINE

This September the enduring connection to place comes alive once again as the Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival transforms Wollombi and neighbouring Laguna into a living gallery of contemporary sculpture, heritage spaces and natural landscapes.

There are towns you pass through on the way somewhere else. And then there are towns that quietly convince you to stop. Denman, nestled in the heart of the Upper Hunter Valley, has long been one of those places. It’s a welcoming country town where vineyards meet olive groves, where heritage buildings line the main street, and where community remains at the heart of daily life.

If the Hunter Valley has a signature, it is Shiraz. The variety has been grown here since the region's earliest days, long before Shiraz became Australia's calling card, and it remains the backbone of Hunter red winemaking today.

At Huntlee Fitness, we see every day that people don’t just come to the gym to get fitter; they come to feel better.

Award-winning Hunter Valley winery Latitude 32 Wines has appointed experienced winemaker Amy Blackburn to lead its winemaking operations, marking an exciting new chapter for the growing winery.

Hungerford Hill has announced a changing of the guard, with Pierre Durand appointed General Manager and Senior Winemaker. He takes over from Bryan Currie, who departed in June 2026 after nearly a decade shaping the direction of Hungerford Hill, Dalwood Estate and Sweetwater Wines.