Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th APRIL A weekend program of Italian food, wine, festivities & fun hosted throughout the Broke Wine Trail.

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1 HUNTER VALLEY Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th APRIL 2019 A weekend program of Italian food, wine, festivities & fun hosted throughout the Broke Wine Trail. Organise your family and friends, book your accommodation and transport for an Italian inspired weekend throughout Broke Fordwich in the Hunter Valley. website Find us on Facebook & Instagram

2 WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AND ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF ITALY IN BROKE! Ti invitiamo a goderti A Little Bit of Italy in Broke is the 14th year for the region s flagship event A Little Bit of Italy in Broke. There are 12 venues taking part in the region s premier event showcasing the region s diverse wine offerings, along with olive products and the growers, winemakers and owners of the region s Cellar doors attempts to provide the visitor with A Little bit of Italy at their venues. We hope you enjoy the offerings and can take time to enjoy all participants venues. We are excited about our partnership with the Singleton Cancer Appeal and look forward to a fruitful relationship with them and the Singleton Community. Every glass sold will contribute $2.00 to the appeal. The regions widely spaced destinations makes planning of utmost importance. Please take time to organise your visits and take part in the activities provided. FOLLOW US ON Facebook: BFWTA - LBOI event - Instagram: BFWTA - LBOI

3 Purchase your event wine glass for $15, they will be available from each venue and also at a central position in Broke. With the sale of each glass, Broke Fordwich Wine and Tourism Association will donate $2.00 to Singleton Cancer Appeal. Zafferano will have a display of their glassware at each venue. All orders made at the fair will receive a 10% discount plus 10% of all sales will be donated to Singleton Cancer Appeal. The Singleton Cancer Appeal was founded in April 1984 to benefit the Cancer sufferers in the Singleton area, all monies raised are to benefit both directly and indirectly local people suffering Cancer and Cancer related diseases. 3 3

4 CONTENTS WELCOME Page Glass sales 3 Event Map 5 & 6 Workshops, classes & demonstrations 7 Food 9 & 10 Transport 11 PARTICIPATING VENUES ASCELLA ORGANIC WINES 12 CATHERINE VALE WINES 13 GREENWAY WINES 14 KRINKLEWOOD VINEYARD 15 MARGAN RESTAURANT & WINERY 16 MOUNT BROKE WINES & RESTAURANT 17 NIGHTINGALE WINES 18 RIVER FLATS ESTATE 19 SOMERVILLE WINES 20 TINONEE VINEYARD ESTATE 21 WHISPERING BROOK WINERY 22 WINMARK WINES 23 ACCOMMODATION Please check website 4 4

5 Charlto EVENT MAP Singleton Cancer Appeal will be at The Broke Fire Station over the weekend. Thompsons Rd BULGA Whispe Brook Ascella Organic Wine Putty Rd From Windsor approx 2 hours Lavender Ridge Catherine Vale Wines Mount Broke Wines Adams Peak Rd Hill St Nig Milbrod Green Krin Vine Some Don t forget to purchase your event glass! PAYNE 5 5

6 Follow the event flags to visit the venues. From Singleton 20 mins n Rd ring htingale Tinonee Vineyard Estate From Pokolbin 15 mins Cessnock 30 mins Newcastle 75 mins ale Rd Margan Wines way Wines klewood yard rville Wines Fire Station W ol l om bi Rd S CROSSING Broke Rd BROKE Winmark Wines From Sydney via Wollombi approx 2 hrs Greenway Wines Milbrodale Rd Wollombi Rd River Flats Estate 6 6

7 WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, DEMONSTRATIONS & ACTIVITIES Bookings for workshops are ESSENTIAL SATURDAY 13TH APRIL Time Workshop Venue 10am 10:15am 10:30am 11:15am 11:15am 11:30am 12noon 1pm 1:30pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 10am 10am 10am 10:15am 11:15am 11:30am 12noon 1pm 1pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 3pm 4pm Food pairing & cooking demo Vineyard & olive grove tour Gnocchi making class Italian cooking demonstration Zafferano Wine & BdFarm Paris Creek Cheese Tasting Matteo Piccardi Presentation Intro. Olive Oil Appreciation Intro. Olive Oil Appreciation Wine Masterclass ft. Zafferano Into. Olive Oil Appreciation You are what you eat, why organic? Food pairing & cooking demo Vineyard & olive grove tour Grape tasting & heritage tour Food pairing & cooking demo Olive Oil class Harvest & Cooking School Vineyard & olive grove tour Italian cooking demonstration Matteo Piccardi Presentation Intro. Olive Oil Appreciation Intro. Olive Oil Appreciation Zafferano wine tasting Intro. Oilve Oil Appreciation Food pairing & cooking demo You are what you eat, why organic? Vineyard & olive grove tour Grape tasting & heritage tour 7 Greenway Wines Whispering Brook Catherine Vale Whispering Brook Ascella Wines Catherine Vale Nightingale Nightingale Catherine Vale Nighingale Ascella Wines Greenway Wines Whispering Brook Ascella Wines SUNDAY 14TH APRIL Time Workshop Venue 7 Greenway Wines Catherine Vale Margan Wines Whispering Brook Whispering Brook Catherine Vale Nightingale Nightingale Catherine Vale Nighingale Greenway Wines Ascella Wines Whispering Brook Ascella Wines

8 A weekend full of fun with family and friends! 8

9 FOOD LUNCH ASCELLA ORGANIC WINES Gourmet Italian BBQ over mangrove wood chips. BdFarm Paris Creek organic cheese and crackers, River Flats olives, oils and chutneys. Cold drinks and Vittoria organic coffee. CATHERINE VALE WINES Food featuring a North Italian influence prepared by Il Cacciatore. GREENWAY WINES Paired wine & Italian gourmet picnic share hampers. Froze Barista coffee & Italian desserts. Children picnics and slushes available too. KRINKLEWOOD VINEYARD Wood fire oven pizzas, cheese platters, gelato, coffee, cold drinks and sweets. MARGAN RESTAURANT & WINERY Italian Piazza with casual al fresco dining including coffee, house made Italian cakes and light meals. MOUNT BROKE WINES & RESTAURANT Traditional wood fired Italian pizza, antipasto, chirorizo linguine, arancini, tiramisu. NIGHTINGALE WINES Italian Panini, Aranchini, Italian meatballs, antipasto platter, Italian desserts and coffee. Bookings essential TINONEE VINEYARD ESTATE Classic Italian favourites; gelato, handmade gnocchi wood fired pizza, and the Italian-originated macaroon! WINMARK WINES Delicious antipasto platters prepared by Italian chef Bruno Giagu also known from his Panino Café & Restaurant in Wollombi. Traditional Italian sweet treats, barista coffee and gelato. 9 9

10 FOOD LUNCH WHISPERING BROOK WINERY Fritto misto with white bean puree and salsa verde, pesto penne pasta with grilled chicken breast and fire seared capsicum, slow roasted beef cheeks with soft polenta and gremolata, caprese salad, classic tiramisu and basil pannacotta with grilled peach and raspberry coulis. SOMERVILLE WINES Home made Italian sausages by the Barbalace Family in outside setting for lunch and take home. FOOD DINNER CATHERINE VALE WINES Saturday night will be prepared by Matteo from Tuscany Untouched. It will be a four course meal featuring specialties from Tuscany. Cost $95.00 which includes beer and drinks on arrival and wine matched with the meal. The Caballeros will entertain A NIGHT OF CULTURE,TRADITION AND TUSCANY S WARM HOSPITALITY Bookings essential MARGAN RESTAURANT & WINERY For the full dining experience, enjoy dinner in the award winning Margan restaurant featuring estate grown produce and an Italian inspired menu, bookings essential NIGHTINGALE WINES Italian inspired restaurant meals. Open for dinner Saturday night bookings essential

11 TRANSPORT EVENT SHUTTLE Rover Coaches will operate an event Mini Shuttle to all venues throughout the day on SATURDAY ONLY. Pre-book your tickets online rovercoaches.com.au or purchase your ticket direct from Rovers on the day. Park at McNamara Park, Main Road, Broke for shuttle collection. DRIVING Designate a driver; there is plenty of parking at all venues. PRIVATE TOURS & BUSES Given the size of our boutique venues we have a strict Mini Coach only policy. Please contact wineries before the weekend to book as unannounced arrivals may be declined. LOCAL HIRE CAR SERVICE Serenity Grove Private Hire Car Service & A Wine Tour in Broke (For Sunday group bookings)

12 203 Thompsons Rd, Milbrodale NSW 2330 Phone: (02) RELAX & TASTE ASCELLA UNDER THE SILK TREE Esperienze with Zafferano Glasses (Saturday only). Complimentary Ascella wines, with BdFarm Paris Creek organic cheese, River Flats olives, bookings required or Gourmet Italian BBQ over mangrove wood chips and organic cheese, olives and chutney. Natural herbs, plants, fresh veggies market with Pat. Workshops, health chats and heritage tours. Wine sales and tasting aviable at our stall. Organic Vittoria cappuccino all day. Live Music with Larry and Ange

13 656 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF TUSCANY! Culture, tradition and the warm hospitality of Tuscan people. * Stalls over the weekend will feature, olive products from Bunna Bunno, Goose on the loose Italian smallgoods, and other crafts plus Italian Leather goods * Gelato and Coffee will be available from Duccio Gelato along with biscotti all day. * Jennifer with the most popular Italian Sheep Dog Maremma. They are a true part of the culture of rural Italy and a reflection of the nature of the people within it. * Catherine Vale will again have the popular Roving musicians the Caballeros playing between 11am and 2 pm daily. Come and join in for a sing along of Italian favourites. They will also be playing at the Saturday night dinner. WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS * 1:30pm Saturday Wine Masterclass featuring Zafferano Glasses presented by Thomas Hordern a popular Naked Wines winemaker and producer of Brand Wiley Rooster. Bookings essential. Class cost $30.00 and each participant will take home a pair of Zafferano glasses. * Dinner Saturday night will be prepared by Matteo from Tuscany Untouched Tours. It will be a four course meal featuring specialties from Tuscany.Cost $95.00 which includes beer and drinks on arrival and wine matched with the meal. * 10 am Sunday Free olive Oil class with Steve Mitchell and Marie Kearns. Steve will present on how to determine a good oil and an understanding about quality Australian oils. Marie, one of the Hunter s most successful olive preservers, will go over how to preserve olives. Bookings essential

14 350 Wollombi Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: TAKE A SEAT AT THE LONG RED TABLE! An settle in and enjoy our beautiful little valley and vineyard on the bank of Wollombi Brook. Order from a variety of gourmet picnic hampers especially designed by our Italian chef to pair with Greenway Wines. Swirl and sip our Italian Wines-Pinot Grigio, Fiano and our Chianti style Merlots. Try a Rose Granita (Frose ). Make use of our barista to brew coffee just the way you like it! TAKE PART IN A COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND GUIDED WINE TASTING The Vigneron and the chef present Sparkling ways to pair Champagne with Food 10am - Italian methode Fiano and seafood 2pm - Sparkling Merlot and Italian chocolate ricotta. Cost is $30 per person, numbers limited to 20 people per class. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, Call

15 712 Wollombi Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) WELCOME TO KRINKLEWOOD S VERSION OF ITALIAN FESTA! We re flying the Italian flag this weekend! The Windrim family welcome you to bring a picnic rug or share one of our long luncheon tables in our beautiful cellar door courtyard and surrounding gardens. Described as a little bit of Tuscany in the Hunter our cellar door offers the ideal spot to enjoy a glass of wine and wood fire oven pizzas, handmade gnocchi, cheese platters, gelato, coffee, cold drinks and sweets available. Live music by La Tarantella Guitar Duo on Saturday and Sunday between 11am and 4:30pm

16 1238 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) MARGAN PIAZZA MARGAN WINES AND RESTAURANT Italian Piazza with casual al fresco dining including coffee, house made Italian cakes and light meals (Saturday and Sunday). For the full dining experience, enjoy dinner in the award winning Margan restaurant featuring estate grown produce and an Italian inspired menu (bookings essential ). The beautiful rammed earth cellar door offers the full range of premium Margan wines including our Italian varieties and styles such as Barbera and Ripasso. SUNDAY 10AM Get your hands dirty! Start with a garden tour and harvest then continue with a hands on cooking school and afterwards, enjoy the fruits of your labour with a delicious lunch in the award winning Margan Restaurant. Let the Little Bit of Italy Festival take a hold of you and release your inner Italian! Learn the art behind turning our garden harvested potatoes into fluffy pillows of perfect gnocchi. Suitable for Vegetarians. $ per person (bookings essential )

17 130 Adams Peak Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) ALFRESCO SETTING Uninterrupted views of the Mount Broke Wines vineyard and Brokenback Range. RELAX AND DINE NEXT TO THE VINEYARD ROWS Dine on some of our traditional wood fired Italian pizza, antipasto, hand-made truffle gnocchi, chili prawn linguine, arancini. Italian Desserts GREAT WINES INCLUDING THE 2014 AND 2017 VINTAGE BARBERA Range of Italian beer, espresso coffee, San Pellegrino soft drinks. COOL MUSIC ALL DAY Friday Pizza Night: 6.00pm pm Saturday and Sunday : 10.00am pm 17 17

18 1239 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) FUN, FOOD, ACTIVITIES & TASTINGS Start the day with breakfast from 8:30am to 10:30am- available Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy a tempting Italian inspired lunch from our kitchen while you relax on the lawns with some delicious food while listening to live music. Children s activites should be keep the bambinos busy while you enjoy local olive oils, gourmet vinegar and local olives from Belarna Grove. Nightingale s Premium range of wines avilable, along with beer, coffee and soft drinks. We also have a lucky draw running both days. WORKSHOPS An Introduction to Olive Oil Appreciation on both Saturday and Sunday at 12noon, 1pm or 2pm. Cost is $15 per person. ACCOMODATION If you require accommodation please visit to book one of our luxury villas with an amazing view

19 530 Wollombi Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) EXPERIENCE THE FAMILY WARMTH And a little bit of Italy in Broke at River Flats Estate Wander around with a coffee, purchase fresh fruit and vegetables, let the children explore freedom around the animals and run through the rows of olive trees, observe traditional weaving and spinning. Then immerse yourself and relax seated at our long farm table, purchase local cellar door wines, experience Italian hearty food and our hot olives. Finish your touch of Italy in our retail store purchasing our range of Mediterranean olives, olive oils, local seasonal condiments and sauces. You will walk in from the scent of Bare Nature Skin decdent handmade soap, bath salts and skin care. If a day in not enough with us, please stay in one of our accommodation options, Carinya Homestead, Tara Cottage or Roviana. Min. 2 night stay. Book all 3 properties with a group or family and retreat to our outdoor entertaining area, with pizza oven and BBQ to finish your Little Bit of Italy in Broke experience. Visit our website riverflatestate.com.au or call Marian for further information on

20 845 Wollombi Road, Broke NSW 2330 Phone (02) ORGANIC GROWN GRAPES. Somerville Vineyard is nestled in the Hunter Valley Wine Country premium sub region of Broke Fordwich. Come along and visit this serene setting, listen to the live music while trying our Traditional Nduja (a spicy spreadable pork salami). We also have our special home-made Italian BBQ sausage panini available for just $6.00, then finish off with an espresso coffee and one of our Italian homemade desserts. There will be sausage making demonstrations throughout the 2 days and also wine tasting to sample some of our beautiful organic wines

21 1273 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: RELAX & INDULGE! Visit us at Tinonee Vineyard Estate for your classic Italian favourites; gelato, wood fired pizza, and the Italian-originated macaroon! Make sure you complete an Italian fun facts crossword entry to be in the running for the giveaway of a two-night stay in the Dairy Cottage on Tinonee Vineyard Estate. Sit back and relax in our newly renovated cellar door whilst enjoying the breathtaking view with a glass of wine from the Broke Fordwich region s newest wine brand and cellar door,

22 Rodd St, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) DOLCE VITA AT WHISPERING BROOK! Discover our passion, and learn the secrets of artisan winemaking and olive oil production. Our famous vineyard, winery and olive grove tours are educational and fun. Daily 10.15am & 3pm*. Learn the secrets of Italian cooking through a cooking demonstration with local Chef, Matt Dillow. Daily 11.30am* Be tantalised by the aroma freshly prepared traditional Italian food; dine alfresco or bring a picnic rug and indulge with beautiful food, delicious olive oil and desserts matched with our premium wines. Children are welcome to explore the cubby house and enjoy ball games. Dine alfresco enjoying music, authentic Italian food, fresh olive oil, tantalising desserts and matching premium wines *Bookings not required for Tours or Workshops 22 22

23 229 Wollombi Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: A PLACE TO CONNECT! Winmark invites you to A Little Bit of Italy at Mio Monte, - Italian for My Mountain. Join us for morning coffee and enjoy traditional Italian Cornetti, Cannoli and barista coffee served in the shade of the native trees. Bruno Giagu, Italian Chef and owner of Panino Restaurant & Café in Wollombi will be preparing delicious antipasto platters for lunch followed by Tiramisu & Gelato to finish off the culinary Italian food experience. Winmark Wines introduces its first vintage Winmark Chardonnay 2018 at this event. Bring your platter and a glass of Chardonnay and begin your adventure. Visit the beautiful Perennial Garden designed by Paul Bangay OA and inspect David Ball s amazing sculpture Biosis. You might finish your discovery by getting your picture by the impressive rock Poole s Rock. Families can compete in the giant lawn games and children can have fun on the play equipment all while parents treat themselves to wine tasting. A Pop-Up Gallery will be open as a special event and all guests are invited to enjoy. Live music by Paul Eagle both days. Accommodation at Winmark is available. Please contact info@winmarkwines.com.au for details

24 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Broke Fordwich Wine & Tourism Association. PO Box 14, Broke NSW ABN Liquor Licensing Act 2007: It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years

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26 A PLACE TO CONNECT Winmark Wines is an extraordinary Vineyard in the idyllic wine region of Broke, Hunter Valley with 28 acres of Chardonnay. The Estate is ideal for weddings, corporate events or peaceful family retreats. It features the monumental sculpture, Biosis, by sculptor David Ball, a stunning perennial and rose garden by landscape designer Paul Bangay OA, and is home to the iconic rock, Pooles Rock. Winmark s many landmarks provide unforgettable backdrops and allow an array of opportunity for the ultimate getaway. Winmark Wines can accommodate up to 32 guests across its three properties. Winmark Wines (02) Wollombi Rd, Broke winmarkwines.com.au Our mission is to surprise and delight our customers, and deliver a unique experience so magical they won t want to leave. With Tuscany Untouched we strive to exceed all your expectations. From the moment you arrive you will feel like part of the family this isn t just a tour, it s the beginning of a wonderful relationship with us and our beautiful country. 26 Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd 9 Bonavista Avenue, Maroubra NSW 2035 Phone: info@tuscanyuntouchedtours.com.au

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