italyinbroke.com.au Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 APRIL 2018 A Little Bit of Italy and a whole lot of Broke Fordwich.

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1 HUNTER VALLEY Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 APRIL 2018 A weekend program of Italian food, wine, festivities & fun hosted throughout Broke Fordwich. A Little Bit of Italy and a whole lot of Broke Fordwich.

2 WELCOME CONTENTS Page Glass sales 4 Workshops, classes & demonstrations 5 Food 6 & 7 Transport 8 Map 20 & 21 EVENTS ASCELLA ORGANIC WINES 9 CATHERINE VALE WINES 10 GREENWAY WINES 11 KRINKLEWOOD VINEYARD 12 LAVENDER RIDGE 13 MARGAN RESTAURANT & WINERY 14 MOUNT BROKE WINES & RESTAURANT 15 NIGHTINGALE WINES 16 TINONEE VINEYARD ESTATE 17 WHISPERING BROOK WINERY 18 SOMERVILLE WINES 19 ROADS (Colour coded for venue location). Thompsons road Milbrodale road Adams Peak road Rodd street Wollombi road ACCOMMODATION Please check website 2

3 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 13th year for the region s flagship event A Little Bit of Italy in Broke. There are 11 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

4 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. Casa e Cucina will have a display of their glassware at each venue with option to order from the range with a discount of 10% and also 10% 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. 4

5 WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES SATURDAY Time Workshop Venue 10am 10:15am 11am 11:15am 11:15am 2pm 2pm 3pm 4pm Gnocchi making class Vineyard & olive grove tour Artisan salami presentation Italian cooking demonstration Zafferano Wine & BdFarm Paris Creek Cheese Tasting Treasure hunt You are what you eat, why organic? Vineyard & olive grove tour Grape tasting & heritage tour Catherine Vale Whispering Brook Catherine Vale Whispering Brook Ascella Wines Greenway Wines Ascella Wines Whispering Brook Ascella Wines SUNDAY Time Workshop Venue 10am 10am 10:15am 11:15am 1pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 3pm 4pm Olive Oil class Harvest & Cooking School Vineyard & olive grove tour Italian cooking demonstration Zafferano wine tasting Treasure hunt You are what you eat, why organic? Italian inspired millinery collection and workshop Vineyard & olive grove tour Grape tasting & heritage tour Catherine Vale Margan Wines Whispering Brook Whispering Brook Catherine Vale Greenway Wines Ascella Wines Whispering Brook Whispering Brook Ascella Wines 5

6 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 Traditional Napoli Fare by O sole Napule along with Duccio Gelato and Coffee. GREENWAY WINES Italian gourmet picnic share hampers. Froze Barista coffee. Children picnics and slushes available too. KRINKLEWOOD VINEYARD Wood fire oven pizzas, cheese platters, gelato, coffee, cold drinks and sweets. LAVENDER RIDGE Pasta with a choice of home made pesto sauce or a spicy tomato sauce, made with home grown tomatoes. Hearty soup also available. 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 inspired restaurant meals, bookings essential TINONEE VINEYARD ESTATE Classic Italian favourites; gelato, wood fired pizza, and the Italian-originated macaroon! 6

7 FOOD 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. DINNER CATHERINE VALE WINES Saturday Night Dinner by Il Cacciatore. Savouries on arrival with Italian beer and wines. A 4 course meal will be served with Catherine Vale s Italian Varietals plus others, while enjoying the ambience created by Alfredo and Ricardo. $95.00 per head, 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, bookings essential

8 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)

9 203 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. Organic Vittoria cappuccino all day. Live Music with Larry and Ange. 9

10 656 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) A WEEKEND OF FUN AND ACTIVITIES! Taste Catherine Vale s Italian varietal wines, Arneis, Barbera and Dolcetto along with hunter icons. Music by the Caballeros,11am to 2pm daily. Venetian Jewellery, plants and Italian small goods stalls. LUNCH BY FRANCESCO from O sole Napule - traditional fare from Napoli: Pizza, lasagna, arancini and Zeppole. Daily activities for young and old - Bocce, Cornhole and bubble making. Artisan salami presentation by goose on the loose at 11am each day. SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER by Il Cacciatore (please see food page for details). SATURDAY GNOCCHI CLASS: 10am to 12pm Learn how to make 3 types of Gnocchi with Il Cacciatore cost $55.00 per person (bookings essential, only 20 spaces available). SUNDAY CLASS & TASTING FREE OLIVE OIL CLASS: 10am - Olive preserving and understanding of oils with Steve Mitchell and Marie Kearns, numbers limited so please reserve your spot. WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE with Zafferano Glass Collection: 1pm. 10

11 GREENWAY WINES SINGLE VINEYARD HAND PICKED LIMITED RELEASE 350 Wollombi Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: JOIN US AT THE LONG RED PICNIC TABLE! Try our Italian styled Wines - Pinot Grigio, Fiano and our Chianti style Merlots. Order from a variety of gourmet picnic hampers especially designed by our Italian chef to pair with Greenway Wines. Try a Rose Granita (Frose ). Make use of our barista to brew coffee just the way you like it! Take part in the Treasure Hunt which will be held at 2pm each day. To participate one must arrive by 1:45pm to register and ensure your place (There is a maximum of 50 treasure hunt places available). Come and learn about the vineyard whilst treasure seeking in amongst the vines. 11

12 712 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, 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. 12

13 618 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: WANDER, SIT, SIP, ENJOY! Enjoy home made-pasta and fine wines. Wander the beautiful gardens or have a picnic, sit amongst the Italian and French Lavender and sip our small batch local wines (you won t find them anywhere else) and discover their stories. Pasta with a choice of home made pesto sauce or a spicy tomato sauce, made with home grown tomatoes. Hearty soup also available. 13

14 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 ). 14

15 130 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, chirorizo linguine, arancini and tiramisu. GREAT WINES INCLUDING THE 2014 VINTAGE BARBERA Range of Italian beer, espresso coffee, San Pellegrino soft drinks. COOL MUSIC ALL DAY Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 5pm 15

16 1239 Milbrodale Rd, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) FUN, FOOD, ACTIVITIES & TASTINGS Start the day with breakfast from 8:30am to 10:30am (available both days). From 11:30am to 3:30pm you can enjoy lunch from our Italian influenced kitchen menu (bookings required) or relax on the lawn with some of the delicious food from our stalls whilst listening to the live music. Dinner is available on Saturday night from 6pm (bookings required). There will be children s activities, Belarna Grove and Bellbird Premium Olive and Oil product sales and tasting and wine tasting and sales of Nightingale s Premium wines. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water and beer available. ACCOMMODATION If you require accommodation please visit our website for information on our Tuscan Villas. 16

17 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,

18 Rodd St, Broke NSW 2330 Phone: (02) LA DOLCE VITA WHISPERING BROOK 2018 Dine alfresco on our cellar door verandah overlooking vineyards and olive groves. Delicious Italian lunch prepared by Chef Matt Dillon accompanied by artisan wines, olive oil and music. Be inspired by a range of tours, demonstrations and chat to the artisans in residence (bookings not required). behind the scenes tours of wine and olive production at Whispering Brook, 10:15am and 3pm daily. Italian cooking demonstrations. Learn the secrets of Italian cooking at 11:15am each day. Italian inspired millinery collection and workshop, Sunday 2pm. Artist in residence, Steve Evans demonstrating the art of barrel painting over the weekend. 18

19 845 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. 19

20 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 20

21 n Rd ring From Singleton 20 mins Follow the event flags to visit the venues. 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 From Sydney via Wollombi approx 2 hrs 21

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23 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. 23

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