Café Wollombi Spanish night was an absolute hit! You could taste the love in the food, the live flamenco guitarist underlining the Spanish theme of the evening and there were a few sorry sangria heads the next day for sure!  Each dish carried itself with great zesty flavours, colours and balance. Starters included a teasing tasting plate with very naughty jamon croquette, gazpacho, frittata and olives. I chose the Paella as the main, which compared with some of the best I’ve had from seasoned Spanish chefs. I guess that’s because some serious passion and love went into the classic and notoriously...

A stand out local event for me was certainly the 2013 GNTP Laguna Melbourne Cup event. Why bother with all the hassle & madness in the city when you can pull up your pumpkin coach in a unique Australian setting within the Wollombi Valley? I seriously encourage those thinking of something different this year for Melbourne Cup 2014 to head to Blair Athol Estate Wollombi for a few days and do it like they do in the Valley!Outstanding team spirit and hospitality, activities, competitions, sweep & draws music and apparently some horse race on the big screen, GNTP had it all last year. The food...