Mar 115 minAn old fashioned Aperitif with a long history: Bobs Blog from Around Hermitage Sherry was the standard aperitif when I was a lad and when working in the UK years ago, it was always offered to the woman while the real...
Feb 125 minKarl Stockhausen: A man for the times. Karl Stockhausen: A man for the times. Bob’s Blog From Around Hermitage At 90 years and still going strong Karl Stockhausen has lived thr...
Jan 125 minPlanning a Wine and Food DinnerPlanning a Wine and Food dinner; the proof of the pudding... Bobs Blog From AROUND HERMITAGE “Just wondering if you can do the next dinne...
Dec 4, 20194 min Rosé steps forward in time for ChristmasBy any other name would it taste the same? Bob’s blog from AROUND HERMITAGE 📷 Rosé has become THE recreational drink of choice over the ...
Oct 2, 20195 minOn the origin of Hunter River SemillonOn the origin of Hunter River Semillon; Bob’s Blog from Around Hermitage. I recently went to the Mitchell Library in Sydney where there i...
Sep 12, 20195 minThere wont be many coming homeSandakan Death March Bob’s Blog from Around Hermitage Address by Emeritus Professor Robert Lusby AM, Sandakan Memorial Burwood Sunday 4th...
Aug 6, 20192 minADFAS: Bringing a touch of the ArtsBringing a touch of the arts for us to enjoy Having just driven to Canberra to see the Monet - Impression Sunrise exhibition I had a lot ...
Jul 20, 20198 minHave we gone missing or what are we missing "The Next Big Wine Region" BOB'S Hunter Centric Blog from AROUND HERMITAGE I was a little surprised to read in the excellent Forbes magazine Laura Parker interview w...
Jun 24, 20196 minHunter River Vineyard Pioneers and solving the Greatest Mystery of CivilizationBob’s blog from Around Hermitage June 2019 We are fortunate that the Hunter wine industry grew from the enthusiasm of pioneers who were i...
May 13, 20195 minANZAC Day Reflection: love and war don’t appear a natural fit at firstANZAC Day Reflection: love and war don’t appear a natural fit at first Bob’s Blog from Around Hermitage 📷The dawn service at Branxton th...
Apr 3, 20195 minTerroir: it’s about people as well. Bob’s Blog From Around HermitageI often think the patchwork nature, small holdings, and landscape of the Pokolbin and Broke Fordwich wine subregions is similar to Burgun...
Mar 7, 20195 minWine pourers a multi-millennium tradition Bob’s Blog from Around HermitageI recently was given a rather special gift by Professor Mathew Vadas AO of the Centenary Institute in Sydney, which Tintilla wines have s...
Feb 13, 20196 minHunter Terroir - Defining a Unique Region and Wine StyleThe unique situation of the Hunter wine grape growing region being situated in the break in the Great Dividing Range creates the climate ...
Jan 19, 20195 minTHERE’S A LOT MORE TO MERLOTAt a recent family celebration, I opened a bottle of Grand Cru Classe wine bought in Saint Emilion back in 1979! It was a Tertre Daugay 1...
