2024 Wrapped at Wine House
As the year comes to a close, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on 2024 and celebrate our top five House Highlights – the moments that truly defined this year!
1. Liz Silkman - Halliday Winemaker of the Year 2025. Pretty hard to top that! As the first Hunter Valley winemaker to win this award, it was not only deserving recognition for Liz' incredible talent but it made the entire Hunter Valley very proud.
2. New Winemakers in the House. This year we have welcomed so many new Housemates including our Young Guns, Charteris Wines and most recently Riggs & Wiggs. This label is the new folly of Iain Riggs and his mate Peter Wiggs. Iain was Chief Winemaker of Brokenwood for over 35 years and quite the Hunter Valley legend. We're excited to showcase his new wines.
4. France fought the Hunter, and the Hunter won! In July we hosted a fabulous long lunch with a showdown of Chardonnay and Shiraz from France and the Hunter. General consensus was that the Hunter beat the Frogs (definitely no bias in the room😉).
3. Another successful year of fundraising. We only do one sale a year and our Wishing for Wine Charity Wine Sale every June is always a big one. So far we have raised over $185,000 for charity and here's what our chosen charity, The Smith Family had to say: Wine House Hunter Valley’s support can provide practical, emotional, and financial support that empowers young people to harness education and to build skills to unlock their true capability.
5. New neighbours! In July, Meerea Park moved in right next door. Established in 1991, Garth and his team are just a short stroll (about 10 metres) from our tasting bar so be sure to leave time to visit Meerea Park when you next visit us.
Every wine in our collection is crafted by a family who owns and operates their business. No intermediaries, no shortcuts. This unwavering commitment to authenticity is what makes our wines truly exceptional.
We wish you all a wonderful Christmas 🎄and a Happy New Year 🥂🍾
Cheers, from all of us at Wine House Hunter Valley 😊