Last night in Sydney at the NSW Tourism Awards the Hunter Valley celebrated with two wins from Margan Wines & Restaurant and Chateau Elan at The Vintage.
Margan Wines & Restaurant were awarded Gold for Excellence in Food Tourism in recognition of its commitment to giving guests a unique food experience via it’s restaurant, range of estate grown produce, vineyard and wine tasting operations and food experiences such as cooking schools and garden tours.
Chateau Elan at The Vintage were awarded Gold for Business Event Venues in recognition of its fully integrated luxury resort with 100 rooms, award winning golf course, spa and conference facilities.
Margan Wines & Restaurant and Chateau Elan at The Vintage have been inducted in the Hall of Fame for winning their respective categories for the third consecutive year.
The Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner applauded the industry’s leading contributors and recognised the diversity, professionalism and world-class nature of the businesses and products within the NSW tourism industry.
The winners now go on to become finalists in the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards to be held in Darwin on 24 February 2017.
Tyrrell’s Vineyards also won three trophies, including their sixth Wine of Provenance award at the Prestigious National Wine Show of Australia held in Canberra last night.
Trophies included:
· Best Semillon – Vat 1 2009 Hunter Semillon
· Best Single Vineyard White – Belford Chardonnay 2015
· White Wine of Provenance – Belford Semillon – Vintages entered 2005 , 2009 and 2016
The National Wine Show of Australia is Australia’s premier national wine show. The Show invites entries from across Australia in premium classes for table, sparkling and fortified wines.
“The Hunter is constantly providing great venues and tourist experiences and this year’s awards, inclding finalists, is no exception,” Chairman of the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association (HVWTA), the Hon George Souris said.
Congratulations to Margan Wines & Restaurant, Chateau Elan at The Vintage and Tyrrell’s Vineyard for this outstanding achievement.
“The continuation of the Hunter’s pre-eminence as the number one international wine tourism destination in Australia is attributed to venues such as these winners, those hatted restaurants, award winning wines including the international winemaker of the year, Trivago rankings, Lonely Planet rankings and more,” Mr Souris concluded.
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