hyphen, Author at Tintilla Estate

Building the Perfect Hunter Valley Cheese, Wine and Olive Platter

A platter is one of the simplest ways to spend an afternoon in the Hunter Valley, and it’s a big part of how we like guests to experience Tintilla Estate. Good produce, a glass of something local, and no rush to be anywhere else. What goes on the platter Start with the olives. Our estate-grown…

How to Taste Olive Oil Like a Pro: A Guide to Tintilla Estate’s Olive Grove

Most visitors come to the Hunter Valley thinking about wine, then discover Tintilla Estate is one of the few properties in the region growing its own olives alongside the vines. Our olive grove has been planted in stages since 1994, and today it includes Spanish varieties such as Manzanillo and Sevillano, the Italian Frontoio, and…

Dog-Friendly Wine and Olive Tasting: Visiting Tintilla Estate with Your Dog

What to expect when you bring your dog Our outdoor seating sits under cover, so it’s a comfortable spot for your dog to settle in while you work through a tasting. We ask that dogs stay on a leash and close to your table, both for their comfort and for the other guests around you….

The History of Tintilla Estate Wines in Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is home to some of the best wineries in all of Australia, and it’s truly no surprise, particularly because it is one of the largest and oldest wine regions in the country. And just like the Hunter Valley wine region itself, Tintilla Estate Wines has an interesting and impressive history of winemaking….

‘Bob’s Blog’ Origin of sparkling wine in the Hunter

Sparkling Tintilla Blush with some Granita Syrup from the Two Fat Blokes and a day in the freezer made the welcoming Cocktail at our end of Harvest Hawaiian night. We have a long tradition of making sparkling wines in the Hunter, starting with the experiments of James King of Illawang. In 1850 he was awarded…

‘Bob’s Blog’ The Legends Harvest lunch

At the recent end of harvest Legends Lunch here in Pokolbin we were all asked to bring a Hunter wine of interest so among 13 of us gathered, there was a grand selection of old and not so old wines. Now we do tend to have palates that enjoy and can be forgiving of older…

‘Bob’s Blog’ The French connection: Early days

With our Tintilla French Long Lunch this past weekend I was thinking of why we were so influenced by the French in our winemaking. Timing is everything it is said and when it comes to the development of wine in New South Wales a number of factors came into play. In the UK the Georgian…

‘Bob’s Blog’ It’s about Balance – especially in a hot year

About23 years ago when we were developing Tintilla vineyard we had a visit from Richard Smart, the famed viticulturist, to advise us on what we were doing. He told us of a vineyard in Victoria where they had almost trained their vines to do without irrigation when they suddenly all died! Good fruit he pointed…

‘Bob’s Blog’ for ‘Around Hermitage’

Shepherd’s Riesling – origin of Hunter Semillon While harvesting our Semillon I was asked by one of the pickers “how come Semillon does so well in the Hunter?” Well it was not by accident but as a result of keen observation and experiment in the early days of the wine industry that it emerged as…