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This episode re-introduces our 2018 documentary on the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, as we meet Willie Smith’s general manager Tim Hodgkinson for a chat about the 2021 event.

This episode re-introduces our 2018 documentary on the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, as we meet Willie Smith’s general manager Tim Hodgkinson for a chat about the 2021 event.

From Bass & Flinders Distillery on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Heartbreak Pinot Noir Gin is the latest addition to the growing category of wine/gin hybrids.

Hunter Valley chardonnay exists in the shadow of the region’s semillon but it remains a force in its own right, according to Meerea Park Wines managing director Garth Eather.

Hop Nation Brewing’s Sam Hambour joins us this episode of the podcast for a wide-ranging interview about the company’s beers, wines and seltzers.

Hop Nation Brewing has released the 2021 vintage of its barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout, The Kalash, along with a second version aged in Bakery Hill whisky barrels.

The hops in Coopers Australian IPA are once again playing second fiddle to another ingredient, the company’s famous house yeast strain.
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