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Welcome to Wine Country Retreat, where this month we are delighted to offer you the exclusive opportunity to taste Dirty Candy Wine, the ground-breaking small batch creation from local, award-winning winemaker Daniel Payne.

Payne has twice figured in the Young Gun of Wine awards, and you’ll understand why when you try his innovative and interesting wines. Little wonder the arbiters of good taste are raving about this local wine-slinger. “brave, evocative and just the right kind of crazy,” says Nick Stock, one of Australia’s pre-eminent wine critics, of one of Payne's wines.

“And to do this in the Hunter Valley, Australian wine's poster child of conservative, stoic and traditional winemaking is straight-up nuts. But the wine is so delicious…"

But don’t let the critics sway you, decide for yourself every weekend throughout February at Wine Country Retreat. Bring your family and join us for this unique experience in our rural idyll. Let the kids frolic in our sprawling retreat with our goats, pigs, ponies and chickens while you taste and chat with Payne and his team. Or simply grab a bottle from the bar and relax with a cheese plate on the deck overlooking the pool or relax on the grass by the lilypond.

For further information, please contact Danielle Beddoes on 0466 593 358.