{"id":11698,"date":"2021-06-08T20:48:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=11698"},"modified":"2021-06-08T20:48:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:48:55","slug":"hunter-valley-unveils-new-heritage-cairn-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/06\/08\/hunter-valley-unveils-new-heritage-cairn-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"HUNTER VALLEY UNVEILS NEW HERITAGE CAIRN TRAIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 100%; background: #ffffff; margin: 0px auto;\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"bard-column bard-column-100\" style=\"width: 100%; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block;\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 0px; text-align: left; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 15px;\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 0px 0px 13px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Today the Hunter Valley Wine &amp; Tourism Association has announced the launch of the Heritage Cairn Trail, a new trail acknowledging the landmarks or items of historical importance which have made a significant contribution to the Hunter Valley Wine Industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 13px 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Recognising the influence of these landmarks upon Australia&#8217;s oldest wine region, the Hunter Valley Heritage Cairn Trail was awarded the 2021 Hunter Valley Wine Industry Heritage Award at the 2021 Hunter Valley Legends &amp; Wine Industry Awards on 20 May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 13px 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">The trail covers 12 areas of historical significance including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 16px; color: #626262; line-height: 1.6; margin-right: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Edward Tyrrell&#8217;s Slab Hut &#8211; Tyrrell&#8217;s Vineyard<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Old Winery- Drayton&#8217;s Family Wines<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Old Vats at Audrey Wilkinson Vineyards<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Maurice O&#8217;Shea Mount Pleasant Label &#8211; Mount Pleasant<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Tulloch Wines Pokolbin Dry Red Label<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">The Old Still House &#8211; Ben Ean Winery<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">1973 Vintage Festival Poster<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Halls Cottage Circa 1876, Roberts Restaurant Circa 1876<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Marthaville Homestead<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Rothbury Cemetery<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Drayton&#8217;s Bellevue Wine Label &#8211; Drayton&#8217;s Wines<\/li>\n<li class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Pokolbin War Memorial Gates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 13px 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Commenting on the launch, <b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Brian McGuigan, AM and Fay McGuigan<\/b> said &#8220;This new trail salutes those people, wines and sites, that have been instrumental in creating the vibrant Hunter Valley wine country that we all enjoy today. This industry would not have existed if our pioneers had not had the stamina and dedication to develop vines and winemaking within our region. We have lived and worked in the Hunter Valley all our lives and we greatly appreciate the leadership and determination that our forebears made to the success of the industry&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 13px 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">Amy Cooper, CEO of the Hunter Valley Wine &amp; Tourism Association<\/b>, added &#8216;We offer our sincere thanks to the sponsors of the Heritage Cairns, Fay &amp; Brian McGuigan. Their long-term dedication to preserving our unique history is valued across our whole industry&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #626262; margin: 13px 0px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\">The trail brochure can be downloaded <a class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\" style=\"color: #2baadf; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/pq100.keap-link002.com\/api\/v1\/click\/5933656508334080\/5081683774275584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or is available at the Hunter Valley Visitor Information Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the Hunter Valley Wine &amp; Tourism Association has announced the launch of the Heritage Cairn Trail, a new trail acknowledging the landmarks or items of historical importance which have made a significant contribution to the Hunter Valley Wine Industry. 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