The Hunter Valley is world renowned for its exceptional quality and variety of wines. The Wine and Waves festival is your chance to sample some of the finest wines from boutique and well known wineries like McWilliams Mount Pleasant, Glandore Wines and Mount View Estate.

Margan Wines

Margan Family Winegrowers first vintage was 1997. A state of the art winery was completed on the Margan “Ceres Hill” property in time for the 1998 vintage. The winery has been built to handle up to 1000 tonnes of fruit using only the best equipment available to make wines of outstanding varietal definition. The wines are carefully hand-crafted under the winemaking skills of Andrew Margan. With over 25 vintages of experience both in Australia (specifically Tyrrell’s Wines), and in Europe, Andrew Margan combines his understanding of vineyard management with his winemaking expertise to craft wines of individual character and finesse.

At this year’s Wine and Waves Festival, Margan will showcase a range of its 2007 vintage including Margan Semillon, Verdelho, Botrytis Semillon and Shiraz Saignee.

Glandore Wines

Glandore Wines was established in 2004 after the procurement of the original Brokenback chardonnay vineyard on Broke Rd. From day one the aim of Glandore wines has been to produce wines of great character, regionality and styles from the traditional varieties know in the Hunter Valley.

Our winemaking style is all hands on, from hand picking right through to the hand operated basket press, quality without compromise and a winery that is designed specifically for small batch production of the very best parcels of fruit. 

Thinking out of the square, Glandore Wines have started to forge ahead with new and exciting varieties to the Hunter Valley with the likes of Tempranillo and Alborino.

Glandore wines will sample a variety of vintages including the 2006 Hamish Shiraz and 2007 DPJ Chardonnay.

Mount View Estate

Nestled amongst the foothills of the beautiful Mount View Mountain Range, Mount View estate was first planted over 30 years ago by Harry Tulloch. With rich basalt volcanic soils, mature vines and a commitment to producing high quality wins, Mount View Estate is one of the Hunters most award winning wineries.

The vineyard is planted with traditional premium Hunter varieties including Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho, Shiraz and Pinot Noir, Mount View Estate is also known for its specialty dessert wines such as Liqueur Verdehlo, Tawny Port and Trophy Muscat.

Ridgeview Estate

RidgeView Wines was established in 2000 by Darren & Tracey Scott and their four children and is located in the picturesque Sweetwater Ridge area in Rothbury NSW.

With over 100 acres, RidgeView has 22 acres of vineyards and also offers accommodation with three fully self contained luxury cottages.

All varieties are100% Hunter Valley and handpicked. Some of the varieties that will be on showcase include their 2006 Semillon, 2007 Verdelho, 2006 Rose, 2005 Merlot, 2005 Chambourcin and the 2005 Late harvest Sunset Semillon.

McWilliams Mount Pleasant

Established in 1921 by Maurice O’Shea – one of the pioneers of Australian winemaking – the historic Mount Pleasant winery nestles on the slopes of the Brokenback range in the Hunter Valley.  Mount Pleasant is part of the McWilliam’s Wine group, the largest family owned, 100% Australian wine company.

The hub of the various Mount Pleasant vineyards is the Mount Pleasant Estate Wine and Food Centre. Today this Wine and Food centre is one of the Hunter Valley’s most popular destinations for wine tourism.

McWilliams will feature a selection of award winning Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho, Merlot and Shiraz.

Hunter Valley Wine Society

The Hunter Valley Wine Society has been established in the Hunter Valley for over 30 years and provides wine lovers with a great way of getting your hands on those hard to find wines that are not offered at normal liqueur retail outlets.  Hunter Valley Wine Society will provide a complimentary membership to the Society on the day of the event.  They will also have sponsorship with Liebherr and offer a free competition to win a wine cellar valued at $4999.

Calais Estate Wines

Calais Estate is more than just a vineyard.  It is a completely self-contained boutique winery that manages all aspects of the winemaking process from the growing and harvesting of its own grapes, through to the creation of its broad range of traditional wines and rare varietals.  There are twenty acres of working vineyard, which are planted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Semillon and Chardonnay.  Selected parcels of premium quality fruit is also sourced from other first-class vineyards.  We are extremely proud to have been awarded the BEC Best Cellar Door in the Hunter for the fourth year in a row.

Throughout Wine and Waves enjoy the very best from Calais Estate in Semillon Verdelho, Sav Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot, Rose and Shiraz just to name a few.

James Squire Boutique Beer

The Beach Hotel Merewether and Tooheys will cater to the ale lover attending Wine and Waves, showcasing the boutique brew, James Squire.

According to the brewer, “James Squire beers are brewed to be the most flavoursome in Australia. And what better to go with wonderful flavoursome beer than great food? The complementary and contrasting flavours, aromas, colours, textures, finishes, spices, heat. The possibilities are too good not to explore”.

Visit the Beach Hotel marquee at the Wine and Waves festival to explore your opportunities to match the best sellers in the James Squire range with some of the great food available.