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Di Barnes

Jun 10
1 min

Norm has reason to be smiling

Meet Norm! The genius behind KissOFire's delicious handmade liqueurs. They're a small family owned company and proudly Australian! Norm...

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Di Barnes

Jun 9
1 min

"Life is flat without bubbles"

Peterson House, located at the gateway to the Hunter Valley Vineyards, has coined the saying "Life is flat without bubbles" and they...

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Richard Pester

Aug 11, 2018
2 min

Cheese Dreaming

Cheese is one of those everyday foods we enjoy without ever really knowing how it is made. We know there’s a cow at one end of the...

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Richard Pester

Aug 5, 2018
2 min

Fancy a Swim?

There’s something very enticing about browsing through pictures of beautiful swimming pools! Your mind transports you to a scene where...

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Richard Pester

Jul 31, 2018
2 min

Local support from a global business

With its 80 or so stalls, marching bands, climbing walls and entertainment the St Ives Food and Wine Festival is a big local event for...

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Richard Pester

Jul 24, 2018
2 min

Wine meets Art in the Hunter

I recently visited the Hunter Valley and I have to say that Mistletoe Winery is one of the friendliest wineries you could find in the...

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Richard Pester

Jul 14, 2018
3 min

$3,000-worth of prizes to be won!

This year’s charity raffle for the St Ives Food and Wine Festival is loaded with prizes donated by our generous sponsors and...

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Richard Pester

Jul 2, 2018
1 min

Picture yourself wearing these...

Visitors to the St. Ives Food and Wine Festival are often surprised to find that around a third of the 80+ stalls actually sell goods...

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Richard Pester

Jul 2, 2018
2 min

Warning: Eat before you shop...

A wise woman once told me “Never go shopping on an empty stomach!” – meaning if you’re famished as you enter Coles or Woollies you will...

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Richard Pester

Jun 28, 2018
2 min

Our First Blog Post! – See Saw Wine

Welcome to the first of our blogs, in which we introduce some of the great businesses who will be setting up their stalls at the St. Ives...

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