Define Wine Marketing & Communications

29/10/2026

“For more than 165 years, Mudgee has been growing grapes and making w**e. It is one of the pioneering w**e regions of NSW,” said First Ridge co-owner and vigneron John Nicholas. “In the ’60s and ’70s, the region was reinvigorated, with new w**emakers establishing vineyards and w**e brands. Many of these vineyards are still producing great w**es.

First Ridge W**es has released two new vintage red w**es: the 2024 First Ridge Montepulciano ($45) and the 2024 First Ridge Barbera ($45). “For more than 165 years, Mudgee has been growing grapes and…

28/10/2026

Visiting Orange sometime soon? Here's a new way to enjoy the region... off grid... architecturally stunning.

A pair of striking, architect-designed, off-grid cabins has opened on a working cattle farm just outside of Orange.

27/10/2026

Government is the landlord. The landlord sets the terms of the lease. That is where the fix is. We are simply asking for fair representation of NSW w**es in venues owned by the people of NSW.

Brendan Moylan MP Philip Donato **e NSW W**e

The Minns government stands accused of failing to support New South Wales w**egrowers, with fewer than one in 10 w**es listed at government-owned venues produced in the state.

26/10/2026

In 2020 the NSW Government chose a new tenant for one of the best harbour sites in Sydney.

The winning pitch for Whalebridge put local produce 'front and centre'.

We checked the w**e list. 8 of 128 w**es are from NSW. That is 6%.

The State is the landlord. It writes the tender criteria and it signs off the lease. It can ask for NSW w**e, and it can check that the promise holds.

Write it in. Then check it.

Full audit at definew**e.com.au/nsw-w**es which now covers 41 venues' w**elists in NSW Govt owned buildings.

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26/10/2026

The trophy, recognising the best c***r from a single variety, is named in honour of David Pickering. David was a c***r stalwart from Orange NSW who laid the groundwork for the Australian craft c***r industry and passed away tragically in 2024.

Small Acres Cyder have been awarded the ‘David Pickering Memorial Single Variety C***r Trophy’ and ‘Best New World C***r Trophy’ for their Small Acres Cyder ‘Femme Fatale’ 2026 ($29) at the recent…

22/10/2026

Eternity Bar at Central Station opened in 2018 “promising a focus on NSW w**e”, however, its latest published list has 11 w**es, and none are from NSW. At Manly Pavilion, on Transport for NSW land, three of 67 w**es are from NSW.

An audit of 29 restaurant and bar w**e lists at venues in NSW government owned buildings has found that of 2,181 w**es, just 189 or 8.7% were from NSW. Conducted by David Cu***ng, director of Define W**e Marketing & Communications and owner of The Lane Cellars in Orange, the audit counted every w**e...

15/10/2026

Congratulations to legend w**emaker Philip Shaw!

W**emaker Philip Shaw is the recipient of the Roseworthy Campus Association Award of Merit.

14/10/2026

"He has a point. "

A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love w**e and food.

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

"The grape’s remarkable capacity to age gracefully – especially under screwcap rather than cork – was also on dramatic show recently when West Australian w**emaker Rob Diletti opened 13 vintages of his family’s Castle Rock Estate riesling going back to 1991 – to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Porongurup vineyard’s first crop..."

Castle Rock Estate

Everyone knows the merits of cellaring a shiraz, but these Clare Valley rieslings are also ideal gathering dust.