HUNTER VALLEY MAGAZINE

Set along a quiet road in Broke Fordwich, with Wollombi Brook on one side and the Brokenback Ranges rising beyond the vines, Greenway Wines is the kind of place you could easily drive past if you weren't looking for it.

Christmas is arriving early in Hunter Valley Wine Country this year with the Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights Spectacular, the biggest and brightest Christmas lights display in Australia, flicking the switch on Friday 30 October, giving families even more time to make it part of their festive season.

Spring has well and truly arrived in Pokolbin. The vines are pushing out fresh green leaves, the paddocks are full of life, and there's no better time to gather the family and head to Hunter Valley Resort + Farm. Spread across 100 acres on the corner of Hermitage Road and Mistletoe Lane, this is the kind of place where everyone finds their own way to fall for Wine Country.

Savannah Peterson grew up surrounded by some of the Hunter's most traditional wines. At Savannah Estate, she pours the ones that surprise people.

In an accommodation industry increasingly dominated by large property management portfolios and online booking platforms, Hunter Valley Holiday Homes is deliberately taking a different approach, specialising in exceptional group accommodation for 14 to more than 30 guests.

It's easy to write off the last few months of the year. Between work wind-downs, school events, and Christmas catch-ups, fitness often gets pushed to "January." But the final stretch is one of the best times to build habits that stick. Here's how the team at Huntlee Fitness recommends making it count.