Hunter Valley wine trade 'icon' dies in explosion (Independent)The Australian wine industry is mourning a leading vigneron, Trevor Drayton, who was killed with one of his workers in an explosion at his family's winery yesterday. The Draytons have been making wine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales since the 1850s.
DPI finds vine pest in Macedon Ranges (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)Victoria's Department of Primary Industries may widen surveys to detect a pest threatening the state's wine-making industry, after a fresh outbreak.
Home boom town (Muswellbrook Chronicle)MUSWELLBROOK has been named as a residential boom town by real estate author and researcher Terry Ryder. Mr Ryder included Muswellbrook on his Top 12 NSW Hotspots Report.
Local wine expert offers wine classes at shop (Edwardsville Journal)Area wine lovers can enhance their enjoyment of wine and wine tasting through a series of classes offered during the spring by Len Scaturro of Crushed Grapes in Edwardsville.
Wine blast survivor 'critical' (Daily Telegraph)WINE making legend Trevor Drayton is dead while his young assistant battles horrific injuries in a Sydney hospital following an explosion that blew the roof off a Hunter Valley winery this morning.
Wine institute sees limitless opportunity for Iowa vineyards (Iowa Farmer)Limitless. That?s how the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute?s Web sites describes the potential economic opportunities in wineries, value-added agriculture and agritourism.
FarmOnline (Queensland Country Life)Federal MPs and the Australian wine industry has paid tribute to Hunter Valley winemaker, Trevor Drayton, who was killed yesterday in an explosion at his Pokolbin winery.
Former Bathurst man remains in burns unit (Western Advocate)A FORMER Bathurst man remains in the burns unit of Sydney?s Concord Hospital following an explosion at a Hunter Valley winery on Thursday. Two men died in the explosion when the main wine plant at Drayton?s Family Wines in Pokolbin blew up about 8.30am.
Entertainment Calendar (Carroll County Online)Baldwin's Station: Mike Cross, 8 p.m. today, $20; Richard Shindell, 8 p.m. Jan. 24, $25; 6:30 p.m. seating and dining for both shows; 7618 Main St., Sykesville; 410-795-1041.
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