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Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival 2016 — The early rain kindly stopped as Carmel and I were due to unload to set up our stall for the 2016 Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival. There was easy access for unloading and packing up for stall holder vehicles and a handy parking area. With everything in place and […]

2016 Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival

This entry was posted in Events and tagged Hunter's Hill Food & Wine Festival on 18 May, 2016 by Bob Clark

Now that cooler nights have arrived, the autumn colours have emerged in the trees and are producing the effects that Orange is renowned for. The poplars at the entry into Orange from Sydney are stunningly golden and the views looking back towards Coronation Drive from Cargo Road and along Cargo […]

The Colour City is living up to its name

This entry was posted in Seasonal Effects and tagged Orange NSW The Colour City on 16 May, 2016 by Bob Clark

Cellar Door Progress April 2016 — The Cellar Door project is making progress. After trenching and putting in the plumbing, the concrete slabs have been poured and stud walls have been part prepared. So things are beginning to take shape! ” template=”/home5/boreelan/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery.php” ID=”3563″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Cellar Door Update April 2016 was last modified: November […]

Cellar Door Update April 2016

This entry was posted in Projects and tagged Cellar Door update on 29 April, 2016 by Bob Clark

Last year we were all ready to go for the Hunter’s Hill Food & Wine Festival but the rains intervened and the event had to be cancelled. So here’s hoping and fingers crossed the weather will be fine for this community run event. It’s at Boronia Park and if you […]

Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival May 2016

This entry was posted in Events and tagged Hunter's Hill Food & Wine Festival on 20 April, 2016 by Bob Clark

The grapes were picked on 7th March at 14 Baume and are now fermenting in barrel and tank. The colour and fruit intensity are very good, so looking forward to an interesting wine. Will the winemaker liked the small berry size and getting his hands into that dark red juice. […]

2016 Cabernet Sauvignon

This entry was posted in Wine Varietals and tagged 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon on 15 April, 2016 by Bob Clark

Our builder, Ian Dickson, has started work on site with the new work being pegged out and trenches being dug for the plumbing. Cellar Door update was last modified: April 12th, 2016 by Bob Clark

Cellar Door update

This entry was posted in Projects and tagged Boree Lane Wines Cellar Door on 10 April, 2016 by Bob Clark

From Friday 26 Feb. to Sunday, 28 Feb. Boree Lane Wines had a stall at Sydney Cellar Door, Hyde Park South. The weather was kind and the sun shone (a little too much at times) but the hired umbrella did help. The stall looked great with bunting, balloons and orange […]

Sydney Cellar Door at Hyde Park South

This entry was posted in Events and tagged Sydney Cellar Door on 1 March, 2016 by Bob Clark

Some loud squawking announced the arrival of two Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos attracted by the seeds of a shrub in the garden. The seeds were picked and cracked with much noise providing a good feed before these beautiful birds flew off revealing their striking yellow tail feathers. Also parrots were around, […]

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