2007 News
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| Dec |
Queensland's New Wine Director meets the Strange Bird - On Wednesday 12 December the new Director of Wine at the Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development & Industry, Mr Bob Durance visited the Queensland wine capital. |
| Dec |
Visitors chilling out in the High Country - The traditional beach holiday may be losing its appeal for some, as increasing numbers are interested in learning more about escaping the coastal heat. |
| Dec |
Lonely Planet discovers Strange Bird - The quirky nature of Strange Bird - the name for the Granite Belt's alternative wine trail - has lured the curiosity of renowned travel guide, Lonely Planet. |
| Nov |
Granite Belt launches its Alternative Wine Trail - Wine drinkers looking for something beyond Chardonnay and Shiraz now need travel no further than to Queensland's wine capital on the Granite Belt. |
| Oct |
Spring Festival Fever Week Six - With five weeks of spring wine and food celebrations under the belt, fresh new season cherries are making a welcome appearance on the Granite Belt. |
| Oct |
Spring Festival Fever Week Five - For one week each year, Stanthorpe is the wine capital of Australia, making it a great time to visit Queensland's Granite Belt. |
| Oct |
Spring Festival Fever Week Four - Recent rain on the Granite Belt means the winemakers may have to turn their hands to cutting the grass in between their merrymaking of wine and food evens which celebrate spring there. |
| Oct |
Spring Festival Fever Week Three - Whether music be your food of love, or food is your love, there will be some very well-nourished souls in the Queensland wine capital next weekend. |
| Sep |
Spring Fever Week Two - Ticket sales have closed to the launch of the 2007 Granite Belt Spring Wine Festival season, but the good news is there's more to come. |
| Sep |
Spring Fever Week One - The annual Granite Belt Spring Wine Festival season kicks off on Friday in style when the industry's 'good and the great' give their DJs an outing to the Queensland College of Wine Tourism. |
| Sep |
Stanthorpe Declaration: Granite Belt Wines So Cool - While the APEC red carpet is being rolled away, the sunshine state's top winemakers have made their own declaration and the message is cool all the way. |
| Sep |
Festival Fever hits Granite Belt - While poor neighbouring Warwick has been afflicted with Equine Flu, the news is brighter up the hill as the Granite Belt relishes the onset of its annual Spring Wine Festival season. |
| Aug |
Wine tourist pre-empts on-line booking service launch - The start of Spring marks the Granite Belt Wine & Tourism's (GBWT) latest marketing milestone with a leap into on-line shopping. |
| Aug |
Amalgamation Boosts Membership - Amalgamation has proved a winner for the Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc (GBWT), with a growth of 34% in membership in the past three months alone. |
| Aug |
Sixty Reasons to Celebrate Spring - After a severe winter on the Granite Belt, the vines, the winemakers and the cooks are stirring - ready for the annual spring celebration due to begin on 28 September on Queensland's Southern Downs. |
| July |
Tourism Operators check into BookEasy - With just weeks until its new website and integrated booking service is launched, members of the Granite Belt Wine & Tourism (GBWT) recently had a chance to take a peek behind the scenes of the new operating system. |
| July |
Membership: It's Official - Grovely House operators Ron & Letitia Williams received the first membership certificate for the recently re-branded Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc. (GBWT). |
| Jun |
Temperature Falls - Interest Rises - The extreme cold front which crossed Queensland's Granite Belt at the end of June provided a publicity bonus for the region. |
| Apr |
Minister unveils Regional Brand ID - Marking the start of its second century in winemaking, Queensland's Granite Belt has given itself a face lift. |
| Feb |
Granite Belt seizes high ground in Queensland's wine tourism race - The newly-merged Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc (GBWT) marked this week's historic handover of the Visitor Information Centre by announcing its new team of talent who are tasked with driving visitor growth and satisfaction. |
