2007 News

2007	MEDIA RELEASES
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.  Click here for more.
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.  Click here for more
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.   Click here to learn more
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.  Click here for more.
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. Click here for more
Oct	Spring Festival Fever Week Five - For one week each year, Stanthorpe is the wine capital of Australia, makign it a great time to visit Queensland's Granite Belt.   Click here for more
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.    Click here for more.
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.  Click here for more.
Sept	Spring Fever Week Two  Ticket sales have closed to the launch of the 2007 Granite Belt Spring Wine Festival season, but the good enws is there's more to come. Click here for more
Sept	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. Click here for more
Sept	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.  Click here for more
Sept	Festival Fever hits Granite Belt  While poor neighbouring Wariwck 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.  Click here for more
August	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.  Click here for more.
August	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. Click here for more.
August	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.   Click here for more.
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. Click here for more.
July	Membership: It's Official.  Grovely House operators Ron & Letitia Williams received the first membership certificate for the recently reranded Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc. (GBWT).  Click here for more.
June	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. Click here for more.
April	Minister unveils Regional Brand ID.  Marking the start of its second century in winemaking, Queensland's Granite Belt has given itself a face lift.  Click here for more.
February	Granite Belt seizes high ground in Queensland's wine tourism race.  The newly-merged Grantie belt Wine & Tourism Inc (GBWT) marked this week's historic handover of the visitor information centre by announcing its new team of talen who are tasked with driving visitor growth and satisfaction. Click here for more.