Once a month we send out an e-newsletter, giving behind the scenes insight into the production of the magazine, sneak previews of upcoming issues as well as interactive features.Issue 23 Jan / Feb
Little Shack on the Lake
WORDS: Sue Hoffart PHOTOGRAPHS: Tessa Chrisp
LEAD STORY: A bach at Lake Rotoiti is a much-loved holiday home for three generations of the same family.
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ONLINE ONLY!: Spend a weekend in Rotorua - near Lake Rotoiti and the Reynolds family's bach.
Back to the Land
TASTE: Annabel Langbein captures the taste of summer in her smoker.
The Road to Redemption
DESTINATION: Lindsey Dawson hikes the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path across the top of Spain.
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ONLINE ONLY: Lindsey Dawson shares her five favourite contemplative reads.
Colour Therapy
BEAUTY: This summer's makeup is all about colour, says beauty editor Tracey Strange.
Dinner for Six
TASTE: Ben Mills makes it easy to serve an elegant dinner at the bach.
WIN: Five Days in Australia's Wine Country
THE MILAWA-KING VALLEY in Victoria’s north-eastern alpine country, a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Melbourne, is famed for its boutique wineries and abundance of gourmet produce. Visitors take their pick from the area’s handmade cheeses, honeys, olives, mustards, nuts and berries. And then there’s the wine – most notably from long-established Brown Brothers and neighbouring Lindenwarrah. However, Lindenwarrah’s merlot is not its only drawcard – Lindenwarrah Country House is a member of Select Hotels & Resorts International where guests are cherished with the most sophisticated of accommodation and all sorts of gourmet treats.
Our prize covers five nights of luxurious comfort at Lindenwarrah Country House and days spent sampling the local offerings. Anticipate a three-course lunch at Brown Brothers that includes a private tasting and winery tour. Sharpen those culinary skills with a private cooking class run by the executive chef of Lindenwarrah’s Merlot Restaurant, using ingredients from local artisan producers. Work up an appetite by exploring the Valley – it’s Ned Kelly country – or drifting in the hotel’s heated swimming pool or spa retreat. Bliss. And if such an idyllic way of life seems too hard to leave, the two dozen bottles of Lindenwarrah wine (worth $800 and included in the prize) will keep the memories alive after you’ve come home.
The prize is for two people and is valued at $6000.
Other fantastic web-exclusive prizes to be won! To find out more, see our competition pages.
