About The Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
The Hunter Valley is one of the most renowned wine regions in Australia and is conveniently located just over two hours from Sydney and the country’s largest airport. We have outstanding local support from Destination New South Wales, the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association, the New South Wales Wine Industry Association, and Destination Sydney Surrounds North. As you know, more local support makes for a better, richer event.
Our main local partner is the Wine Communicators of Australia, a local organization representing 700 members engaged in communications in the wine industry. We are working on creating multi-day pre-conference and post-conference excursions so you can extend your stay and see other parts of Australia. We expect to have these confirmed by mid-December.
Who Should Attend
- Wine Bloggers, Writers, and Social Media Influencers who write, photograph, or video about wine or the wine industry and who wish to network with other new media; learn from experts in writing, technology, and social media; and enjoy a fantastic weekend of meals and wines from the Hunter Valley and around the world
- Wine Industry Communicators who maintain a blog or use social media to support their winery or other wine-related business
Host Hotel
Our conference will take place at the The Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, a full resort with golf, tennis, and vineyard views right on the resort property. Our rate of A$190 (USD134) is excellent for this region. Booking code coming soon.
What is Included
Please see the Register page for details on costs. The conference includes multiple wine tastings, Friday excursions into wine country including dinner, possibly one or two lunches depending on sponsorship, and outstanding content. Not included in the conference price are your hotel, transportation to and from the area, optional pre-conference and post-conference excursions, and optional dinner excursions and Wine Education Sessions on Thursday prior to the conference. We charge a small fee for some of these events primarily to establish exact participation numbers for our event hosts.
Arrival and Departure
Flying into Sydney, Australia will be the best option if you are not participating in a pre or post-conference excursion.
If you plan to participate in pre-conference or post-conference excursions, which might include transportation from other airports, please review the excursion page for airport details as soon as we have more details.
Ground Transportation
Details to come.
Weather & Dress Code
It will be Spring in the Hunter Valley, with an average temperature of about 65 degrees.
Dress is “wine country casual”. What does that mean? Really, you should dress as you feel comfortable. For daytime sessions, jeans and a polo shirt are fine. For excursions into wine country, you should have good shoes and protection from sun or rain. For evening events, many people will dress up a bit.
Conference Organizer
The Wine Media Conference is organized by Zephyr Conferences, the organizer of the:
- Beer Now Conference
- International Food Blogger Conference
- Wine Marketing & Tourism Conference
- Beer Marketing & Tourism Conference
For information about our conferences, please email info@zephyrconferences.com. If you are in a region interested to host one of our conferences, please complete a Host Application.
Zephyr Conferences is a sister company to Zephyr Adventures and Taste Vacations. Zephyr Adventures has been running active tours around the world for the last 20 years, including active tours in wine regions. Please visit our website for information on hiking, biking, multisport, and specialty tours.
Taste Vacations runs wine, beer, and food tours that leave the physical activity at home. Our industry contacts via Zephyr Conferences allow us to produce outstanding tours with special access for our attendees.