Historic Hunter Valley winery Drayton's comes to end of an era

By John Lewis
January 28 2022 - 7:00pm
Bellevue winery visitors get a feel for the old lever-principle log press grape crusher.
Bellevue winery visitors get a feel for the old lever-principle log press grape crusher.

A remarkable saga of backbreaking labour, initiative and resilience in the face of hardship and tragedy now comes to light as the Drayton family's history in Hunter winemaking over almost 170 years draws to a close.

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