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THURSDAY 18 July 2019 Email: molongex@bigpond.net.au www.molongexpress.com.au
"Yarn Bombing" reaches Molong
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The Swift's fly - even higher
Printhie to open new Cellar Door & Restaurant
Cabonne Council have approved Printhie Wines proposed new cellar door and restaurant at Nashdale. The approval covers the staged building of a cellar door and restaurant complex accommodating: • 70 persons in the Restaurant (inside) • 40 persons in the Outdoor Seating adjacent to the restaurant • 70 persons in the Cellar door premises (inside) • 60 persons in the Outdoor Tasting Pavilion adjacent to the Cellar Door Premises • Up to 12 employees at any one time Run by the Swift Family, Printhie Wines has been producing cool climate wine in the Orange region since 2001. Set up initially by Jim and Ruth Swift, their sons Dave and Ed now manage the day to day operations. Printhie Wines was awarded Best Wine of the 2018 Orange Wine Show with its Swift Cuvée and then went on to win Best Sparkling at the NSW Wine Awards. "We’ve been producing Printhie Wines and operating a cellar door for nearly 20 years so it’s a great milestone for the business to build a new cellar door on the doorstep of Orange. Tourism is increasing, especially with the recognition of the quality wines that the region is producing so we’d like to offer a premium tasting experience for visitors closer to town.” Ed Swift, Co-Owner of Printhie Wines said.
Thank-you P.6
Yarn bombing (or yarnbombing) is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. It is also called yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting, or graffiti knitting. Yarn bombing is a great way to draw attention to something that otherwise goes unnoticed, like a tree, a statue, or random street post. In Australia, the historical gold mining town of Walhalla has held a national campaign for people to donate knitted or crochet scarves to cover the engine of their popular tourist train. The response from people far and wide was remarkable plus the response from tourists who flocked to the quaint little tourist mountain town in Gippsland. Across the world, yarnboming is making a difference to communities, large and small, who have been looking to brighten their own lives
Ed & Dave Swift "The new cellar door will be surrounded by a fully operational heritage apple orchard at Nashdale. We’ve planted pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay grapes which will be used to create our awardwinning Swift sparkling range.” Dave Swift, Co-Owner of Printhie Wines also commented “We’re passionate about crafting premium cool climate wines and the aim is to embody this craftmanship in our new cellar door and the experience it will provide tasters. A restaurant will also be included and the cellar door will take in the view of rolling hills to the North of Mt Canobolas. We can’t wait to get started on this exciting new project.” The cellar door will be located at ‘Millwood’, 194 Nancarrow Lane, Nashdale. Construction is due to begin later this year with the aim of opening around the middle of 2020.
during the winter months - and attracting tourists at the same time. It works! The Molong Express saw the idea, and decided to put it out into the wider community to guage interest. A small amount of interest came forward, "enough to make it happen in a small way" said Rozzi Smith of the Express (see Rozzi's column P.6) - adding "from little things big things (can) grow." During a cold, windy, icy weekend - four volunteers set about 'yarnbombing' the first two Bank Street entrance trees. "Even on such dismal days, visitors and passers-by on the highway stopped to take a look and took photos of the two trees" said Rozzi. "They loved the colours, the local community initiative, and the courage it took for the volunteers to have a go! The handknitted pears were the 'jewel in the crown'. " P.6