Autumn 2010
Dunkeld is full of colour and freshness as mild autumn weather and regular rain have kept pastures green and encouraged flowering of native gardens, a fantastic wild mushroom season and beautiful calm, clear days.
There are many chances in this edition of The Mail to win great prizes, including an $18,000 luxury getaway to New Zealand's Huka Lodge courtesy of Gourmet Traveller Magazine. Simply vote for the Royal Mail Hotel here to enter.
And don't forget, May means Mother's Day! Do something extra special this year for your mum and surprise her with a Royal Mail Gift Voucher, which can be sent directly to her door in time for Sunday May 9th. Request a gift voucher here.
In this issue...
Dining
March saw a visit from Andoni Luis Aduriz and his assistants, Leire Etxaide and Javier Bergara of Mugaritz Restaurant, Spain as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Read more...
Kitchen Gardens
Autumn is a fast-paced time of change in the kitchen gardens as we see the end of traditional summer crops such as tomatoes, corn, zucchini, plums and figs being harvested and served alongside more typically autumnal favourites such as radish, turnip and foraged wild mushrooms. Read more...
Cellar
With temperatures falling, a number of new local and international wines have been added to the Royal Mail Hotel cellar. Read more...
Native Gardens
The Hotel's native gardens are again full of weird and wonderful shapes and colours as the mild weather and autumn rains encourage flowering of Gums, Grevillea, Banksia and some more unusual Australian natives. Read more...
Corporate Guests
Come along to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to meet the Royal Mail Hotel Corporate Events team at RSVP Melbourne on May 26 & 27. Read more...
Weddings
March 27, 2010 saw Channel Nine's ‘Farmer Wants a Wife' couple, Rob Hodge and Jo Fincham, marry at a gorgeous ceremony in the company of 120 friends and family at Royal Mail Hotel's Mt Sturgeon Estate. Read more...
Autumn Subscriber Offer
There are four easy ways to access great offers and prizes in this edition of The Mail. Read more...
Southern Grampians Hike
The Royal Mail Hotel is proud to support the inaugural Southern Grampians Hike ‘The Serra Terror 2010' departing Dunkeld on Saturday June 12, 2010. Read more...