On the 21st of September Mr Haan from Haan wines in Australia will match his wine creations against the Hideaway’s culinary creations under the Stars at Dining by the Rock. The 5 course menu will be prepared Vietnamese fusion menu will be prepared by Ms Chuong the Executive Sous Chef of the Hideaway.

Hans was born in Rotterdam, Holland, and at the age of 15 immigrated to Sydney to join his father and half brothers and sisters. His early working life was spent in the airline industry in Australia and Hong Kong.

After 26 years in Hong Kong, Hans and his wife Fransien searched the world for a community in which to retire, somewhere that offered history, seasonality, tradition and the finer things in life – good wine, good food and good fellowship. They found all of these in the Barossa Valley, and move to the area in 1995, producing their first vintage in 1996.

The Haan wines have won a string of medals and trophies, but the highlight was in 2005 when Haan Wines won the Chateau Pichon Longueville Trophy for the Best Blended Red Wine with their Wilhelmus at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London from a total of 5,100 wine entries from 57 countries. At the same compeitition Haan Wines won Australian Wine Producer of the Year, competing against 453 Australian winery entries.