
BEFORE a crowd of 350 gala dinner guests at Pokolbin on Thursday night, Neil McGuigan became the fourth member of his family invested as a Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Legend.
The awards, which are presented to individuals who have shown long-term vision and commitment to the betterment of the Hunter Valley wine and tourism industry, was won in in its inaugural year of 2007 by Mr McGuigan's father Perc, then to his brother Brian in 2008 and in 2009 to Brian's wife Fay.