The Publicans
When more than a century of family heritage stands behind the tavern bar, you can be sure that those Tidswell ancestors have a tale to tell and some colourful secrets to reveal.
So in honour of those lively characters, we continue the tradition of bringing fine wines to appreciative punters, and raise a glass to "The Publicans" who inspired us.
The Publicans of past are bottled
One of South Australia’s oldest and original settler families, the Tidwell’s have launched a range of wines that not only celebrates their own ancestry but also South Australia’s long, rich and varied hotel culture.
Proprietor of Tidswell Wines and winemaker, Ben Tidswell said: “The new range, called The Publican Series, celebrates the publicans of our past and those who stand behind the bar today”.
Gun Traders
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Tough times call for tough measures and a fair dose of creative enterprise, so when cash strapped diggers returned from WWII, they might not have had much ready money, but they had a good thirst and fair cache of valuable old grenades, guns and war relics. Violet Tidswell and her husband John happily exchanged beer for gun-barrels, earning them a tidy profit and many satisfied customers.
