Spend a delightful day in Australia's oldest wine production region of the Hunter Valley on this small-group, premium full-day tour from Sydney. Your guide will take you to three select boutique wineries for comprehensive wine tastings including the Hunter's renown Shiraz and Semillon varietals. Enjoy a one course lunch with a glass of wine or beer at a Hunter Valley restaurant, perhaps accompanied by a craft beer tasting paddle. Experts will lead you on paired tastings of wine + cheese and wine + chocolate. Take an exclusive behind the scenes wine production tour, plus visit the Hunter Distillery for tasting of award winning organic vodkas, gins and spirits. Learn all about the region from your knowledgeable driver-guide while relaxing, listening to music and chatting with new friends on board your luxury Mercedes Benz vehicle. With all vehicle emissions offset, this carbon neutral tour of the Hunter Valley offers reflects best of quality and sustainability.
Posted By : Jayeeta_D
Well I love the views of nature as I love most. Love wines ,chocolates. Nice and safe tour. Good caring. Enjoyed lunch too.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 22:26:08 
Posted By : Marjorie_G
Pleasant weather in the Hunter.Peter,our tour guide and driver was very knowledgeable about the history of the Hunter. We had enough time for all our activities,we even had extra time to drop by the chocolate factory. Overall an enjoyable day. Learned many things about wine and wine making.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 06:39:45
Posted By : Daisy_S
We had a nice time at the Hunter Valley. The best part was being together but there were so many elements to the tour that could’ve been improved. The bus driver was very rude and also hard to understand. He spoke quickly with a strong accent so we found it very hard to unpick what he was saying. He also closely tailed other smaller cars on the drive. Flashing at any car in front of him to move over.
The vineyards were nice. I thought we would spend time walking through a row of vines but we didn’t which was a shame. We planned the trip around the good weather, but despite being hot and sunny, everything we did was inside, what a shame. A few of the group asked if we could have our next pairing outside but this didn’t happen. One of the main reasons to visit the Hunter is for the scenery and we spent most of the day in random rooms starring at a black wall. Even when we went for lunch there were tables outside, but I get reserved for more important guests.
The first vineyard was the best, Gav explained things well, although needs to speak a bit clearer, at times he mumbled. His best explanation was prompted by a customers question.
The second vineyard visit was held by a young girl who was brilliant, very funny but unfortunately she had to speed her way through. She was speeling out knowledge so quickly. Someone asked a question and she said we don’t have time for questions in this tight ship. The experience was ruined by not having enough time, which she acknowledged. We had to rush through the pairings and she also said she thought the chocolate and wine pairing was silly and said wine doesn’t go well with chocolate, so we didn’t get to understand how the wine paired with the chocolate and just randomly ate the chocolate.
The lunch was yummy and we had great portions. But most of the group didn’t finish their mains as we were whisked away for the next tasting. The whole day felt like a rush.
The third tasting was given by a man who spoke so quietly with no passion. I had a hair in one of my cheese pots. We didn’t have any print out to identify the cheeses or wines which would have improved the experience.
The last experience was at a distillery. The man presenting looked very scruffy, just wearing joggers and ungroomed. He just explained which flavors were the most popular but didn’t explain the history of the distillery or the process being gin, liquor or vodka.
The organisers of the tour need to sit through this experience and realise it is lacking in so many places. Left feeling disappointed.
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 18:28:36
Posted By : Emma_W
Great day out. Ronnie is wonderul, informative, caring and gives a great banter! We really enjoyed the fun day out.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 05:29:42
Posted By : Sandra_v
Excellent wine tour with chocolate and cheese pairings. Would have preferred visiting another winery than the gin tasting as I think this stop was a bit odd for a wine tour.
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Posted On : 2024-04-26 17:17:34
Posted By : Sharon_G
It was a very interesting and enjoyable trip especially the wine and liquor tasting. I don't really drink much but I did appreciate the experience. Learned a lot about the different varieties of wines and their origins, the process of making such, etc. Knew few interesting ideas about liquors and spirits. Not many thoughts on chocolates and cheese. It will be nice if they added more of it. Met new people with their interesting stories to tell on the same trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 02:23:49
Posted By : Marlise_M
Our tour guide for the day was very friendly and courteous, he deserves a 5 star rating. For the tour iself, it was advertised as a luxurious bus, but we were quite uncomfortable. We had very little leg room due to the wheel well bumps. The 5 hour round trip was not a luxurious experience. The lunch was disappointing. We enjoyed the tour of Irongate winery and found it to be very insightful.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 03:23:17
Posted By : Robert_J
Wine tasting was superb and the reception was excellent! Also great information provided on the tour bus.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 15:41:57
Posted By : Lorenzo_V
Beautiful scenery, everywhere along the way from Sydney to the Hunter Valley. The guide was very informative. It was particularly great to taste wine paired with chocolate and cheese - really good combinations that elevated the tasting experience. Staff was friendly and fun in every location. The only thing I would note is that the day felt a bit rushed even though we managed to visit and try a lot in one day - we were on a tight schedule and did not have much time to relax and enjoy the views and the surroundings.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 05:19:42
Posted By : Sandra_K
The trip was very nice. The winery were very nice. The best on was the chocolate the wine was more for my taste. The driver was very nice and friendly and know were to go.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 20:01:04
