HUNTER VALLEY WINE TOUR FROM NEWCASTLE

Pick ups available from convenient meeting points in Newcastle CBD, Newcastle East, Cooks Hill, Honeysuckle, Hamilton, Jesmond and other locations by arrangements. Pick ups commence from 8:20am to 9:00am. The tour departs Newcastle around 9:00am and returns around 5:00-5:30pm.

Our flexible tour itinerary ensures you will visit 4 different wineries/cellar doors ranging from a mix of smaller boutique style and family owned vineyards and cellar doors to the larger commercial wine producers.  You will sample approximately 5-8 wines at each winery/cellar door.

You will enjoy a wine and cheese pairing at one of the cellar doors visited, the Hermitage Road Cellars at the Hunter Resort. We have an on-board fridge to keep any cheese purchases cool.

We stop for lunch at the Matilda Bay Brewhouse Cafe. Enjoy shared anti-pasto platters, pizzas and salads with your choice of a glass of wine or beer for $25 per person, or you are free to purchase your own lunch choice from the cafe blackboard menu. Check out the lunch options here.

Optional beer tasting available during our lunch stop – note: at your expense.  Try a beer tasting paddle with up to 12 different brews to choose from including lagers, ales, stout, cider, ginger beers and special brews.

Enjoy an afternoon visit to one of the popular Hunter Chocolate Shop outlets. Sample their complimentary samples with free time to browse and purchase if you wish.

Normal tour price is $140 per person BUT book direct online and save:
$120 per person
$120 also on all public holidays, long weekends and the Christmas-New Year peak period*.
Optional cafe lunch available for $25 per person
All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD$)

8:30am – 9:00am – We will pick you up to join the tour from one of our strategic locations in Newcastle.

10:00am – 3:45pm – Visit a selection of 4 wineries/cellar doors in the Hunter Valley and enjoy private group tastings to sample and taste many red and white varieties. • Take the opportunity to purchase some of the best wine in Australia directly at the cellar door at great cellar door prices. • For an additional $25 enjoy an optional cafe lunch Enjoy a wine and cheese pairing of 4 wines and 4 cheeses • Visit one of the Hunter chocolate shop outlets.

4:00pm – We depart the Hunter Valley and cruise back to Newcastle arriving around 5.00pm.

We stop for lunch at the Matilda Bay Brewhouse Cafe at the Hunter Valley Resort. Select the great value tour cafe lunch cafe option for $25 per person.Enjoy your choice of Gourmet Pizza and a fresh garden salad on the side – the Chef’s specialty which includes your choice of a glass of wine or beer.

Alternatively, you are welcome to purchase your own lunch on the day. Purchase your selection from the blackboard cafe menu.

Note: during periods of peak demand e.g. long weekends, public holidays and the Christmas-New Year period etc, the Hunter Resort is an extremely popular venue. To avoid wait times and a guaranteed reserved table, we strongly recommend doing the tour group lunch option above.

Spend enough time at the Hunter Resort to experience their unique beer tasting paddle with accompanying tasting notes for up to 12 beers – at your expense. Or if you prefer, wander next door to the Hermitage Road Cellars to continue some more wine tasting. Nowhere in the Hunter can you try so many wines all under the one roof! An exclusive range of premium wines from small Hunter Valley winemakers – including Helé Family, Lisa McGuigan, David Hook, Andrew Thomas, Andrew Margan, Polin & Polin, Stormy Ridge, Crisford Family – just to mention a few…

Note: NO BYO lunch permitted.

Your Hunter wine tour includes plenty of time to take photos and selfies with the stunning scenery of the Hunter Valley as your backdrop.