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5 A Tour of the Hunter Valley

The first commercial vineyards in Australia were established
on the fertile flats of the Hunter River in the 1830s.
Originally a specialist area for fortified wines, Tyrell’s helped
shift the focus towards new, high-quality modern wines.
February and March are busy months with the Harvest
Festival taking place from March to April and the Jazz in the
Vines festival in October. With beautiful scenery and more 3 Lake’s Folly Max Lake started
than 150 wineries, mostly open daily, the Hunter Valley is this vineyard in the 1960s,
one of the top tourist destinations in New South Wales. successfully growing Cabernet
Sauvignon grapes in the Hunter
Valley for the first time since
4 Hope Estate Cask Hall the 1900s.
was the vision of the late
wine writer Len Evans.
The vineyard’s wines
are now world
famous, as are 1
its concerts.
Singleton
5 Tyrrells’ Vineyards The Tyrrell McDonalds Road
family has been making wine Palmer’s Lane
here since 1858. An
outdoor tasting area
gives views over Broke 4
the vineyards.
Pokolbin
Broke Road
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The first vintage was
Nukalba •
picked here in 1973, 8 Nukalba •
and this winery has
attracted a loyal Oakey Creek Road O’Connors Road
following ever since. J
7 Tamburlaine
A small private producer 9 Marrowbone Lane
– wines are available
only from the winery Mount View Road Cessnock
or through winery 0
membership.
J Mount View
8 Lindemans This is one of Wollombi Road
the best-known wineries in
the Hunter Valley, producing
legendary Semillon and
Shiraz wines.
Sydney
9 McWilliams Mount Pleasant 0 Petersons Winery
Winery Phil Ryan, the legendary This small family winery
winemaker, ran this winery for many is known for its unique
years. It is home to the Mount experimentation with
Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon, one of champagne-style wine
Australia’s best quality white wines. production in the
Hunter Valley.
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