The Pokolbin region is blessed with dozens of wineries in the Hunter Valley. They are largely distributed south of Broke Road on McDonald Road and along Broke Road west of the Hunter Valley Golf & Country Club. There are two closeby the Oaks Golf & Country Club and the odd outlier here and there. Many are open every day for tours and tastings, sometimes guided by the winemaker.
The wine industry in Australia is worth several billion dollars and Hunter Valley is considered its birthplace. The area is known for its full bodied whites, medium reds and some noteworthy ports. Some of the vineyards belong to big name companies, while others are family concerns that have been around for generations.
The wine industry in Australia is worth several billion dollars and Hunter Valley is considered its birthplace. The area is known for its full bodied whites, medium reds and some noteworthy ports. Some of the vineyards belong to big name companies, while others are family concerns that have been around for generations.
A number of options are available to get you from one vineyard to another. Many tour companies offer air-conditioned coaches or mini-buses. For something a little bit different, try Newcastle's Tram; visit the historic city during the week and check out the wineries over the weekend. On the other hand, you could consider touring the wine country by helicopter.
If you were born to be wild, you could try a tour by Chopper 4. Not a helicopter, but a motorcycle with four seats - one for the driver and three behind for passengers. If you prefer a more sedate mode of travel, there are a number of limousine companies that are able to accommodate anywhere from one or two to nine passengers.
Visitors centres and tasting rooms are referred to in the brochures as 'cellar doors'. Many offer facilities apart from tours and tastings. A lot of them have hotel accommodation for their visitors. There is a resort on Hermitage Road that offers wedding and conference facilities and their own on-site brewery.
South of Cypress Lakes Golf and Country Club on McDonald Road lies a vineyard that will engrave wine bottles to order in gold or silver - a perfect gift for a special occasion. The land where Shiraz began lies northeast of Highway 15, away from the main cluster of vineyards in the Pokolbin area. Situated in the wilderness northwest of Rothbury is the first vineyard in the region to receive biodynamic certification. Biodynamics is a system of organic agriculture that originated in Austria in 1924.
Learn the human stories behind the wine. A man named Audrey exported massive quantities of wine to London in the early 1900s. Look up the descendants of the winemaker from Lincolnshire County, UK, who lost his wife, son and newborn daughter on the journey from England to Sydney. See if you can identify the vineyard on Broke Road that was established by a Scottish coal miner two hundred years ago and remains a going family concern to this day.
If you are interested, you can find a lot of information in the 76-p
If you were born to be wild, you could try a tour by Chopper 4. Not a helicopter, but a motorcycle with four seats - one for the driver and three behind for passengers. If you prefer a more sedate mode of travel, there are a number of limousine companies that are able to accommodate anywhere from one or two to nine passengers.
Visitors centres and tasting rooms are referred to in the brochures as 'cellar doors'. Many offer facilities apart from tours and tastings. A lot of them have hotel accommodation for their visitors. There is a resort on Hermitage Road that offers wedding and conference facilities and their own on-site brewery.
South of Cypress Lakes Golf and Country Club on McDonald Road lies a vineyard that will engrave wine bottles to order in gold or silver - a perfect gift for a special occasion. The land where Shiraz began lies northeast of Highway 15, away from the main cluster of vineyards in the Pokolbin area. Situated in the wilderness northwest of Rothbury is the first vineyard in the region to receive biodynamic certification. Biodynamics is a system of organic agriculture that originated in Austria in 1924.
Learn the human stories behind the wine. A man named Audrey exported massive quantities of wine to London in the early 1900s. Look up the descendants of the winemaker from Lincolnshire County, UK, who lost his wife, son and newborn daughter on the journey from England to Sydney. See if you can identify the vineyard on Broke Road that was established by a Scottish coal miner two hundred years ago and remains a going family concern to this day.
If you are interested, you can find a lot of information in the 76-p
South of Cypress Lakes Golf and Country Club on McDonald Road lies a vineyard that will engrave wine bottles to order in gold or silver - a perfect gift for a special occasion. The land where Shiraz began lies northeast of Highway 15, away from the main cluster of vineyards in the Pokolbin area. Situated in the wilderness northwest of Rothbury is the first vineyard in the region to receive biodynamic certification. Biodynamics is a system of organic agriculture that originated in Austria in 1924.
Learn the human stories behind the wine. A man named Audrey exported massive quantities of wine to London in the early 1900s. Look up the descendants of the winemaker from Lincolnshire County, UK, who lost his wife, son and newborn daughter on the journey from England to Sydney. See if you can identify the vineyard on Broke Road that was established by a Scottish coal miner two hundred years ago and remains a going family concern to this day.
If you are interested, you can find a lot of information in the 76-page tourist information booklet entitled, 'Hunter Valley Wine Country'. It may requested from the Wine Country Information Centre in Cessnock.
About the Author:
Learn the human stories behind the wine. A man named Audrey exported massive quantities of wine to London in the early 1900s. Look up the descendants of the winemaker from Lincolnshire County, UK, who lost his wife, son and newborn daughter on the journey from England to Sydney. See if you can identify the vineyard on Broke Road that was established by a Scottish coal miner two hundred years ago and remains a going family concern to this day.
If you are interested, you can find a lot of information in the 76-page tourist information booklet entitled, 'Hunter Valley Wine Country'. It may requested from the Wine Country Information Centre in Cessnock.
About the Author:
John Bryce-Thornton arrived in the region having a dream with regard to crafting articles regarding wine plus wonderful foods. He almost immediately resolved he had found out his location in life and set about starting his unique Hunter Valley accommodation that he currently operates for a lot of tourists to the area.