Hunter Valley Wine Tour ex Pokolbin with Lunch, Cheese, Chocolate and Distillery

My husband and I have never been on a wine tasting tour before and were apprehensive as it was going to be a long day. We needn’t have worried though, as the moment we stepped on the bus we were made to feel welcome. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, learnt a lot about wine, food was lovely and the distillery was fun. There was no pressure to buy and we would highly recommend this company.

We booked this trip as a group of three couples to get a hint of the wine region. Pick up was from our hotel and due to COVID we ended up in a mini van just the six of us. Our guide Greg was knowledgeable and fun and we had a very enjoyable day learning about the wine making process and sampling lots of different varieties. First stop was De Iuliis where we were given a tour of the process and Shaun our guide was informative and interesting. He had confirmed white wine drinkers trying and buying red wine. This winery was the highlight of the day! From there we had cheese and wine at Wynward Wines which we all found a little disappointing after our first stop. It didn’t feel like we had our guides attention as he kept disappearing and it felt like not enough care was being given to explaining and engaging. It was also disappointing that the most of the wine was not made in the Hunter. Lunch next door at Twine was lovely. From there we visited the Hunter Distillery which was so much fun. Two of us even tried the chilli vodka! Last stop of the day was Glandore Estate where chocolate was paired with the wine. This had so much potential but somehow fell a little flat. Most if the wine was red which was a bit of a problem for half the group who are confirmed white wine drinkers. The four chocolates didn’t really match either - they were truffles and we felt squares of Flavoured chocolate would have worked better. It was a great day and we had a lot of fun but it was unfortunate that the best winery was the first stop of the day. It would have been good to taste some sparkling wines too. We enjoyed the day but with so many wineries, cheese makers and chocolatiers in the region not sure that the best were visited on this occasion.

Was great , good value for money. Small group was also very good. Driver was great and each venue was informative.

Sam was a great guide thoroughly enjoyed the day went to small wineries wouldn't of if hadn't been on the tour the wine and chocolate pairing was interesting great spot for lunch

Sam is the best!! We had fun and enjoy the wineries!! Good experience and the people around was great!!

Such a wonderful experience for my best friend and I! A great way to experience Hunter Valley without worrying about driving. Stopped by some cute boutique wineries, which we wouldn't have known about prior to the tour, and ended the tour in a beautiful location. Definitely recommend this tour! If you get Colin as your tour guide - even better!

A great tour, amazing wineries, was a fun day spent with great people. Colin our driver kept us entertained all day.

The tour was good, driver Flinders was knowledgable about the places we were heading to He was funny and relaxed and by the end of the tour had the bus laughing and singing to the music