My wife and I had such a wonderful time here on our honeymoon. We sat outside on a beautiful day…read morewhile the winemaker and another nice lady served us tastings of their entire wine list. Generous pours, excellent cheese/meat/cracker/nut/olive/and more platter. To die for blueberry gelato made on site. The staff is passionate and knowledgeable and I think genuinely enjoys everything they do there! Would be back in a heartbeat.

Suuper megadelicious wine. Beautiful, rustic winery. Strategic food pairings. Unique varietals. RUN!read more

If you want to know what is wrong with the Hunter Valley wines, that is: mass intoxication of of…read morehen's parties, birthday parties and romantic getaway couples! A quick introduction to how to make champagne that wasn't even correct, a noisy environment, no time to focus on what you are drinking, too much wines to taste with an order form in front of you to push you to buy: what are they trying to sell exactly? The satisfaction of the customer is obviously secondary. There is no regard whatsoever for patrons like us who are seeking enlightenment in wine matters, not darkness in alcohol contents. We were ushered out as soon as the last glass was done and thank God this wasn't the last winery of the day, or the aftertaste of it would have been as flat and bitter as the last Shiraz that got pushed down my throat!! I'm almost upset I have to put a star against it, but the wine presenter did bring out some different samples to a woman in the group who wanted sweeter stuff: one star is recognition enough for it.

Fantastic wine tasting, very extensive (though we did opt for the VIP tasting) and very…read moreknowledgeable server. Followed this with a styled picnic which ordinarily would have been amongst the vines, but given the weather they seated us upstairs in the restaurant. More than enough food for three people, and we had a bottle from our tasting - a perk of the VIP tasting! Would return to Calais Estate anytime, lovely staff and always ready to go above and beyond and assist where needed. Thank you for a great visit!

This place is over rated! Food was average and I have had better elsewhere for a degustation!…read moreAvoid! Dessert was redeemable!

Bimbadgen is an amazing place…read more First of all the vineyard acreage makes you realise they are one of the new big boys on the block State of the art wine making Large supply of grapes And a wine maker that is full of class and style I highly recommend the Shiraz (yes that's a red being recommended from the Hunter Valley) and to stay and enjoy lunch ! A must do when in the Hunter Valley

Fantastic boutique wines. Totally deserving of an attitude, yet completely unpretentious. Nice…read morepeople at a no-frills tasting room. Stop in for some Shiraz-Merlot from the winery which claims to have put Pokolblin on the map. Don't miss out on a scoop of vanilla with a shot of Moscato on top (if they still have some left!) Amazing stuff. Bike rentals and wine from one stop. :)

Apparently the only aged wine specialists in the valley. the cellar was unique, like an old castle…read morein the inside. nice wines. decent pours. the manager was a bit grumpy at first (apparently he despises the "bikeys" that come riding the wine road and stopping in, amongst other things we learned in our time with him...) he wasn't much interested in telling us about the wines - as he'd done it too many times already before our 1:30pm visit. he got a little nicer near the end- though none of us were really listening by that time. i actually stepped out while friends finished their tasting. i just though it was weird and rude. we did hear that the owners (Maling Family) were thinking to sell the place, so there may not be a cellar door after this season. who knows? ask around when you're in the area- if you're not sure. if it's open-- go for the Cab and the Semillon. My husband did purchase a bottle just in case it is their last. the wines was good - but the "management" could be better. Date of visit: 12/29/2014