I made the fortunate choice of going with the Hunter Valley tour hosted by Jimmy. It was incredibly…read morewell done. The smallest details were thought out, making the logistics part easy. The food was fantastic, and of course the wine was delicious. Everything from the short walk to breakfast, rolling our own sushi, seeing the wildlife - there was nothing to even give constructive feedback about! Pretty sure it comes close to a perfect day for me. And to top of off, the other guests made great company to be touring with.

If you love food and wine and authentic experiences, this is the trip for you! Jimmy has created…read morethe perfect blend of nature, meets food, meets fine wine and unique experiences! We loved our hunter valley trip... a must do when visiting Sydney!!

I cannot possible recommend this cellar door more! Their Sweet Mandala is great and easy to drink,…read moretheir cab sav is just awesome and smooth! Uses more traditional method to make wine, with the owner being a chemist himself basically constantly trying new mixes, you just constantly get new surprises from them! Honestly, know you won't believe me just by reading. Go try it yourself! Love it that they will walk through all wine when you go for the free tasting/sampling at their estate!

I visited a total of three wineries on my day trip to Hunter Valley, and this one was probably my…read morefavorite. The space is beautiful, with an open and airy tasting room overlooking the vast vineyard (one of the few wineries in the area that grows its own grapes). There's a little something different about the wines here--the flavors are something of their own. I brought back a bottle of their oaked semillon, which was light and refreshing and stored in California Oak barrels (I'd get the same thing back here in CA if I could, but you certainly don't see a lot of semillon around here), as well as a bottle of their shiraz, which had a peppery kick to it. The lady who led us through the tastings (we had come with a tour group) was very sweet and seemed to love her job. We ended our visit with a tour of the wine cellar and the lovely outdoor area of the building, which reminded me of being in Tuscany but is apparently modeled after Southern Spain. I loved all the little details of the decor. Definitely worth stopping at!

One of our favourite wineries on our Cheers wine tour. They served tastings in Riedel glasses and…read morethe woman in charge of our private tasting was awesome. Didn't catch her name but she had long dark hair with purple highlights. She made our experience a wonderful one. Didn't feel rushed through the tasting and also didn't feel pressured to buy (but of course we did). The 2012 sparkling Verdelho was our favourite. Even got a tour discount which some of the other wineries did not offer. Overall great experience and beautiful location.

We visited this winery on a Hunter Valley tour and loved it. Small and very unfancy but homey place…read morethat I believe is a family operation. Their wines were sweeter, fruitier wines that I tend to like better but I'm a wine idiot so my evaluation means little to someone who really knows wines. Regardless, the owners were very pleasant and had us try several different types and we took a bottle of Bella Frizzante which I drank the most of back at our Sydney hotel a few nights later.