What a place ! Every time I visit I get blown away by the experience . The hosts look after you…read morefrom the moment you step foot onto their property . They are knowledgeable and exceptionally friendly . The decor is one of the best the Hunter has to offer and the relaxation as you taste the wines and take in the view is beyond amazing! This time I purchased their Sitio Per Diem Semillon 2018 style. The $5 tasting was fantastic value for money and you are also able to order a cheese platter at an additional cost . As I mentioned earlier , I return to this cellar door every single visit to the Hunter !

Came here at the end of our wine tour and it was the perfect way to end a very busy day. Wine…read moretasting here is a bit different, you find a seat and they bring the tasting to you. We ended up sitting on the lounge on the verandah relaxing while watching the evening descend. The standout here was the staff. Amazingly enthusiastic staff with a lot of knowledge of the wines. After a long day of tasting, my companion had a headache, and Alison went above and beyond to help us out. She definitely made the experience memorable!

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!

Recommended by one of the locals of the Hunter Valley, we booked a table for two at Beaumé…read moreRestaurant, a new trendy place in the area. The location and decoration are fantastic. Wood tables, greeneries, open kitchen, this place has everything of the trendy and relax places I love so much. This is a five stars! The staff was so adorable, providing a lot of advices and was not pushy at all in terms of consumption. They even recommended us to order not too much at once as the portions were big. Five stars again! Then, let's talk about the food: splendid! We ordered the truffle porcini mushrooms arancini and the prawns to start with. Instead of the arancini, we received the squid. I was so confused because I did not know if it was because of my French accent or because the boss wrongly took my order... But anyway, he told us to eat the squid as an additional complementary starter and that the arancini will arrive right away. Five minutes later, we had the arancini on our table! What a great service! And the 3 plates were delicious! Even my boyfriend, who normally don't like squid, found it delicious! For the main, we chose the rib eye on the bone with the figues salad. The beef was perfectly cooked (rare as ordered) and the salad delicious with plenty of figues. Portions were indeed enormous, we had no place left for the deserts. Too bad, we'll need to come back. Again a 5 stars for the kitchen! And I forgot to mention, this place is also part of the Ben Ean vineyards. Therefore, there were a lot of options with different wines grapes and prices to choose from. The wine we picked that night was delightful and really affordable for its quality. Overall, this restaurant offers an impressive ratio quality to price... ! We ended up with a $ 128 bill for two including 2 starters (+1 for free), 1 salad, 1 main and 1 bottle of wine. This place is absolutely to be recommended! We even came back the next day at lunch time for the wine degustations!

The guy that gave us the tour looks like Jack Maxwell from Booze Traveler!…read more Of all the places we went to on our wine tour, this was our favorite. Frustratingly, we did not realize this was the best, so we only got one bottle. The cerise that they make is exquisite. If you go, make sure to get a few bottles! They even have some great ones at a discount.

This was the first stop on our winery tour extravaganza! I'm so glad too because Mount View set the…read morebar for service and attention to detail. We were led into a private room and our wine guide was excellent and super friendly - she knew shit out of some wines. They had water out for us to sip and even had a cheese plate to nibble on. Here are some of the highlights 1. We sipped semillon (semi-ee-on) which are sweet whites, made from grapes in the Hunter Valley cold micro climate. 2. We sampled their Sav Blanc which is an easy drinking wine and costs about $20 per bottle. 3. Their Verdelho pairs well with spicy foods and curries :) 4. Their Reserve Chardonnay is made from grapes grown in volcanic ash and while it starts off with some oaky flavour it finishes fairly dry. 5. One of the favs was the Rose which took about three sips to really get your brain to taste. They make this using the French style using Shiraz grapes and the skins are left on for a few hours. 6. Another popular win is their Pinot Noir which is made using a wild ferment rather than controlled it is a Pouters favorite. Another bit of knowledge I learned at this estate is that it is illegal to add sugar to wines, but the longer you leave the grape on the vine - the sweeter the grape! Highly Recommend!!!! We also left with quite a few wines.

Went on a road trip from Sydney to the "Napa Valley" of New South Wales Australia. This winery was…read moreour first stop. Tasting was only 10$ per person and we went through a wide selection of whites, reds and sweeter wine. I realized that the experience could have been a bit better had we arrived there before the day was almost ending. The tasting felt a bit rushed but our sommelier was nice and helpful nonetheless. I liked the sparkling Shiraz and ended up picking up a bottle to go back home.

We had a perfect wine tasting experience here! And let me tell you, they have some great wines,…read moreespecially reds. Our guy was super friendly and accomodating and explained so much about every wine and what made it unique and special... we each bought 1 - 3 bottles (we were party of 5). I would put this on your "must-visit" list of wineries on any Hunter trip for sure.

Very pleasant staff. We enjoyed our friendly server, Hamisch (spelling it wrong, I'm sure!). We…read moreordered the premium wine tasting of 7 of their wines. He gave us an extra tasting of one he thought I'd like better. He was knowledgeable about the grapes used and educated us on the various soils the grapes need. The view from up there is spectacular. Highly recommend.

Robin, our host was excellent!!! The wines were very nice and such a beautiful location. Highly…read morerecommend!

Spectacular property, beautiful restaurant, lovely staff... lacklustre breakfast. Truly…read more The presentation is amazing. When your plate arrives, your breakfast looks like everything you could ever want for breakfast. The eggs were perfectly poached. The bacon was bland, the sausage was a Bunnings sausage sizzle sausage and... we ordered a side of mushrooms. Big mistake. They were completely tasteless, like chewy, spongey cardboard. I'm pretty certain they came out of a can. Coffee was good (thank God!). So yeah, over all... high expectations and lots of polish, but pretty "meh".

Great chocolate selection. Something for everyone get. Chili chocolate gets my vote.read more

We've been drinking Brokenwood chardonnays for many years, always disappointed that the only…read moreBrookenwood that makes it into the U.S. is their Cricket Pitch, which I don't care for. So this is our #1 wine to bring back from Australia visits and the wine we drink almost daily when in New South Wales. So a visit here is required when in the Hunter Valley. And we did come away with a case and a half of wine. But... The snotty little bitch perched and immovable behind the cash register should give up any plans for a career in retailing. Maybe any plans for any career. Find a rich husband and leech off him, or maybe Daddy owns the winery. No, that's not likely - she wouldn't be working in the tasting room if he did. The older lady, who took care of our tasting, was fine. But when she told me about a "special" on cases of their chardonnay, I did a quick calculation and told her I'd bought it cheaper at a bottle shop in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She said she'd match that price. Then snotty bitch started typing on her computer and advised me that I was wrong, I didn't get it at that price and couldn't have it now at that price. I named the shop and when I'd bought the wine, off an end cap display twice a week apart. She several times over told me I was a liar and it couldn't be. I almost left empty handed I was so pissed, but we wanted a few other wines that are only available at the cellar door. Snotty bitch finally acknowledged that the price I got was the price that retailer paid for the wine, so maybe I did get it at that price. By then I was avoiding any conversation with her and focusing on the lady helping us. I'll be back. With the knowledge that by the next time snotty bitch will have found work matching her personality.

A nice Winery but a little too big and touristy to be truly enjoyable. The wines were all very good…read morebut nothing stood out. The highlight is the food pairing with the tasting which was delicious. While we didn't regret our visit, it wasn't memorable enough to visit again

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

My friends and I did a wine tour in Newcastle. This was the final stop of the day and by far my…read morefavorite winery. The host was very personable and explain each one carefully. The winds were absolutely delicious. I wish we had more time at this location because there was so much more to taste it and they were willing to give us additional tastes. I did buy three bottles to take home and I can't wait to enjoy them.

Located in the Hunter Valley this is definitely one to put on the list if you do a tour of the…read morearea. With a great selection of wines to suit any budget and one of their popular wines The Black Label Red. In addition to wine tasting they have The Hunter Valley Cheese Company right beside their cellar door! They are one of the most awarded wineries in the world.