Pick a Pour: 6 Hunter Valley Wine Tours

1.Snapshot Half Day Hunter Valley Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 549 reviews · from $78Our pick

Spend about three hours visiting three Hunter Valley wine venues, with tastings included at each stop. The highlight is Two Fat Blokes, where you pair nine cheeses with nine specially made wines. Pickup may be available from your accommodation, and guides such as Julie, Greg, Dave, Andy, and Alan are known for adding local stories and plenty of humor.

“Great trip around Hunter Valley wineries. Our tour guide Greg was friendly and informative on local information. Had a wonderful afternoon.”

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2.Uncork the Hunter Full Day Hunter Valley Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 547 reviews · from $157

Spend about seven hours tasting Hunter Valley wine, cheese, chocolate, and craft beer, with a generous grazing lunch included. The tour begins at 10:00 am and may include several wineries, Two Fat Blokes’ nine-cheese pairing, and Hunter Beer Co. Guides such as Glen, Bill, Julie, and Shaz keep the day friendly and on schedule.

“Love the wine tasting trip, especially the parts how to combine the wine with cheese and the wine with chocolate. Definitely would recommend.”

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3.Premium Hunter Valley Wine Tour with Lunch from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 415 reviews

Spend about 11 hours travelling from Sydney to Hunter Valley in a group of up to 18. Visit three boutique cellar doors, take a behind-the-scenes wine tour, enjoy lunch with a drink, and sample cheese, chocolate, gin, vodka, and other spirits. Guides such as Peter, Michael, Eddie, and Tony have been praised for making the long day more enjoyable.

“It was fun and interesting. Enjoyed the different wineries, lunch was good and the gin distillery was interesting.”

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4.Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard: Picnic with Wine Masterclass Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 361 reviews · from $68Best value

Spend about two hours at Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard with a self-guided museum visit, a wine-production masterclass, premium tastings, and a picnic hamper. An in-house guide such as Gemma, Meg, Liz, Harry, or Em can lead the tasting, followed by a bottle of wine and a scenic spot across the 270-acre property.

“What an amazing experience 😀 the host was charming and informative, and the lunch a wine was perfection. Thank you so much!”

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5.Hunter Valley: Uncork the Hunter Full-Day Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 227 reviews · 7 hours · from $155

Spend seven hours touring Hunter Valley cellar doors, breweries, and small producers with guides such as Julie, Dave, Andy, or Ness. You’ll taste wines, cheese, chocolate, and cider, enjoy a generous grazing-box lunch, and ride in a comfortable van between local accommodation and lesser-known stops. Sydney pickup is not available.

“We loved the whole day. Excellent tastings. Easy and fun. All the cheeses and chocolates were delicious and the wines great with lots of information. Thank you for a great day out.”

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6.Award Winning Full Day Wine and Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · from $161

This small-group Hunter Valley day tour visits family-run wineries rather than major brands, with wine tastings, lunch, chocolate, cheese, spirits, and possible kangaroo sightings. Guides including Julie, Bruce, Dave, and Ross have led past outings, though the guide varies. Pickup is offered from Hunter Valley accommodation, not Sydney.

“The whole experience was awesome. Bruce was a great driver and the people on board fantastic. The wineries were all very friendly”

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