There's plenty to taste at one of the Hunter's great historic estates, prettily set against a backdrop of hills. Book ahead for the daily 10.30am tour ($5 weekdays, free weekends, 30 minutes). Tastings are free, but the $20 fee for four premium wines is also worth a go.


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1. Gundog Estate

1.32 MILES

In a little bungalow, Gundog offers a plush tasting area that looks like a posh living room except with wine on the shelves instead of encyclopedias. It's…

2. Petersons

1.47 MILES

Though this winery has a cellar door on the main road in Pokolbin, it's worth heading up to this location, where the ultra-friendly staff have more time…

3. Mt Bright Lookout

1.48 MILES

Head to this lookout for a pleasant view off the escarpment with the Hunter vineyards arrayed beneath you. It's on the right 1.5km up Mount Bright Rd,…

4. Cockfighter's Ghost

1.71 MILES

This is a big player, producing the mid-priced Cockfighter’s Ghost range, which you can taste at its contemporary cellar door. There's also a good…

5. Tulloch Wines

1.85 MILES

The flexibility offered is a particularly appealing aspect of the tastings at this upmarket winery. Pick from around 30 bottles on the free tasting of six…

6. Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard

2.08 MILES

Enjoy the expansive views with a picnic at this hilltop cellar door. It's a sublime setting for one of the valley's oldest vineyards (first planted in…

7. Tamburlaine

2.27 MILES

Australia’s largest producer of certified organic wines, Tamburlaine has a busy, attractively rustic cellar door. It does a full range of white varietals,…

8. Pepper Tree Wines

2.91 MILES

This is a typically upmarket Hunter boutique operation in lovely grounds, producing a range of wines from the valley and further afield. On the property…