Hunter Valley Wine Tasting Day Tour from Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Leave Sydney for the day to taste award-winning regional foods and wines on a wine-tasting tour of the Hunter Valley, Australia's oldest wine-producing region. You'll enjoy private vineyard inspections, gain insights into the wine making process, purchase premium Hunter Valley wines and enjoy the beautiful Australian countryside on your day trip from Sydney.

Tour highlights include:

• Strolling around historic Wollombi Village to visit its Courthouse Museum and try Dr. Jurd's Jungle Juice
• Taking a guided tour of McWilliams Mount Pleasant Estate, founded in 1921 and part of the largest family-owned 100% Australian wine company
• Enjoying a delicious lunch accompanied by wine tastings
• Visiting McGuigans Winery to taste their renowned Australian wines
• Stopping off at the Hunter Valley Gardens, a quaint little township within the Hunter Valley
• Free time to explore the many hidden delights in the garden village, including the chocolate shop
• Tasting premium wines in the unique atmosphere of the Hunter Valley's only underground cellars
• Discount wine purchases available
• McGuigans Winery tasting will be replaced with Lindemans Winery
• Lunch will be served at the Hunter Resort - previously served at McWilliams Estate
• Oakvale Winery visit  will be added to the itinerary

USD $148.34

Review by: Brian P	March 2012
Very nice trip to lovely country. Driver was very knowledgeable. Tasting at Lindeman's was pretty good, could have had more time after to wander about and check things out. Lunch was good.

Review by: Elena P	January 2012
It was ok. Too much wine and too litle information about wine.

Review by: YVONNE S	January 2012
too over crouded on the way back and not as good as the fist time i went on this tour. staff miserable, not all of them though.

Review by: Wun Shan Femme K	January 2012
Quality of wines are not as good as expected.

Review by: Kurt R	December 2011
This was a good tour, but it was a long day in the bus just riding. If we had been aware that the travel time to return to the city was going to take so long then we would have never booked it. The return trip over 2 hours. The tour company we traveled with wasn't the one that we had booked, so that may have made the trip longer because they may have used wineries farther away than the other tour company.

Review by: Tracey W	December 2011
A great tour, with a fantastic tour guide, the driver knew so much and was very helpful. A lovely day in all, and worth every penny!

Review by: Barry H	December 2011
a little too long on the bus

Review by: Cynthia P	November 2011
This tour was disappointing, our tour guide wasn't very informative and friendly. We felt very rushed. The lunch was very nice. Didn't have enough time to go thru the brewery. The little village was a joke and the ride up there was so rough it made it horrible to be on the bus. This was the most expensive tour and the most disappointing tour.

Review by: Pin	September 2011
The weather was great. Interesting sights at the vineyard.

Review by: Kevin S	September 2011
Great trip. Good commentary by driver. Nice lunch included with one of the wineries.

Review by: Takeshi I	May 2011
Good day out with an excellent driver / guide (Darryl) who happened to be a Kiwi working in Australia. Very knowledgeable about the surrounding areas and the wineries we went to. Lindemans was ok, McGuigans was excellent. Lunch at the Huinter Wine Centre was good although it would have been nice to see whether we could have included Tempus Two or the De Bortoli wineries as part of the trip as well. But a very good day on the whole.

Review by: Anonymous	April 2011
very informative and enjoyable

Review by: Timothy H	March 2011
A very satisfactory day Thank you

Review by: WES F	January 2011
Friendly and prompt coach service set the tone for this wonderful day which included three tastings and a great lunch. Good value.

Review by: Christine L	January 2011
A really enjoyable day out. Recommended.

Review by: Debbrae O	January 2011
Fabulous tour - well paced, saw the major attractions and were well looked after. Lunch was fantastic and our driver/guide was full of great information. The staff were all helpful and friendly. Thanks for a wonderful day!

Review by: HSUN-JEN H	December 2010
Excellent trip and experience. Definitely worth it and value for all wine lovers.

Review by: Geoff W	November 2010
A very good tour with plenty of wine to taste and beautiful scenery. The tour guide/driver was first class and gave an excellent commentary. The only very minor criticism might be the lunch. There really wasn't enough on the serving plates for the number of people around the table. Overall, a very good value.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
it would be magnificent if we went there in Summer. But the tour guide was good.

Review by: Rita S	July 2010
This was an extraordinarily LONG trip for someone flying 31 hours only 2 days before! Scenery on the way there is very nice, but it just makes the trip too long! We were extremely disappointed that we didn't get to go to McWilliams Winery as we had met 1 of the grandsons at a wine tasting here in SC. Lindenmann's was nice, but the wines weren't very good. The lunch was ok, but it was difficult to get to the food as some cultures apparently haven't learned the courtesy to pass the food. We were so tired, we had no interest in even tasting the wines at Oakvale. For a wine lover, it was a bit of a disappointing trip.

Review by: Geoffrey H	April 2010
The trip gave a good insight to the countryside north of Sydney but the wines we tasted were disappointing. Still worth the trip.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	March 2010
Trip was well organised and the coach driver was extremeley pleasant and knowlegeable.

Review by: James A	March 2010
The title of this tour is misleading. This tour has way too much bus driving, and hardly any wine tasting! I was disappointed. Only 2 wineries for a 9 hour day, and only a total of 8 tastes! Need to get rid of the other 2 non-winery stops, and add more wine tasting! The last stop was just a tourist trap. Very disappointed. For the price we paid, this was not worth the money at all. I have liked other Viator tours in the past, but I do not recommend this one.

Review by: Anonymous, New Zealand	February 2010
Great day. Long day but worth it.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	January 2010
Great fun day out, driver very informative and the vinyards offered good explanations of the process and what wine was best for what food.

Review by: Steve T, United States of America	January 2010
Very nice - 3 different wine tastings. Lindenman's was excellent with thorough explanation of wine tasting and wines. Lunch was very good, but the wine explanation was limited. Oakvale tasting was also good. Bus was very comfortable.

Review by: AH HONG N	December 2009
It was overall all right but if given more time at the Hunter Valley garden would be good. Did not know that the entrance fee to the garden is not included.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	September 2009
A nice way to see Hunter Valley that allows you to sample the wine without worrying about having to have a designated driver.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2009
The wine was mediocre. I come from Napa Valley area, and the tour guide got annoying after a while, but the valley is incredibly beautiful.

Review by: Sergio V, United States of America	June 2009
It is certainly not Napa or Sonoma, but a good trip to see and appreciate the Australian countryside. For the record, we only went to 2 wineries - the summary says three. We don't count a place where one can buy wine as a winery. The Hunter Valley is far from Sydney, 2-2.5 hours, so bring something to read or listen to if you don't enjoy looking out the window for an extended amount of time. You must try the "Jungle Juice" at your first stop; it will be memorable. The lunch provided was extremely disappointing, which many in the group agreed on. Nevertheless, take this tour and enjoy the scenery, especially if you have never been on a tasting tour before. The basics of wine and wine tasting are introduced.

Review by: SERGIO V	June 2009
It is certainly not Napa or Sonoma, but a good trip to see and appreciate the Australian countryside. For the record, we only went to 2 wineries - the summary says three. We don't count a place where one can buy wine as a winery. The Hunter Valley is far from Sydney, 2-2.5 hours, so bring something to read or listen to if you don't enjoy looking out the window for an extended amount of time. You must try the "Jungle Juice" at your first stop; it will be memorable. The lunch provided was extremely disappointing, which many in the group agreed on. Nevertheless, take this tour and enjoy the scenery, especially if you have never been on a tasting tour before. The basics of wine and wine tasting are introduced.

Review by: Paul O, New Zealand	May 2009
Could not fault any part of the day, from the service to the great bus driver to the lovely day.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	May 2009
Interesting, but the size of the group was a minus.

Review by: Wai Ling Y	May 2009
Too much time on the bus.

Review by: William B, United Kingdom	April 2009
It was a long trip from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, longer than I initially thought. But it was a good day out and I learnt a bit about the wines of the Hunter Valley.

Review by: Juha H, Finland	April 2009
Nice experience with many good wineries and wine making.

Review by: WILLIAM B	April 2009
It was a long trip from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, longer than I initially thought. But it was a good day out and I learnt a bit about the wines of the Hunter Valley.

Review by: Michael B, United Kingdom	March 2009
A lovely well organised trip with very pleasant staff in charge. Though we can't blame anyone, some people might find it a long day, especially taking into account the hotel pickups and drop-offs in the Sydney traffic. Had we known the geography better we probably would have preferred to walk to an RV as some of the distances were small - we did go round in circles in the coach!!

Review by: Zoe R, Australia	January 2009
The driver was excellent, loved his sense of humour, and the wineries were high.

Review by: Paul W	December 2008
Enjoyed without question. It would have been better had the group been made up of people who really are interested in wines, history, the art of making wines and the decisions a wine maker must process in his/her mind. The group for the most part, although nice did not share a real desire to understand wine but were more interested in shopping or just the tastings.

Review by: Anonymous	October 2008
I found this tour to be OK, but we did not get to do the third wine tasting as promised because the driver/guide told us the winery staff knocked off around 3.30pm. Instead we were dropped off at some shops at Hunter Valley Park for half an hour to kill time. We did not get to buy any wine at the winery visited because of insufficient time given, but to fair to the coach driver, I think overall he did a good job.

Review by: Diane C	April 2008
The 3 wineries we went to were nice but one of them told us the history of their winery that we missed out on some of the wine tasting because she was so long winded. The food served was extremely good and was worth the day's tour.

Review by: Anonymous	December 2007
A full day out! Great narration and stories from our very professional and personable driver and plentiful wine tastings. A little too long wandering Hunter Garden Village, but otherwise a perfect day in the Hunter!

Review by: Tracey K	September 2007
I thought we would do more wine tasting and spend less time on the bus going from place to place.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	April 2007
It was brilliant, a great day. The coach driver was very friendly, the staff at the wineries were great and the food and wine was beautiful. Two thumbs up!

Review by: Eileen D, Canada	March 2007
Terrific value for the money. Gorgeous countryside, spotless restaurant at the winery with an excellent meal. The driver was friendly, informative and helpful. Do not miss this tour. Excellent way to see the countryside in comfort.

Review by: Laura B, Australia	February 2007
This was the second time I did this tour and it was as amazing as the first time. The driver/guide gave excellent, entertaining commentary on the way to the Hunter Valley. The tour of the first winery was interesting, however I would have liked to have less time for lunch here, and more time at the second winery as we did not have enough time to do any cheese tasting there. The village shops at Hunter Valley Gardens are a great end to the day!