Tour visits boutique Hunter valley wineries and offers the opportunity to taste the best wine varieties Australia has to offer including Semillon!

##Tour Highlights • A luxury private wine tasting day trip to the best Sydney wineries • Pick up and drop off from Sydney CBD • Learn about Hunter Valley and winemaking in Australia • Visit handmade cheese factory and the chocolate shop • Taste organic Gin & Vodka

##Hunter Valley wine tour from Sydney itinerary

Tour starts and first stop -

Heading towards the north of Sydney at 7.30 am, the first stop on our private tour to Hunter Valley is the tranquil Hawkesbury River. A good way to relax a long drive to Hunter valley and a great place for photos.

Visit Hunter Valley wineries -

The Hunter Valley is the next stop and one of the oldest wine regions of Australia offers you the opportunity to learn about viticulture from a master winemaker. Winemaking is a highly sophisticated process of harvesting, crushing, pressing, fermentation, clarification, aging, and bottling. Private Hunter Valley tour with Sydney Top Tours offers options to contrast some great wines from different wineries and learn about the best Hunter Valley can offer. Some of the cellar doors are award-winning wineries and regularly producing wines of exemplary quality. Some of the selected wineries for this tour are Kelman wines, Tintilla Estate wines, Tinklers, and Gartelmann. These ranks at the top on the Halliday Wine Companion in terms of star ratings. Tasting fees - $0 to $25 per adult

Hunter Valley chocolate factory -

Any traveler with our private tour to Hunter Valley does not want to miss the delectable taste of handmade chocolates from the Hunter Valley Chocolate factory. It is one of the most premier attractions in the region. It offers a wide array of handmade chocolates and fudge made from the finest Belgian couverture chocolate.

Cheese tasting -

One of the popular stops of the private Hunter Valley tour from Sydney is the cheese tasting at Hunter Cheese co. If the shop is not too busy, you can learn the process of artisan cheesemaking by listening to master cheesemonger, Dave at Hunter Valley Cheese Co. The highlights of cheese are washed rind and brie from many cheese varieties produced by Hunter Cheese co. The café offers a wide variety of coffees. Furthermore, snacks and cakes if you are looking for a light bit before heads up to Sydney.

Visit a local distillery -

Most of the travellers with our private wine tasting tour to Hunter Valley from Sydney prefer distillery tasting as their last stop. Hunter Distillery certified producer of organic gin, rum, and vodka. A new addition to the Hunter region offers variety to whoever traveling to the Hunter region for a unique gastronomic experience. Neither to say, a popular stop of hen parties.

Tasting fees - $5 per adult

Endpoint -

Leaving the Hunter Valley around 3 pm, your private tour ends at around 5.30 pm Sydney CBD by dropping off you at your hotel.

Additional information -

Our Hunter Valley wine tour itinerary is fully customizable and if you wish to visit another winery or attraction such as Hunter Valley Gardens, please inform the driver in advance.

Some travelers like to join for an inside winery tour and this can be arranged for an extra cost. Please let us know during the booking.

As per the NSW Liquor act 2007, you need to be over the age of 18 to consume alcohol.

##What’s included

Expert guide, Luxury people mover, USB charging on-board, bottled water

##What’s excluded

Lunch, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, activity fees

##What to bring

Weatherproof jacket, comfortable footwear, camera