Hunter Valley Wine Country, New South Wales
Posted in Information by: Kurt Wilde
Wine lovers and food connoiseurs should take the time to make the 2-hour drive from Sydney to Hunter Valley Wine Country in New South Wales. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Brokenback Range, the area has more than one hundred cellar doors and wineries in areas like Pokolbin, Broke Fordwich, Rothbury, Wollombi Valley, Lovedale, and Mount View. Besides its award-winning wines, the Valley also hosts a booming olive industry that produces olive oil and other olive products. You can also find delicious cheeses, wood-fired bread, table grapes, home made sauces and condiments, even chocolate with chili. When you’re done enjoying the delicious wine and food these world-class wineries have to offer, you can enjoy a glorious sunset from a hot air balloon, look through antique shops and galleries, ride horses through the vineyard, or just travel around the valley on a bicycle, horse and carriage, even a limousine! Whatever your tastes and budget might be, you’ll definitely find something to savor and enjoy at the Hunter Valley Wine Country.