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The Hunter Valley: Semillon and the oldest cellar doors
The wine country north of Sydney, around Pokolbin, with family wineries going back to 1858.
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Image courtesy of © thinkrorbot · Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsThe Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, is wine country: cellar doors around Pokolbin, among them Tyrrell’s, a family winery since 1858, and Brokenwood. Go by car, or with a driver.
Cellar doors
Tyrrell’s Wines has been a family winery in the Hunter Valley since 1858, with its cellar door at 1838 Broke Road, Pokolbin; Brokenwood’s cellar door has tasting pods, a wine museum and The Wood restaurant.
Where to eat
Many cellar doors serve lunch; book at weekends.
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Image courtesy of © thinkrorbot · Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsOur advice: stay a night, so nobody has to drive back to Sydney.
Why it's on our list
- Cellar doors
- Where to eat
Location
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