Hunter Valley Wine Tours: The 7 Best Days Out of Sydney

1.Chef-Led Hunter Valley Gourmet Food and Wine Day Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 728 reviews · from $198Our pick

Join chef and guide Jimmy for an 11 to 12-hour food-and-wine day from Sydney. Start at the Sydney Fish Market, stop by the Hawkesbury River, then visit three boutique Hunter Valley wineries. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, tastings, transport, and fresh wine pairings are included. Hotel pickup is available from selected Sydney locations.

“This tour was everything you want; food, wine, site seeing, informative & social! Just can’t be more effusive if my praise for Jimmy and the entire experience.”

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2.Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 652 reviews · from $89

Join Kangarrific Tours for a 10-hour Hunter Valley outing from Sydney, led by guides such as Sam. Travel in a small luxury minibus to a wildlife park, two boutique wineries, and a cheese, olive oil, and chocolate stop. Wildlife admission, tastings, and lunch cost extra, so budget beyond the advertised fare.

“Amazing trip to the Hunter Valley along with an excellent side trip to the Australian Reptile Park - the park was amazing and we managed to get close to a number of the Koalas and Kangaroos. The trip to hunter valley included two wine tastings and one cheese and chocolate tasting - all amazing. Our guide, Sam, was super knowledgeable and took good care of us - he even dropped us to the hotel on the way back, which was very kind of him.”

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3.Full-Day Hunter Valley Wine Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 563 reviews · 11 hours · from $155

Travel from Sydney to the Hunter Valley in an air-conditioned minibus for three winery tastings, lunch with a drink, cheese and chocolate pairings, and a distillery visit. Guides including Michael, Peter and Thales add friendly commentary, while one winery offers a behind-the-scenes look at production. Expect a full day and plenty of samples.

“What a great day. We were picked up by our driver Thalles and were a small group of 7 in an air conditioned minibus. It was a long 2.5 hour drive into Hunter Valley to our first stop, Irongate Estate Winery where Geoff the head wine maker gave us a tour and explained how the wines were made. We then had a tasting of 7 different wines. Then onto Pokolbin estate where we tasted another 8 wines paired with chocolate. Our next stop was for lunch at 4 pines. Lunch was provided and was very good and included a beer, wine or soft drink. After lunch we went on to…”

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4.Snapshot Half Day Hunter Valley Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 549 reviews · from $78

Spend about three hours visiting three Hunter Valley wine venues, with tastings and a cheese-and-wine class at Two Fat Blokes. Guides such as Julie, Greg, Dave, Alan, and Andy add local stories and easy humor. Pickup is offered, groups reach 18 people, and the tour returns to 770 McDonalds Road.

“We were able to cover 3 different places during our tour, tasting various different types of wines from different houses. We also got to do a lovely cheese/wine pairing. Highly recommended.”

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5.Uncork the Hunter Full Day Hunter Valley Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 547 reviews · from $157

Spend about seven hours tasting Hunter Valley wine, cheese, chocolate, craft beer, and local food. The day includes Two Fat Blokes’ nine-cheese pairing, winery visits, a generous grazing box, and Hunter Beer Co. Guides such as Bill, Glen, Julie, and Shaz keep the small group moving while adding plenty of local insight.

“Absolutely fantastic. Our host/guide Bill was brilliant. Knowledgeable and fun. I learned a lot and had a ball at the same time. Everyone was on the same page (a group of 12 on the tour) and had a great time. I would do this tour again in a heartbeat.”

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6.Pokolbin: Hunter Valley Half-Day Tour with Cheese and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 417 reviews · 4 hours · from $77Best value

Spend four hours visiting at least three boutique wineries near Pokolbin, including Two Fat Blokes Gourmet Kitchen for seven cheese and wine pairings. English-speaking guides such as Dave, DJ, JJ, and Julz keep the morning moving with local wine insight, tastings, and hotel pickup from Pokolbin or Cessnock.

“A lovely experience from start to finish. Transport was easy and stress-free, and Deejay was fantastic — very knowledgeable about the wines and the area.”

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7.Premium Hunter Valley Wine Tour with Lunch from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 415 reviews

Travel from Sydney to the Hunter Valley in a small group of up to 18. Visit three boutique cellar doors, take a behind-the-scenes wine tour, enjoy lunch with a drink, and taste regional cheese, chocolate, gin, vodka, and other spirits. Guides such as Peter, Michael, Eddie, and Hannah have been praised for making the long day lively.

“It was fun and interesting. Enjoyed the different wineries, lunch was good and the gin distillery was interesting.”

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