4 Winery Visits in Sydney to Build a Day Around

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 $89Best value

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.Wildlife, Waterfalls and Wine Day Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 541 reviews · from $268

Leave Sydney with a guide such as Steve, Jackie, Tony, or Rowan for a full day of wildlife, coast and country scenery. Visit Symbio Wildlife Park before public opening, meet koalas and wallabies, walk to Fitzroy Falls, enjoy lunch by the beach, and taste local wine. Groups are capped at 11.

“Tony was an excellent tour guide. I would highly recommend this excursion to anyone. He very knowledgeable of facts that made this trip worth going on.”

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