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Hunter Valley

Description: New South Wales, Australia / Hunter Valley is an agricultural and industrial region in the state of New South Wales, ... more

Hunter Valley ... Australia. Hunter Valley produces a vast array of great wines it is also a popular tourist area about 90 minutes drive from Sydney.

Newest Review: ... that i did actually like, and although i failed in my quest, my eyes were opened into how wine was made, and i can certainly appreciate wine a lot more than before. There are many ways to visit the valley, as stated its about 90mins away from Sydney so is easily a car journey away, however if like me you were travelling and had no car, there are plenty of tours, whether they be a days tour, ... more

... or a longer tour. Due to time constraints we took the day tour. Included in the price of around 50pound we had the return bus back to Sydney, breakfast and all of the wine we wanted to taste! We started off by being dropped off at the YHA where we met ...more

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Hunter Valley: Not for everybody but a great day out (423 words)
by - written on 13/01/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
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Im far from being a wino, infact i absolutly hate red wine, however whilst travelling the east coast my girlfriend did a night walk in a rainforest which she didnt want to do so i reluctantly agreed to do something she wanted to do-this was her choice. Firstly i have to say how wrong i was! it is true that some of the best things are unexpected, and this was certainly the case with the Hunter Valley. I took it upon myslef to make it a personal quest to find a red wine that i did actually like, and although i failed in my quest, my eyes were opened into how wine was made, and i can certainly appreciate wine a lot more than before. There ... Read the complete review

Hunter Valley - Wine Tours (1061 words)
by - written on 21/12/07 (Very useful, 218 readings)
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Hunter Valley has wonderful scenery and is home to a large wine and coaling industries. To the south it stretches from Goulburn River and Wollemi National Park and right up to Barrington Tops National Park to the North. Lower Hunter is where most of the vineyards can be found but Upper Hunter also has vineyards as well as horse breeding and racing. During the year there are festivals and it is a great place for music from folk, jazz and even opera. In the Hunter there are several galleries and museums to see. You can get various tours to Hunter Valley from Sydney or you could hire a car and drive to it yourself. It might be hard to find places however if you ... Read the complete review

Hunter Valley: Spit or Swallow (2259 words)
by - written on 27/08/07 (Very useful, 228 readings)
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***Background*** When we were living in Sydney, we had a regular flow of friends over from England taking advantage of a trip to Oz. One set of friends wanted to see outside of Sydney and left it to us to arrange. We therefore decided to have two nights in Hunter Valley which is the vineyard region of New South Wales and is located around 100 miles to the North of Sydney City. In all likelihood, you are not going to book a holiday in Hunter Valley from the UK. Any trip to Hunter Valley will probably arise as a result of a holiday to Sydney. As such, I am not commenting upon flight costs from the UK as you will probably have already paid for that. ... Read the complete review