When visiting Australia a wine and vineyards tour is a must in the wineries and vineyards of the Hunter Valley. There are small group tour specialists that offer a full day as well as half day tour where you can taste of Australia's best wines. That wine region offers some of the best and oldest vines with unique specialists that include Shiraz and Semillon grapes and is also a very beautiful part of the country. The various tours companies collect you from your hotel or other and then take you off to sample the unique Australian wines as well as to the boutique cellar doors to sample wines that are only available for purchase with in there.
When on a wine and vineyard tour, the Valley guides who are qualified tour drivers and guides will explain and show you how the wine process is done and will also give you a run down and history of the wine industry in the Valley as well as the process of wine making worldwide. The winery tours New South Wales are located two hours from the north of Sydney and only an hour's drive from Newcastle. Hunter valley offers spectacular gardens and scenery, award winning golf courses, above average restaurants and luxury accommodation. To add to this perfect weekend getaway they also hosts many famous concerts. For example on a full day wine tour you will be collected at your hotel at around 10.30am and you day will start off by visiting around five small boutique Hunter Valley vineyards and cellar doors where you have the opportunity to sample the different wines. There are over one hundred and fifty vineyards and over eighty cellar doors in the region and tourist get to visit around twenty of these. Depending on the particular requests and the opening times will depend on the vineyards and cellar doors visited in one day. Lunch is not included in these tours and guests can either enjoy a substantial lunch or dinner which will cost between $15 and $30 per person. However, you will enjoy cheese tasting which includes the local soft cheese and others.
Then you will pay a visit to the Hunter Valley chocolate shop for chocolate tasting in Lovedale. Along the way you will also have the opportunity to taste the various local olive products. Guests are returned to their hotels at around 5.00pm which will allow you to freshen up and relax before dinner. These tours are great value for money where you can enjoy a fun filled day tasting, wines, cheese and chocolate all locally produced in the Hunter Valley region.
When on a wine and vineyard tour, the Valley guides who are qualified tour drivers and guides will explain and show you how the wine process is done and will also give you a run down and history of the wine industry in the Valley as well as the process of wine making worldwide. The winery tours New South Wales are located two hours from the north of Sydney and only an hour's drive from Newcastle. Hunter valley offers spectacular gardens and scenery, award winning golf courses, above average restaurants and luxury accommodation. To add to this perfect weekend getaway they also hosts many famous concerts. For example on a full day wine tour you will be collected at your hotel at around 10.30am and you day will start off by visiting around five small boutique Hunter Valley vineyards and cellar doors where you have the opportunity to sample the different wines. There are over one hundred and fifty vineyards and over eighty cellar doors in the region and tourist get to visit around twenty of these. Depending on the particular requests and the opening times will depend on the vineyards and cellar doors visited in one day. Lunch is not included in these tours and guests can either enjoy a substantial lunch or dinner which will cost between $15 and $30 per person. However, you will enjoy cheese tasting which includes the local soft cheese and others.
Then you will pay a visit to the Hunter Valley chocolate shop for chocolate tasting in Lovedale. Along the way you will also have the opportunity to taste the various local olive products. Guests are returned to their hotels at around 5.00pm which will allow you to freshen up and relax before dinner. These tours are great value for money where you can enjoy a fun filled day tasting, wines, cheese and chocolate all locally produced in the Hunter Valley region.
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