Hunter Region Wine & Spirits Tasting: Half Day Tour

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 11

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Taste three venues in three hours without driving yourself

A half-day tasting tour in the Hunter Region where you visit a distillery and two cellar doors in the Lovedale and Pokolbin areas, sampling locally made spirits, premium wines and artisan chocolates paired with cheese. Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off from Nulkaba, Lovedale, Pokolbin, Cessnock or Rothbury; the tour runs morning and afternoon, with a designated driver and air-conditioned vehicle included. You're 18 or older to book.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hunter Region tasting tour

Complimentary return transfers start
Visit local distillery for tasting
Guided wine tasting with cheese plate
Chocolate and wine tasting at cellar door
Transfers to lunch, dinner, or accommodation

The Experience

Three hours covers a distillery and two separate cellar doors without you managing the route or the driving. You start with a guided tasting of locally made spirits—gins, flavoured vodkas, schnapps and liqueurs—then move to a boutique cellar door where a guide walks you through a selected range of Hunter Valley wines served with a cheese plate. The third stop pairs artisan chocolates with premium wines, each pairing chosen by the cellar door team. Between venues, an air-conditioned vehicle handles the route and a designated driver means you taste freely without managing logistics.

Pickup happens from your accommodation in Nulkaba, Lovedale, Pokolbin, Cessnock or Rothbury (other locations available on request), with the exact time confirmed by text the day before. The afternoon departure leaves at 3:00pm; a morning option also runs. After the tour finishes, you can arrange a transfer to lunch or dinner in the Pokolbin or Lovedale region, return to your accommodation, or continue the evening elsewhere—just specify when you book.

Complimentary bottled water travels with you, and a cooler box stores any bottles you buy from the cellar doors. The three tastings are guided experiences, not self-service, so you move through each one with someone who knows the local producers and can explain what you're tasting.

What’s included

Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off from Nulkaba, Lovedale, Pokolbin, Cessnock or Rothbury.
guided tastings at a distillery and two cellar doors.
wine tasting with cheese plate.
artisan chocolate and wine pairing.
spirits tasting.
complimentary bottled water.
cooler box for purchases.
air-conditioned vehicle.
designated driver throughout.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcome

Operated by iHop Hunter Valley

Is this one for you?Book the afternoon departure if you want to start in the early evening and finish in time for dinner in the region; the morning option suits an earlier start and return to your accommodation by midday. Both tours follow the same three venues and tastings—the choice is timing.