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    Pokolbin

    Australia

    Pokolbin

    Town

    Pokolbin is the center of the Hunter Valley wine region. There's no real village, but dozens of cellar doors, restaurants, and accommodations among the vineyards.

    by Felix Gillen

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    Pokolbin is the center of the Hunter Valley wine region. There's no real village, but dozens of cellar doors, restaurants, and accommodations among the vineyards.

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    1Petersons Wines

    Family winery on Mount View Road with a cellar door and views over the vineyards.
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    2Mount Eyre Vineyards

    Small winery on Gillards Road with a cellar door, quieter than the big houses on Broke Road.
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    3Mount View Estate

    Winery on the slopes of Mount View with cellar door and sweeping views over the valley.
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    4Pepper Tree Wines

    Pepper Tree Wines on Halls Road has a cellar door in a garden, offering wines from the Hunter Valley and other regions.
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    5Hanging Tree Wines - Hunter Valley

    Small winery on O'Connors Road, relaxed tasting, no group rush.
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    6Thomas Allen Wines

    Small family winery with cellar door on Broke Road.
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    Essen & Trinken

    1

    Hunters Quarter

    Restaurant on the grounds of Cockfighter's Ghost on De Beyers Road, modern Australian cuisine with vineyard views. Bookings essential in the evening.
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    Darwin's Espresso Cafe

    Café on Oakey Creek Road for breakfast and coffee between wine tastings.
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    Twine Restaurant

    Restaurant on Oakey Creek Road with views over the vineyards and regional wines on the menu. Reservations for evenings.
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    4

    Harkham Wine Bar, Restaurant & Cellar Door

    Small winery on De Beyers Road with a wine bar and restaurant, serving dishes with their own wines.
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    5

    Baumé

    Restaurant on McDonalds Road right in the wine region.
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    Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort

    Restaurant in 15 Thompsons Rd.
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    6

    Muse Restaurant

    The Muse at Hungerford Hill Winery is one of the top restaurants in the Hunter Valley. Menus with regional ingredients and matching wines. Book now.
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    Food and Drink

    Many wineries have their own restaurants or cafés. You'll also find cheese, chocolate, and olive oil shops, often right by the cellar doors.

    Hunter Semillon

    The typical white wine of the region, young, fresh and lemony, with notes of honey and toast.

    Shiraz

    Medium-bodied, elegant red wine from the valley.

    Out and about in Pokolbin

    Without a car, bike, or guided tour, it's hard to get from winery to winery. Several providers pick you up at your accommodation. Bikes can be rented locally; the roads are flat but offer few bike paths.

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    Nearby

    Hunter Valley

    Hunter Valley

    The Hunter Valley, a good two hours north of Sydney, is Australia's oldest wine region. Around Pokolbin are over a hundred cellar doors, plus restaurants, cheese factories and hot-air balloon rides at dawn.
    Cessnock

    Cessnock

    Cessnock is a small town on the southern edge of the wine region. Here you shop, refuel, and find cheaper accommodation than among the vineyards of Pokolbin.
    Broke Fordwich

    Broke Fordwich

    Broke Fordwich in the west of the Hunter Valley is the region's quieter side: small wineries, olive groves, and the rock faces of the Brokenback Range. It's less bustling here than in Pokolbin.
    Port Stephens

    Port Stephens

    Port Stephens, a good two hours north of Sydney, is a large, sheltered bay with dolphins, white beaches and the sand dunes of Stockton Bight. The towns around Nelson Bay are a popular holiday destination for Sydneysiders.
    Sydney

    Sydney

    Sydney is Australia's largest city, set on one of the world's most beautiful natural harbours. The Opera House and Harbour Bridge, ferries across the water, beaches like Bondi and Manly, and national parks right on the city limits.

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