wineries, shops and sport
Here are a few favourites. For a more details call wine country tourism on 4990 0900 and request a visitor's guide.
Drive up to Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard and enjoy the wonderful views of the entire Hunter Valley. Great lawn for a picnic.
DeBeyers Road Pokolbin.
One of our favourite wines is Thalgara, call in for a tasting.
DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7717.
We boast two wonderful golf courses within 15 minutes drive.
Cypress Lakes at 15 Thompsons Road Pokolbin 4993 1800
and The Vintage on Vintage Drive Rothbury 4998 6789
Let tonic arrange your tee times and lessons for you.
Every day balloons decorate our hunter skies. Balloon Aloft 1443 Wine Country Drive North Rothbury 4938 1955 and
Balloon Safaris Cessnock Airport Pokolbin 4991 3566.
Peterson's champagne house offers a great champagne (and
wine) tasting, in a lovely setting. 2457 Broke Road, Rothbury.
4998 7881.
Sandalyn is just around the comer and offers great wine & olive tastings. They host 'the olive and the grape' hands on pasta making classes with a 'look what I have made' lunch. Wildemess Road, Lovedale. 4930 7611.
Binnorie Dairy has great local cheeses made with flair and ready to sample. Tuscany wine estate, cnr Hermitage Road and
Mistletoe Lane, Pokolbin. 4998 6660.
Slatteries Helicopters have given us some great deals on
helicopter wine tasting - wonderful way to spoil your partner.
Goto Monsoon Living for unusual Asian exotic furniture and accessories. The owner is the buyer & travels in India and
Thailand and has a very good eye.
While you are here pop into
Peppers Creek Antiques and Les Indiennes de Provence.
Then stop and coffee at café Enzo Peppers Creek, cnr Broke
and Ekerts Road, Pokolbin. 4998 6868.
Icon lounge at the Small Wine Makers Centre is a great new way to taste wine. 426 McDonalds Road Pokolbin. 4998 7668.
Butterflies Gallery has interesting arts and crafts, sculpture, jewellery and glass work. Broke Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7724.
If you love nurseries and fountains pop into Simply d'Vine on your way back to Sydney. 151 Wine Country Drive, Nulkaba. 4990 4291.
Drive up to Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard and enjoy the wonderful views of the entire Hunter Valley. Great lawn for a picnic.
DeBeyers Road Pokolbin.
One of our favourite wines is Thalgara, call in for a tasting.
DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7717.
We boast two wonderful golf courses within 15 minutes drive.
Cypress Lakes at 15 Thompsons Road Pokolbin 4993 1800
and The Vintage on Vintage Drive Rothbury 4998 6789
Let tonic arrange your tee times and lessons for you.
Every day balloons decorate our hunter skies. Balloon Aloft 1443 Wine Country Drive North Rothbury 4938 1955 and
Balloon Safaris Cessnock Airport Pokolbin 4991 3566.
Peterson's champagne house offers a great champagne (and
wine) tasting, in a lovely setting. 2457 Broke Road, Rothbury.
4998 7881.
Sandalyn is just around the comer and offers great wine & olive tastings. They host 'the olive and the grape' hands on pasta making classes with a 'look what I have made' lunch. Wildemess Road, Lovedale. 4930 7611.
Binnorie Dairy has great local cheeses made with flair and ready to sample. Tuscany wine estate, cnr Hermitage Road and
Mistletoe Lane, Pokolbin. 4998 6660.
Slatteries Helicopters have given us some great deals on
helicopter wine tasting - wonderful way to spoil your partner.
Goto Monsoon Living for unusual Asian exotic furniture and accessories. The owner is the buyer & travels in India and
Thailand and has a very good eye.
While you are here pop into
Peppers Creek Antiques and Les Indiennes de Provence.
Then stop and coffee at café Enzo Peppers Creek, cnr Broke
and Ekerts Road, Pokolbin. 4998 6868.
Icon lounge at the Small Wine Makers Centre is a great new way to taste wine. 426 McDonalds Road Pokolbin. 4998 7668.
Butterflies Gallery has interesting arts and crafts, sculpture, jewellery and glass work. Broke Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7724.
If you love nurseries and fountains pop into Simply d'Vine on your way back to Sydney. 151 Wine Country Drive, Nulkaba. 4990 4291.
eating
Here are a few favourites. For a full list see www.winecountry.com.au. Bookings would be needed on a weekend.
Around the comer Leaves & Fishes is a great atmospheric
seafood cafe. Chic boathouse look. Licensed. 737 Lovedale Road 4930 7400.
Another local is Mojos. A great find - passionately made modem
Australian food. Licensed. 84 Wildemess Road, Lovedale. 4930
7244.
Tatler is a wine bar/café with beer on tap and just down the road. The menu is tapas style. 477 Lovedale Road. 4930 9139.
Majors Lane Café offers yummy casual eating. Outside courtyard
has great atmosphere. 64 Majors Lane, Lovedale. 4930 7832.
Enzo is great café for casual outside lunch - a very pretty location with some retail therapy adjoining. BYO. Peppers Creek, Broke
Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7233.
Esca at Bimbadgen is a very elegant, modem restaurant with
the BEST views. Only open for lunch. Licensed. 790 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. 4998 4666.
Rock is a chic new addition. Has just won best regional restaurant and been awarded 2 Hats. Ultra modem, expensive and fabulous.
Roberts is fine dining - award winning food & tradition. Private rooms with great atmosphere can be booked. Licensed. Halls Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7330.
Amanda's on the Edge is casual, has a country feel & wonderful food. Licensed & BYO bottled wine. Windsors Edge, McDonalds Road, Pokolbin. 4998 7900.
Oishii offers great sushi and thai/ modem asian mix. Set in the modem Tempus Two winery. Cnr Broke and Macdonalds Road Pokolbin. BYO 4998 7051.
Blaxlands Inn Steakhouse and seafood. Licensed. Broke Road,
Pokolbin. 4998 7550.
Bistro Molines is Robert from Roberts new venture. Stunning
view and wonderful food. A must for lunch. Licensed. Tallavera Grove winery Mount View Road Pokolbin. 4990 9553.
Verandah offers great food in a winery setting. Licensed. Calais
Estate Palmers Road Pokolbin. 4998 7231.
Briar Grillade, new venture by well known chef Robert Molines. Fresh, low key and seasonal. Open for lunch Wednesday - Sunday. Briar Ridge winery 593 Mount View Rd Mount View. 4990 8601
Goldfish, The Hunters new night spot - open til midnight. A cool mix of great food and cocktails. At Tempus Two winery, Broke Road.
