The 6 Sydney Vineyard Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Hunter Valley Wine Tasting & Winery Picnic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 70 reviews · 1 day · from $107Our pick

Spend a full day in Hunter Valley with a small group and an English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide. Taste Semillon and Shiraz at Sobels plus two rotating wineries, visit 4 Pines Brewery and Hunter Valley Chocolate Company, then share wine and cheese at a vineyard picnic.

“Our tour guide Fernando leading us to all wydyards, lunch and ended with picnic following the entirely route. He let us having a fantastic trip. Fernando, I quite appreciate for your wonderful hospitality services. An old couple from Hong Kong”

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2.Hunter Valley Wine Tour from Sydney with Lunch and 3 Cellar Door Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · from $168

Leave Sydney at 7:00am for a 10-hour Hunter Valley outing with up to 14 people. Ride an air-conditioned mini-coach, visit three rotating cellar doors, sample cheese or chocolate, and eat lunch in the valley. Guides such as Ben, Nigel, Raphael, Jeff, Toni, and Adam add local stories and plenty of personality.

“I enjoyed my time in The Hunter Valley .The driver was very friendly and helpful .Tge countryside is very beautiful and it was great to try the wineries .The lunch was delicious .Perhaps the cheese tasting could have been more extensive , just two types of cheese and $5.00 for a greater choice .Overall a great day .”

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3.Sydney Cellar Door – Old Vine Expressions Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $50Top rated

Meet at Château Tanunda’s Sydney Cellar Door in The Rocks for a private, hosted tasting of South Australian wines. You’ll sample five or six wines, including Old Vine Expressions from 50, 100, and 150-year-old vineyards, with hosts such as Jack, Justin, Michael, or Edward explaining the styles and stories behind each pour.

“We had a great wine tasting experience, Justin was very knowledgeable about the wines along with some funny stories, we even returned later for a glass of wine.”

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4.Hunter Valley Wine Tour from Sydney: 3 Wineries & Vineyard Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $120

Leave Sydney at 7 a.m. for a 10 to 12-hour Hunter Valley outing by air-conditioned minibus. Taste wines at Sobels and two rotating wineries, stop for chocolate, and finish with wine, cheese, and a picnic near the vines. Guides may speak English, Portuguese, or Spanish.

“We enjoyed the day with Maikel and Alin. Due to the weather forecast, we couldn’t reschedule the date but they still managed to take us, so, it became private tour!!!! We shared lots of cultural issues and not just about wine tasting! Thanks a lot for making us a day and it’s 10000000% recommended!”

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5.Hunter Valley Wineries Day Trip with Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 10 hours · from $336

Spend 10 hours touring three Hunter Valley wineries with an English-speaking driver-guide, plus village lunch, olive oil tastings, cheeses, and chocolates. Pickup is available from Sydney areas including The Rocks, Manly, Glebe, Potts Point, and Kings Cross. Wine and food tasting fees cost extra.

“It was good, the Guide was very accommodating and kind.”

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6.Ghosts, Grog & The Rocks: Haunted Pubs &Cellar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 4 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27Best value

Walk 2 km through The Rocks with an English-speaking guide, visiting three haunted pubs and the original cellar beneath the Waterloo Hotel. Hear tales of vanishing sailors, the Woman in Black, the Rocks Push, and a ghostly pianist. Guides have included Georgia and Doc.

“Was a very fun and interesting tour love the history around the rocks and the old buildings and their paranormal stories. Doc the tour guide is a legend spun heaps of good yarns. Only downside was that it was cut short due to bad weather but it is what is, would love to go on another tour when I’m down there again maybe with more pub stops?”

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