Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hunter Valley 3
Some of the earliest vineyards to
be planted in Australia were on
the fertile flats of the Hunter
River in the 1830s, developing a
thriving industry in fortified wine.
Since the 1970s, it has evolved
into a premium wine district
(see pp182-3) . With some 90
wineries the area is a popular weekend trip
from Sydney. Hot air ballooning, golf and
horse riding supplement vineyard visits. The
Jazz in the Vines festival takes place in October.
Many wineries open daily but it is best to
phone ahead and check.
SINGLETON,
UPPER HUNTER
Cheese made by
local producer
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Hunter Estate
Marsh Estate
Sutherland
Brokenwood
Under the ownership
of Ian Riggs, this
medium-sized
winery has
produced some of
the region's finest
Shiraz from the
Graveyard vineyard,
as well as an
excellent Semillon.
ROSEMOUNT
ESTATE, UPPER
HUNTER
Brian
McGuigan
Lindemans
In 1842, Dr Henry John
Lindeman resigned his
naval commission to
establish a vineyard in
the Hunter Valley. His
company has been a
major producer in the
Australian wine
industry ever since.
Glenguin
Tyrell's
Wines
Brokenwood
Tamburlaine
Tulloch
Pokolbin t
in
Hungerford
Hill
Draytons
Drayton
Family Estate
PERSONALITIES OF THE HUNTER VALLEY
The wine industry seems to attract or create
larger-than-life characters. Among the
legends was the great Len Evans, writer,
wine judge, bon vivant and founder of the
ambitious Rothbury Estate and
Evans Family Wines, as well
as Tower Estate. His
contemporaries included Max
Lake, a Sydney surgeon who
started Lake's Folly as a
weekend winery, and the
late Murray Tyrrell, patriarch
of a wine-making family that
produced its first Hunter
vintage in 1864 and proudly
retains its independence.
McWilliam's
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Petersons
Len Evans checking grape vines
 
 
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