The Hunter Valley is one of the oldest and most famous wine regions in Australia, boasting many of the large names in wine, including Lindemans Wine, Tyrell’s Vineyards and Wyndham Estate. The Hunter is a popular escape situated 160 kilometres north west of Sydney and is internationally-acclaimed for producing world class semillon and shiraz.

Following is a list of ten things for wine lovers to do in The Hunter. Obviously the list can never be exhaustive so all feedback and suggestions on extending this list is welcomed.

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Back in 2007 we did a fairly intense tour of France. The last major leg of the trip was a visit to the Champagne region in north-eastern France. From Normandy we drove across the north of France bound for Reims, a city of the Champagne-Ardenne region.

Moët et Chandon marker stone