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Hunter Valley Voyage

Book now! - Call 1300 729 673 or email events@cbdcellars.com.au

Hunter Valley Voyage Itinerary

Saturday 1 September 2012

7:15am

Pick Up point #1 Wine Society HQ, 66 Bay Street, Ultimo

7:40am

Pick Up point #2 Castle Cove Cellars, 6 Denawen Street Castle Cove

8:45am

Morning Tea:  Coffee & pastries at a Picturesque location tbc

10:00am

Arrive at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley!

10:00am - 1:00am

Brokenwood: Private Tour & Tasting with the team whose motto is: Make great wine and have fun. They’re our sort of people!

11:15am - 1.45pm

McWilliams Mount Pleasant: Private vineyard tour & tasting; then a 3 course lunch hosted by senior winemaker Gwyn Olsen in Mt Pleasant’s private dining room

2:00pm

GROUP 1

Hungerford Hill: Exclusive tour & tasting, followed by tasting and shopping opportunity at the Smelly Cheese Shop. Continue onto Mistletoe for an exclusive tasting & Gallery viewing

2:00pm

GROUP 2

Mistletoe: Exclusive tasting & Gallery viewing. Continue onto Hungerford Hill for an exclusive tour & tasting, followed by tasting and shopping opportunity at the Smelly Cheese Shop

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Check-in at Chateau Élan – luxury accommodation overlooking the greens of the Vintage Golf Course. Enjoy 2 blissful hours of free time until dinner

6:30pm - 11:00pm

Twilight walking-tour of the beautiful and historic Tyrrells winery and old homestead. Taste wine straight from the barrel. Sit down to a sumptuous dinner served in the heart of the winery – on the rustic packed earth floor of the old barrel room!

11:00pm

Return Chateau Élan, tired and happy…

Sunday 2 September 2012

From 7:00am

Buffet Breakfast at Chateau Élan served in Legends Grill Restaurant

9:00am

(Optional)

Enjoy an extra lazy coffee at Chateau Élan, or join us for an hour or so to take in the beautiful Spring Festival of Flowers at the Hunter Valley Gardens

10:00am

GROUP 1

Private tour & tasting of Lakes Folly: a real treat, as their doors rarely open for groups! Followed by an open tasting and shopping opportunity at The Olive Shop. Continue on to Scarborough for a tour & tasting amongst the Vats and Barrels with Jerome Scarborough

10:00am

GROUP 2

Scarborough: Exclusive tour & tasting amongst the Vats and Barrels with Jerome Scarborough. Continue on with a private tour & tasting of Lakes Folly: a real treat, as their doors rarely open for groups! Followed by an open tasting and shopping opportunity at The Olive Shop

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Three-course lunch at Wyndham Estate’s The Olive Tree Restaurant: Deliciously simple rustic fare from renowned Hunter Valley restaurateurs, Andrew and Janet Wright

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Potters Brewery: We finish our weekend with a cleansing Ale and tour of the Hunter Valley’s only operational boutique brewery

4:30pm

Commence the lazy drive back to Sydney (not your problem!)

5:30pm

Late afternoon Comfort Break

7:00pm

Drop off  point #1 Wine Society HQ, 66 Bay Street, Ultimo

7:30pm

Drop off  point #2 Castle Cove Cellars, 6 Denawen Street Castle Cove

Book now! - Call 1300 729 673 or email events@cbdcellars.com.au