Start Tour:

Your Vintage Connections Platters  full day private Tour begins from the moment we pick you up from your accommodation in our world class environmentally efficient, climate controlled Mercedes Benz.

One of our stops will include generous gourmet platters.

Your Tour Guide will get to know you in order to help us to design what you want from your experience. Take advantage of our connections!

Our first wine tasting is generally booked in at 10-10:30am.

Transfers:

To get to our selected Cellar Door we will travel through the beautiful Hunter Valley, taking in the sights and sounds of this amazing wine region via the most picturesque roads possible.

1st Winery:

You are in for a full day tour, and we will start you in the right place. Vintage Connections want every winery that you visit to deliver and build the pleasure and satisfaction you are expecting from your precious time in the Hunter.

Your friendly hosts will take you through a selection of Hunter wines starting from the ‘lightest’ to ‘heaviest’ of whites and then the ‘lightest’ to ‘heaviest’ of reds, perhaps rounding the tasting session off with an amazing fortified white port or a Muscat.

2nd Winery:

At the second winery we continue your personal wine discovery experience. This winery may have been personally selected by you, or booked by Vintage Connections while you were enjoying the first winery. Customized, flexible private wine tours.

You have now sampled up to ten wines, starting from the ‘lightest’ to ‘heaviest’ of whites and then the ‘lightest’ to ‘heaviest’ of reds, perhaps rounding the tasting session off with an amazing fortified white port or a muscat.

Have a sip of water, take a breath and indulge again, noticing the distinctive stamp the 2nd winery has put on their wines.

It’s Lunch Time:

You have now sampled 15-20 High quality Hunter Valley wines, and are buzzing with excitement from the experience of the day so far.
Its time for some food.

Taking a good meal, with good conversation and quality wine/beer is one of the greatest memory builders that life can offer.

We will take a relaxing break for lunch which will see us at our next winery in about one and a half hours.

Lunch options are flexible and could include:

• A well sized Ploughman’s lunch with a beautiful craft beer – $18
• A beautiful picnic hamper with a glass of quality wine – $30pp
• A home cooked traditional Greek meal at a private vineyard (min 6 passengers)
• A restaurant of your choice

There is some flexibility in the location of these options. You might like an incredible view, or a cool environment inside a mountain chamber filled with delicious ambiance. You may prefer a ploughman’s lunch inside an active craft brewery.

We will chat with you to determine where we go for our lunch break.

3rd Winery

You are feeling content and delighted with the sounds, sights, flavours and memories of the day so far. We will arrive at our next winery experience at about 2-2.30pm. Now it’s your turn!!

Perhaps you have a few favourite wineries that you wish to visit, or you would like to include an optional experience (additional cost) such as Grape stomping, or a Chocolate and Wine pairing tutorial, or even a visit the renowned Hunter Distillery to sample some premium top shelf.

Some of these experiences require booking prior to the date or the tour. Alternatively Vintage Connections can guide your decisions.

Travelling in a small vehicle with a guide that has a good relationship with many Hunter Valley Cellar Doors has great advantage!

4th Winery

Depending on your itinerary selection you may connect to a favourite winery or experience something completely new!

Whatever your choice for this next experience, the bonding and joy amongst your group as a result of the day so far will be making a smile in your heart that won’t go away.

You are full of memories of the things you’ve done, the sights you’ve seen and the people that you have met.

The smell of the oak barrels ageing the precious wine mingles with the busy sounds of wineries working their magic, significant moments of watching other people enjoying their day plays in the background of your mind building on your Hunter Valley experience, boutique shops and the distinctive aroma of quality and complex cheese, the aromas of freshly roasted coffee and gourmet foods all build to be part of the flavour and experience of the moment you are in now.

5th Winery

Your wine tasting experience has been varied, generous and diverse.

The diversity of your experience has potentially left you feeling quite affected.

We will also exercise sensitivity to palate saturation and ensure that your final destination is as valuable as the first.

Transfers:

You are now feeling fantastic and are brimming with lasting memories and fabulous flavours. You may have purchased some wine and craft industry produce or world class cheese to store in the our food grade refrigerator that needs to be returned to your accommodation. 

There are plenty of beautiful restaurants and some wonderful craft breweries in the area. We will be happy to return you to your accommodation or we can deliver your purchases, should you choose to be dropped off at a place where your experience with Vintage Connections can continue seamlessly into the rest of your day.

End Tour:

Most of the Cellar doors in the Hunter close at 5pm. We will be finishing off your last Wine Tasting at around 5-5.30pm.

You are now feeling fantastic and are brimming with lasting memories and fabulous flavours. You may have purchased some wine and craft industry produce or world class cheese to store in our food grade refrigerator in our vehicle.

Once you and your purchases are safely delivered to your accommodation, your tour with Vintage Connections may come to an end as your luxury transport drives away to the backdrop of a breathtaking Hunter Valley sunset.

Please see Transfers for further offers.

Passengers:

Max 8 passengers.

Price: 

Platters Full Day Wine Tour starts from $405 for 2 passengers plus $90pp up to 8 passengers.

If you are interested in grape stomping or to include gin and cheese, chocolate and wine, a wine and cheese tutorial, or other options, the price may vary.