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Hunter Valley  > Hope Estate

Hope Estate

        12/20

2213 Broke Road Pokolbin, NSW 2320, Australia

Open  10am-5pm 7 days
Cards MC,V
Picture
Tasting Bench
The Verdict

To "Cellarbrate": Opportunity to do wine and beer tasting at the one venue, a number of different things to look at in and around the building

To "Wine about": Very strong smell in the wine/beer tasting area from the brewery operations, took a while to acknowledge us after entering even though there was nobody else there, strange initial suggestion of limiting tasting to a couple of wines

How many bottles did we buy: 2

Suitable for: Couples, Groups and Families

Visited July 2016 (weekday)



Getting There

Country

State/Province

Region

Accessibility
Australia

New South Wales

Hunter Valley

Paved road and driveway


Upon Arrival
Parking​

Setting
​

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Commercial/Boutique

Ambiance​




Airconditioning/Fireplace
There are plenty of car parks

This is a huge facility that includes a restaurant and brewery.  It is also home to a number of concerts in the grounds.  From the road it looks impressive but as you get closer you can see that the building is a little dated.  The sculpture garden is interesting to look around

Commercial

The tasting room is huge with vaulted ceilings, alot of wood panelling  and a long, curved tasting bench.  It also opens into the brewery meals area and brewery facilities, which results in the brewery smells wafting into the tasting area

Yes/Yes

Tasting Experience
Number of wines on tasting​
​



Particular wines or varietals known for

Wait time


Knowledge of wines​​

Staff attitude​​








Winery Tour Offered​​

Tasting seating available at counter​​
​


Tasting sheet/order form provided for notes
15+ (although it was suggested as soon as we began tasting that we should only try 2 or 3 wines from each of the two levels of wines)


Semillon and Shiraz

No wait time but we were the only ones there

Good knowledge of the wine and the region


Warmed up as we went along.  We actually found it a little unusual and unwelcoming to suggest tasting only a couple of wines from each of the two levels.  Perhaps given the size of the venue and tasting list they get alot of people taking advantage of the situation, however, we would suggest this type of upfront suggestion would be better suited to larger groups. For those that are actually interested in trying and purchasing the wine, this type of suggestion can be a little off-putting and limiting

Yes, by appointment only

There was no seating at the tasting bench but there was plenty of seating nearby in the brewery

Order form provided on request

Food Offering
Yes/No

Restaurant/Café/Tasting platter
Yes

Restaurant and Cafe


Hip Pocket
Price range of wines

Tasting Fee


Refundable on purchase?


Tour Fee


Delivery cost per dozen

Club Membership with Discounts etc
$20-$65

Free (note: this review relates to the wine tasting only.  We believe there is a fee to do the beer tasting)

N/A


$10


$12-$52

Yes, a couple of levels of membership providing different amounts of discounts on freight, wine and restaurants for commitment to purchase 2 dozen a year


Other features, facilities and offerings
Gift Shop

Toys/play area for kids​


Dog friendly​​

By the way...
Yes, basic deli products, toys and gifts

No, but they do have free wifi and expansive lawns around the building

Yes

This winery is home to a very impressive barrel room which some will recognise as the place where Farmer Wants a Wife is filmed.
The cellar door assistant that we spoke to said that they like to market the Estate as the fun and relaxed estate of the Hunter Valley, which was a little contrary to the experience we had on the day
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