| 5 Under-Appreciated things about Hunter Valley | | | | experience in the wine-making business, Hunter Valley |
| If you think Australia's only a country to house | | | | knows what it's doing. With full-bodied whites, |
| outdoor barbeques and Sydney Harbour, then you | | | | medium reds, and ports, there's a variety to choose |
| haven't seen what the Hunter Valley claims to fame. | | | | from. Their crowning jewel is the Hunter Valley |
| Here's a list of the top 5 things that the Hunter | | | | Semillion - nicknamed 'Australia's gift to the world.' |
| Valley is known for, but not fully appreciated for. | | | | 4. The wine tours - And what better way to get to |
| 1. The landscape - The rolling green fields of the | | | | the wine than to take a wine tour or two? Embark |
| valley landscape is specked with a diverse mix of | | | | on a cellar door pass that grants you entry to |
| some historic country estates and chic wineries and, | | | | multiple wineries and sometimes even complimentary |
| in combination with the idyllic weather Australia | | | | bottles of wine. This is one of the best ways to |
| always seems to have, it can't be beat. | | | | educate yourself about the process of winemaking |
| 2. The proximity - It seems that many people think | | | | from grape to glass. |
| that getting out to wine country is a lot more difficult | | | | 5. The cheese -What goes better with wine than |
| than it actually is. A mere two hour drive from | | | | cheese? The valley's very own cheese factory |
| Sydney lets you leave behind the hustle and bustle | | | | offers daily cheese talks that take you through the |
| of the city into an asylum of vineyards and great | | | | whole cheesemaking process, finishing with a highly |
| wine. And speaking of.. | | | | recommended cheese tasting! |
| 3. The wine - With more than 150 years of | | | | With these, the Napa who? French country where? |