May 3rd, 2016

Day 35: The Hunter Valley

For our second day trip, we headed out to the wine country of the Hunter Valley. We started the day at Peterson House – a boutique winery that specializes in sparkling wine – yum!

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Anytime, anywhere – Lindsay is up for bubbles! Great quality (and wide range of styles) at Peterson House in the Hunter Valley

We followed the recommendation of one of the locals for our second stop: Pepper Tree Wines – no sparkling unfortunately, but the gardens were lovely.

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Mother-daughter morning drinking – recipe for a lovely vacation!

We heard that one of the nearby resorts had some pigs that tourists could help feed at noon. We found the pigs, but lunch must have been delayed that day, so we decided to go get lunch for ourselves instead.

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We found the pigs in time for their feeding, but got bored of waiting and started playing on the nearby swing

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Some couple have it together – some still need a little practice…

After a refreshing bite, it was time for some more wine tasting! Igor enjoyed the Syrahs at Lindemans, and Lindsay found some more sparkling at Tulloch.

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Igor enjoying some classic Hunter Valley Syrah at Lindemans

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Sparkling wine & family history at Tulloch – family-owned & operated for three generations

We stopped at two more wineries for views (after over-indulging in Martinborough, we wisely decided to cut ourselves off until dinner): Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard had the most spectacular views of the Hunter Valley, and Hope Estate (which Lindsay used to sell when she worked retail at Best Cellars in NYC!) where we got our first sighting of kangaroos!

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Studding view of the Hunter Valley from Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard

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Playing the in the vineyard at Audrey Wilkenson

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A valiant attempt at a piggy-back ride – she loves him anyways

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Hope Estate – home to quaffable Chardonnay & Shiraz…and a herd of kangaroos!

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KANGAROOS. IN. THE. VINEYARD. Could this *be* any more Australian?!

When we got back to Sydney, we freshened up, and ventured outside the Marriott for a delicious seafood dinner in Historic Sydney at Fish at the Rocks.

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Ending the day as it started – with some tasty Aussie bubbles

One thought on “May 3rd, 2016”

  1. What a fun day of wine tasting and the dinner at the Fish at the Rocks was so tasty and loved the Jansz bubbly!!!!

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