 The fun side of seeing a winery in action is when
the grapes are being picked and put through the crusher at the winery
– which for The Hunter Valley happens only in January and February.
For the rest of the year action at in winery is generally
pretty quiet.
Not
so with the new Hunter
Wine Theatre…
The
experience starts with an inspection of the Hunter Valley Resort’s
40 year old Shiraz vineyards – and yes as with all good things, the
fruit does get better each year…
Then
it is back to the Hunter Wine Theatre. This brand new experience
takes just over half an hour in our dedicated theatre, running several
times every day.
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Up
on the big screen – learn a little of the Hunter’s wine heritage,
Australia’s oldest wine area.
See
the grapes being harvested, and being crushed at the on site winery.
The
winemaking lesson continues watching how the wine press actually
works, the Winemaker adding the yeast, seeing the juice start to
ferment into alcohol, learn the art of wine blending, and finally the
wine being bottled.
And
that’s just for the white wines…
Making red wine is a completely different process.
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After
the show – up come the lights and it’s down to the serious
business of wine tasting. In front of each visitor is a bracket of the
Hunter’s best wines.
The
Cellarmaster takes visitors through the “Structure” of wine.
Why is colour important?
Smell the many bouquets of a wine, and
of course what should one look for in the taste of wine?
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The
Hunter Wine Theatre is a true sensory overload…
And
the whole experience is just $30pp.
Open
every day at 11am, 2pm and 4pm. Bookings essential at wines@HunterResort.com.au
or
by phone 02 49987777.
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