Where to Go: the 4 Best Chocolate and Cheese Tastings in Australia

1.Hunter Valley Wine Tour from the Hunter with Wine Craft Beer Cheese Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · from $129Our pick

Spend about eight hours visiting three to four boutique cellar doors in the Hunter Valley with transport, three wine tastings and one spirits tasting included. Guides such as Grant, Des and Suzanne keep the day social, with optional lunch, craft beer, cheese and chocolate along the way.

“This was a fantastic way to try amazing wines and learn a little about the wine making process! Our bus driver Des was great and we had a ball! Definitely jump on this tour when you’re in the Hunter!”

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2.Hunter Valley Wines, 2-Course Lunch, Cheese & Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 132 reviews · from $157

Spend about 12 hours traveling from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, with tastings at Audrey Wilkinson and Mount Pleasant Wines, a two-course lunch with local wine at voco Kirkton Park, plus stops for Hunter Valley chocolate and Binnorie Dairy cheese. Guides may include Stephen, Yan, or Alfie.

“Unexpected the title heading & the details stated not match according to the itinerary, rushing stop at the cheese tasting which each to queue up & collect his/her sticks trial cheese. Worst it has no chocolate factory stop that asked the tour guide that he told the company has cancelled it.”

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3.Hunter Valley Wine Tour ex Hunter Valley – Lunch, Cheese, Chocolate, Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · from $192

Spend 6.5 hours touring boutique Hunter Valley wineries, Hunter Distillery and food producers with a driver-guide. You’ll taste wine with cheese and chocolate, sample six organic spirits, enjoy a one-course lunch with wine or beer, and may get a behind-the-scenes winery tour. Pickup covers Pokolbin, Cessnock and Rothbury.

“The experience of the tour was great it was the miscommunication with viator that was horrible. Apparently there was no pickup available from our location never should have been offered per vendor! Vendor paid for our uber ride to a meeRead more”

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4.Wine, Gin, Cheese and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 74 reviews · 6 hours · from $159

Spend six hours tasting Hunter Valley wine, gin, vodka, cheese and chocolate with an English-speaking guide. Visit three boutique wineries, enjoy a one-course lunch with wine, beer or cider, and travel between Pokolbin and Cessnock hotels by coach.

“Fabulous wine, gin, cheese & chocolate tour with Crystal. We learned so much about wine making too! Definitely recommend Dave’s Tours for a great day out.”

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