Hunter Valley

Expert's choice: Hunter Valley Semillon

These are some of the most exciting dry whites in the world...

A look at Australia’s Fine Wine from Family Producers

Some of Australia's top family-run estates bring out their flagship wines...

Brokenwood: Quintessential Hunter Valley

Top Semillon and Shiraz from the Hunter Valley...

Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay: The screwcap era

See which wines stood out at this tasting of Vat 47...

New twists on Australian wine classics

What to buy in 2018...

Under the radar: Alternative Australian white wines to try

Matthew Jukes takes a look at Australia's adventurous whites...

Police hunt missing $5m Australian wine collection

Some of Australia's best known names go missing...

Australian wine veteran Bob Oatley dies

Bob Oatley, Australian wine pioneer and founder of Rosemount Estate, has died at the age of 87.

Australian wine production 90 percent 'unprofitable' in some areas

Decanter travel guide: Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia

A visit to one of Australia’s most historic wine regions will reward both wine lovers and fun lovers alike, says Tyson Stelzer.

New legislation likely to increase Hunter Valley mining, say campaigners

The Hunter Valley wine-growing region risks being 'ripped apart' by changes to New South Wales planning regulations, campaigners fear.

Mining gas in Hunter Valley 'desecration'

An Australian energy company's plans to mine gas on two wine estates in the Hunter Valley would be a 'desecration', local activists say.

Hunter Valley could be forced to seek new varieties

Climate change could force Australia’s Hunter Valley to plant alternative grape varieties to combat rising temperatures, spring frosts and a higher risk of disease, according to a new study.

Rothbury name loss has Hunter Valley producers scrambling to protect names

Hunter Valley producers are desperate to win protection for their sub-regions following the ‘disaster’ of the loss of the Rothbury name to Foster’s.

No 2008 reds for two Hunter Valley wineries

A catastrophic red harvest in Australia's Hunter Valley means two major wineries will bottle no red wines this year.

Winemakers in Union: Rugby unites Hunter Valley

A group of rival Hunter Valley winemakers found a shared love of rugby created a real sense of team spirit. Amelia Pinsent meets them

Hunter Valley's Trevor Drayton killed in explosion

Leading Hunter Valley winemaker Trevor Drayton has been killed in an explosion at his winery at Pokolbin.

Hunter floods: buildings inundated but vineyards escape

Hunter Valley winemakers are assessing the damage from floods that have killed at least nine people – and are thankful they have come through more or less unscathed.

Bushfires threaten Hunter wineries

Australia's Lower Hunter wine region has been on high alert since yesterday as bushfires spread within kilometres of the towns of Broke and Cessnock.