Hunter Valley Wine Tours with Cheese, Chocolate or Gin
Hunter Valley wine tours that add cheese, chocolate or gin: which days from Sydney and which valley tours include each, lunch in or out, and the chocolate shop's own tasting.
Most Hunter Valley wine tours add something to the wine, and the three common extras are cheese, chocolate and a gin distillery. If you want all three and lunch in one day from Sydney, the clearest fit is Dave’s Travel Group’s From Sydney: Hunter Valley Wine, Gin & Food Tastings Tour: wine and gin tastings, a cheese and chocolate pairing and a 1-course lunch with a wine or beer, from US$199 a person (checked November 2026).
The calendar above is the wine, gin and food day, with 239 reviews (checked November 2026). It leaves from one of two points in central Sydney, with no hotel pickup, and allows free cancellation up to 3 days before, a longer notice than most of the days on this site.
Which extra comes with which tour
| Tour | Cheese | Chocolate | Gin or spirits | Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave's Travel Group: Wine, Gin & Food Tastings (from Sydney) | Paired with wine | Paired with wine | Gin tasting | 1 course with a wine or beer |
| Activity Tours Australia: Wine & Cheese Tour (from Sydney) | Guided tasting at the Hunter Valley Cheese Company | - | - | Lakeside lunch with a glass of wine |
| Brighton Coach & Tours - Grayline Sydney: Wine, 2-Course Lunch & Choc (from Sydney) | - | Tasting at the Hunter Valley Chocolate Company | - | 2 courses with local wines |
| Colourful Collective: Full-Day Hunter Valley Wine Tour (from Sydney) | With one tasting | Paired with wine | Gin and limoncello | Not included |
| M8 Explorer Australia PTY Ltd: Wine Tasting & Behind Scenes (from Sydney) | - | Hunter Valley Chocolate Company visit | - | 4 Pines stop; check the option |
| Two Fat Blokes Wine Tours: Half-Day with Cheese and Wine (Pokolbin) | 7 cheeses matched with 7 wines | - | - | None |
| Two Fat Blokes Wine Tours: FLAVORS of the Hunter (valley) | Paired with wine | - | Gins, vodkas, schnapps and liqueurs at a distillery | None |
| iHop Hunter Valley: Tastes of the Hunter (valley) | Cheese plate with wine | Paired with wine | Spirits at a distillery | None |
Inclusions as each tour states them, checked November 2026. A dash means the tour does not name that extra.
The chocolate stop
The Hunter Valley Chocolate Company is the chocolate stop on two of the Sydney days. On its own terms, the shop at 2320 Broke Road sells a A$5 tasting of bark, buttons, coffee beans, one cabinet chocolate and a little fudge; tastings need a booking 24 hours ahead, and the factory runs no tours (checked November 2026). On the day from Sydney and the Grayline Sydney day, the visit comes with the tour.
Cheese, and where the gin comes in
Cheese is the most common pairing. Activity Tours Australia's day and Boutique Tours Australia's all-inclusive day both include a guided cheese tasting and a lakeside lunch with a glass of wine, and the Boutique Tours Australia day also puts every tasting fee in the price. In the valley, the Two Fat Blokes Wine Tours half day is built around a cheese and wine matching at Two Fat Blokes Gourmet Kitchen.
Gin means a distillery stop, and the tours name it in different ways: a gin tasting on the Dave’s Travel Group day, gin and limoncello on Colourful Collective's, and a range of locally made gins, flavoured vodkas, schnapps and liqueurs on the FLAVORS of the Hunter half day.
Pick your pairing
From Sydney: Hunter Valley Wine, Gin & Food Tastings Tour
Dave's Travel Group from central Sydney: wine and gin tastings, a cheese and chocolate pairing and a 1-course lunch with a wine or beer. No hotel pickup.
Check dates →From Sydney: Award-Winning Hunter Valley Wine & Cheese Tour
Activity Tours Australia from 4 central Sydney points: tastings at 3-4 boutique wineries, a guided cheese tasting and a lakeside lunch with a glass of wine.
See this day →Hunter Valley: Wine Tasting Tour with 2-Course Lunch & Choc
Brighton Coach & Tours - Grayline Sydney: two wineries, a 2-course lunch paired with local wines and a chocolate tasting. At least 6 guests needed to run.
See this day →Pokolbin: Hunter Valley Half-Day Tour with Cheese and Wine
Two Fat Blokes Wine Tours: pickup in Pokolbin or Cessnock only, 3 boutique wineries and a matching of 7 cheeses with 7 wines. No Sydney pickup.
See the half day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide, checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
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Dave's Travel Group from central Sydney: wine and gin tastings, a cheese and chocolate pairing and a 1-course lunch with a wine or beer.
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