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Mudgee wineries - Five of the best
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Botolabar
, Botolabar Lane (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm; tel 02/6373 3840). An organic winery with self-guided tours (40min). Tastings on a shady terrace; picnic area and BBQs.
Huntingdon Estate Wines , Cassilis Rd (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm); tel 02/6373 3730). A rather bland and functional building producing some of the region's most delicious wines. Particularly recommended are the young Semillions, and the intense, heady Cabernet Sauvignon from 1995. An excellent annual chamber music festival takes place here in November. Miramar Wines , Henry Lawson Drive (daily 9am-5pm; tel 02/6373 3874). Atmospheric tastings among old cobwebbed casks. The well-respected wine maker, Ian MacRae, established the winery in 1977; he's serious about his wines, and specializes in delicious whites. Pieter Van Gent , Black Springs Rd (Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm; tel 02/6373 3807). Tastings in a delightful setting: beautiful nineteenth-century choir stalls on cool earth floors, overshadowed by huge old barrels salvaged from Penfolds. Try their Pipeclay Port, a tawny port aged in wood, a blend of various vintages. The winemaker is Dutch, and the herbs he uses in his traditional vermouth are specially imported from Holland.
Poet's Corner
, Craigmoor Rd (Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm; tel 02/6372 2208,
www.poetscornerwines.com
). Incorporating Craigmoor, Montrose and Poet's Corner wines. The original 1859 cellar, a vast space with a huge open fireplace, has a tin roof held up by tree-trunk beams. Upstairs is an equally characterful, expensive restaurant (daily lunch, Fri & Sat dinner), while outside, views of hills and vineyards are fronted by peaceful lawns fragrant with flowers and a perfect cricket pitch. Other useful information
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