We booked this trip at the tourist information centre in The Rocks after much searching and debating as to which tour company to use to visit the Hunter Valley. The leaflet for Boutique Wine Tours offered a flexible itinery and upon getting on the minibus on the morning of the trip, this was reiterated and guests were invited to suggest... more

I thought I knew about wine, based on the amount of money I spend on it, and was keen to visit some of the wine production whilst on a very time-limited stay in Sydney. My first contact with the company bode well, they were very helpful and relaxed, and this theme was maintained throughout the day that I eventually spent... more

We were lucky enough to have Boutique Wine Tours recommended to us during our recent Sydney trip (May 2009). It was one of the best tours we've ever taken on any trip- and the best wine tour we've ever taken (and we've taken a few as we live within 2 hours of Napa Valley in California). Our tour guide, Jason... more

Just returned from a business trip in Sydney where we took a Saturday visit the wineries of Hunter Valley. After considering several wine tour companies, we settled on Boutique Wine Tours because they offered smaller and more customized tours, and mostly because they visit the boutique wineries instead of the major wineries (many of which are owned by the Fosters... more

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Blue Mountains with Steve - our guide, driver, entertainer and bush lore teacher - when we visited Sydney. He has a great sense of humour and also quickly picked up our preferences for things to see; the fact that he knows the Blue Mountains area like the back of his hand means that... more

I really recommend Boutique Wine Tours (boutiquewinetours.com) if you are in Sydney. They take you to the Hunter Valley, which is far less well known than the other wine areas of Australia, but that made it all the more interesting. Ray sets up some small wineries that you will not find on your own, and the wineries do a fantastic... more

Coming from beautiful wine country in Oregon, we were excited to see this wine region in Australia! We loved the smaller boutique experience, no more than 14 on a comfortable bus, and the drivers (ours was Jason - SUBPERB!!) select your tour from a variety of smaller, family-owned boutique wineries. Every place we visited was clean, staff was friendly and... more

We can't recommend this tour enough. Jason, our guide, was friendly and knowledgeable, the group was small (a 14-person van, with one seat empty; they pick you up at your Sydney-based hotel), and the choice of vineyards was excellent. We stopped at four boutique wineries, running from the moderately large (for a boutique winery) to the tiny (Lucy's Run). We... more

We organised a wine tasting tour to the Hunter Valley with Boutique Wine Tours whilst on holiday in May. It was an early start as the mini-bus arrived at our hotel at 7.30 am. We picked up some passengers along the way and during the trip Rae, the driver, was very entertaining. We arrived at the first winery, Ernest Hill,... more