HUNTER VALLEY NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP TEN WINE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

One of the world’s most respected Wine Magazines, Wine Enthusiast, has named the Hunter Valley as one of the 2013 Top Ten Wine Travel Destinations in the World. The Hunter Valley is the only Australian wine region to make the 2013 list.

The magazine publication recognised that the Hunter Valley should be visited for its “terrific wines made in styles found nowhere else on the planet”, thus referring to the region’s unique and revered styles of Semillon and Shiraz.

The accolade is determined by Wine Enthusiast editors who travel the world’s wine regions each year in search of the most exciting places to visit. Decisions are based on overall cultural experience, timeliness, travel infrastructure, and of course wine quality in the region.

“We are thrilled to receive this accolade from one of the largest wine magazine’s in the world, and to be singled out in particular for the uniqueness and quality of our wines”, says Dean Gorddard, Executive Manager of Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism. “

The region was also recently recognised as the top wine region in the South Pacific as voted by consumers of the leading travel website TripAdvisor. “It is a great testament to the hard work and dedication of all the wineries and tourism businesses throughout the region to be recognised both by industry peers and experts as well as by the very people who come to enjoy the Hunter Valley every year” adds Mr Gorddard.