Brokenwood has poured in Pokolbin since 1970, and it built its name on Semillon and Shiraz. Tastings run around individual pods rather than a shared bar, and the $25 Taste Experience covers seven premium and single-vineyard wines in about 45 minutes. Its reserve and single-vineyard labels headline the list, among them the ILR Reserve Semillon and the flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz. There is wine-show history behind it too, including a President's Medal from the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
Food is a real reason to time a visit. The Wood serves lunch Friday to Tuesday, so a tasting can run into a long one, and the Terrace Wine Bar opens seven days. If you would rather be led, the $75 Match Experience is a seated flight with canapes, and the $300 Cellar to Table tour takes in the barrel hall before lunch. Two things to plan around: the cellar door is strictly ages 18 and over, and it is cashless. It sits on the hop-on wine shuttle route, so you can leave the car where it is and still taste.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Dining on site (The Wood)Guided tours
- Who it suits
- Groups welcomeFamily-friendlyStep-free access
- Getting there
- EV charging (2 stations)Parking (On-site car park)Cashless venueOn shuttle route (Roche Estate)
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Tasting experiences
- Taste Experience$25pp
Seven premium Brokenwood Varietal and Single Vineyard wines, hosted at a tasting pod. Complimentary for CRU and Single Vineyard Club members.
- Match Experience$75pp
A seated flight of six Brokenwood wines matched with bite-sized canapes. Complimentary for Single Vineyard Club members; 12.5% discount for CRU members.
- Cellar to Table Experience$300pp
A personal tour of the winery and barrel hall with a taste straight from the barrel, then a tasting of iconic wines (including Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz) over a shared lunch at The Wood.
- Soil to Cellar Experience$1320pp
Fresh oysters with Semillon, a winery tour with Graveyard Vineyard access and a barrel hall visit, a four-course degustation lunch at The Wood, and a complimentary bottle of the current Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz.
- Icons of the Hunter$320pp
A full-day signature experience across three iconic wineries: Mount Pleasant, Brokenwood and Audrey Wilkinson.
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
Food & stay
The Wood
| Fri – Tue | 12pm – 3pm |
|---|---|
| Wed – Thu | Closed |
Lunch Friday to Tuesday. A Terrace Wine Bar is open 7 days.
The wines
| 2024 Graveyard Vineyard ShirazSingle VineyardThe flagship. | $500 |
| ILR Reserve SemillonReserve | |
| 2025 Semillon | $30 |
| 2022 Wade Block 2 Vineyard ShirazSingle Vineyard | $75 |
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Wine club
- CRU Club
- Single Vineyard Club
The estate
- President's Medal (19th annual)Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
Getting here & good to know
Brokenwood Wines is at 401-427 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country. It is a short walk from a stop on the iHop Hunter Valley hop-on wine shuttle (Roche Estate stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.