Gundog pours in the old Pokolbin Schoolhouse on McDonalds Road, where the tasting bench sits under a chandelier and a wine wall runs the length of the room. Matt Burton keeps the focus narrow and deliberate: Semillon, Shiraz and Riesling drawn from the Hunter, Hilltops and the Canberra District, poured in Riedel glassware alongside museum releases that rarely leave the cellar, with Tempranillo, Grenache and Sangiovese widening the range.
The tasting price is not published, so check when you book. A gourmet pantry sits beside the bar for anything you want to take home with the bottles, and the verandah and deck take dogs. It is a carbon-neutral business that has planted more than 3,000 native trees around the estate. The cellar door opens seven days, 10am to 5pm, closed only on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Dining on site
- Who it suits
- Dog-friendly
- Getting there
- On shuttle route (Ben Ean)
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Tasting experiences
- Regional Discovery$10pp
Staff-led tasting through up to 8 wines from the Gundog Estate and Burton McMahon ranges
- Limited Release Discovery$20pp
Staff-led tasting through up to 8 wines from the Indomitus, Museum and Limited Release ranges
- Regional Discovery + Local Artisan Cheese Plate$25pp
Regional Discovery tasting paired with a local artisan cheese plate
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
Gundog Estate Wine Club
Join ↗Barrel Club is a paid quarterly six-pack club with a two-pack minimum commitment; The Thirsty Hounds is a free, obligation-free mailing list.
- Barrel Club$150 a six-pack
Quarterly · 6 bottles a release
15% discount on wine purchases · 10% discount on Gourmet Pantry Products · Annual wine allocation · Exclusive event invitations · Quarterly newsletters · First access to limited releases (limited releases incur an additional per-bottle surcharge)
- The Thirsty HoundsFree to join
Obligation-free mailing list · Event invitations · Quarterly newsletters · Exclusive access to members-only wines and first round offers on limited releases
The estate
- Winemaker
- Matt Burton
- Carbon neutral wine business
- Over 3,000 native trees and shrubs planted with 15 Trees
- Community partnership with Path 2 Change
Getting here & good to know
Gundog is at 101 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 (Ben Ean stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.