Peterson House does one thing: sparkling wine, more than thirty of them, made by the traditional method after Ian Peterson found nobody in New South Wales would produce his in small volumes. The base wines are the Champagne grapes, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, and the range runs from crisp through to sweeter styles.
Tastings are five sparkling wines for $15, or $20 for the drier premium flight, and the gelato pairing matches four sparklings to four flavours kept a mystery until you taste them. Cheese plates can be added when you book a seated sitting. Restaurant Cuvee sits under the same sandstone roof and serves breakfast and lunch seven days, so this works as a first stop on the drive in, and it is where Balloon Aloft's sunrise flights meet and finish. It is a genuinely different tasting in a region built on Semillon and Shiraz.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Dining on site (Restaurant Cuvee)MasterclassesEvents programme
- Who it suits
- Groups welcome
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Tasting experiences
- Cellar Door Tasting$15pp
Five sparkling wines chosen from the wine list
- Premium Wine Tasting Experience$20pp
The drier end of the range, for guests who prefer a drier palate
- Group Wine Tasting$30pp
A set tasting of the premium sparkling wines plus a gift pack with a piccolo, sipper, pen and a cupcake paired with a sweet wine
- Gelato & Sparkling Wine Tasting$35pp
Four sparkling wines matched to four locally sourced gelato flavours, kept a mystery until you taste them
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
Food & stay
Restaurant Cuvee
| Mon – Sun | 8:30am – 3pm |
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Open for breakfast and lunch seven days, walk-ins welcome and bookings preferred. Known for its Bubbly Breakfast. Group bookings of 12 to 35 run to a set menu; a kids' menu is available. A 10% surcharge applies on Sundays and 15% on public holidays.
Peterson House Wine Club
Join ↗Two tiers built around sparkling wine style, three deliveries a year, no joining fee, minimum 12-month commitment.
- The Pink ClubFree to join
Three deliveries per year · 6 bottles a release
Curated selections or custom packs · Suited to sweeter bubbles including the Pink Blush
- The Premium ClubFree to join
Three deliveries per year · 4 bottles a release
Winemaker selections · Priority access to releases · Suited to drier, traditional methode sparkling wines
Every membership includes
No joining fee · 15% off wine and merchandise purchases · 15% dining discount at Restaurant Cuvee and Blaxland Inn · Private tasting for up to 6 guests with cheese platter · Exclusive member events · E-newsletters · 10% discount at partner companies
The estate
- Ownership
- Family owned, founded by Ian Peterson
Getting here & good to know
Peterson House is at 2457 Broke Road, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.