Tamburlaine was established in 1966 and bought in 1985 by a group led by Mark Davidson, who has made every vintage since 1986 around what the winery calls Contemporary Organics. Its Hunter and Orange vineyards are certified organic or in conversion, audited each year by Southern Cross Certified, and since 2016 no animal fining agents have been used, so the range is vegan-friendly. That range is unusually wide for the Hunter: alongside Shiraz, Chardonnay and Cabernet you will find Tempranillo, Grenache, Mourvedre and Malbec.
The Pokolbin cellar door opens 9am to 5pm every day of the year bar Christmas. Tastings are seated and start low, with the Winemaker's Discovery flight at $10 and the Trophy tasting at $20, plus a $5 non-alcoholic flight built for the driver. There is no kitchen on site, but cheese and salami boxes come with the tastings, including gluten-free and vegan options. On a weekday morning the Vines to Wines tour leaves at 9:30am and walks the organic vineyard and winery before you taste, for $75.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Guided tours
- Who it suits
- Groups welcome
- Getting there
- On shuttle route (Tamburlaine Wines)
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Tasting experiences
- Winemaker's Discovery Tasting$10pp
per person
- Trophy Tasting$20pp
per person
- Vines to Wines Tour$75pp
weekday mornings from 9:30am; walk the organic vineyard and winery, then taste
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
Tamburlaine Wine Club
Join ↗Layered program: a free rewards tier with spend-based discount tiers, plus a paid annual Reserve Wine Club shipment and a separate Gin Club subscription.
- Organic RewardsFree to join
Free wine tastings · No obligation or commitment required
- Bronze
10% off wine · $150 minimum
Applies to every order for the next 12 months once the annual spend is reached
- Silver
20% off wine · $600 minimum
Applies to every order for the next 12 months once the annual spend is reached
- Reserve Wine Club$336 a shipment
Annually in July · 12 bottles a release · 30% off wine
Reserve Range tasting pack of the 12 best varietals, valued over $500 · Trophy status awarded on enrolment · Early access to Reserve wines and winery events
- Gin ClubFrom $180 a shipment
30% off wine
Regular shipment of gin
Every membership includes
Free shipping on 12+ wines or 3+ gins
The estate
- Winemaker
- Mark Davidson
- Certified organic and organic-in-conversion vineyards, audited annually by Southern Cross Certified
- Vegan-friendly: no animal fining proteins used since 2016
- Winery water recycled with aerobic bacteria and reused through vineyard drip irrigation
- Grape and stem waste composted back into the vineyards
- Solar generation at the Pokolbin and Cudal wineries
- Environment Management System covering water, solid waste, energy and purchasing
Getting here & good to know
Tamburlaine is at 358 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country. It sits on the iHop Hunter Valley hop-on wine shuttle (Tamburlaine Wines stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.