Thomas Allen has been on Broke Road since 2009, but the partnership behind it goes back to 1983, when Steve and Craig met working at Hermitage winery. Both spent decades making wine around the Hunter before starting their own, and Craig also worked a year in Champagne and Bordeaux, which shows in the way the place thinks about its wines.
Tastings are by appointment rather than walk-in, which means a small room and a long conversation instead of a queue at a bar, so complete the request form before you visit. The wines, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Cabernet, go into cork rather than screwcap, a deliberate choice the pair will happily argue about with you. It opens six days, closed Tuesday, 10am to 5pm. It is a stop for people who want to talk about wine at length with whoever made it, not to tick off a bar.
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- Cellar Door Tasting
Fee not published on the venue's own site; tastings are by appointment via the booking form.
Club 1733
Join ↗Single membership tier committing to 12 bottles a year; the club is currently at capacity with a waitlist. No pack price or join fee stated on the page.
- Club 1733
Two contact periods a year (May and October), with ordering available anytime · 12 bottles a release
Every membership includes
Access to members-only wines · Priority cellar door service · Complimentary personalised tastings (advance booking required) · Full wine portfolio access · Early notice of new releases · 15% member pricing on all wine purchases · Free shipping on orders of six or more bottles
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Thomas Allen is at 1733 Broke Rd, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.