New South Wales

The Hunter Valley: The four varieties the Hunter Valley region is famous for are shiraz, semillon, chardonnay and verdelho. However, the flagship wine, and definitely the most touted amongst locals, is the Semillon – a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines. Outside of France, the Hunter Valley is the grape’s spiritual home. The semillon thrives in the Hunter’s dried up and sandy riverbeds and often boasts lemon and lime flavours, rich with citrusy crispness and a natural, lively acid. For wine drinkers who don’t go in much for the dryer flavours, the Hunter is currently in a growth phase of wineries producing much sweeter varieties. If you want to heighten the deliciousness of