Mudgee Guide

Eat

• Pipeclay Pumphouse (opens in a new tab)

  Mediterranean · Mudgee

  A great lunch of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food at Robert Stein. We went with the set menu and there was plenty to share.

Drink

• De Beaurepaire Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Rylstone

  Possibly our favourite stop in the region (technically Rylstone): French-style wines and a one-on-one tasting with owner Richard in the old stone horse stable, learning how limestone shapes the wines.

• First Ridge Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  Italian varieties aplenty! Unreal views from a cellar door built from shipping containers, and the fire was roaring on a cold day.

• Gilbert Family Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  We did the premium tasting and loved the rieslings and a couple of shirazes. It's a beautiful stone building with a massive open fireplace.

• Heslop Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Eurunderee

  A great al fresco tasting in the garden of their quaint cottage cellar door. Don't miss the 'Bush Botanicals', an Aussie-inspired vermouth.

• Logan Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Apple Tree Flat

  A must for a lot of people: Mudgee and Orange wines and an epic big deck looking back to the range, perfect on a nice afternoon.

• Lowe Family Wine Co (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  Lots of space inside and out. I'd been before and enjoyed it all over again.

• Petersons Wines (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  Seriously delicious NSW wines with great Mudgee fruit. They have cellar doors in a few regions, but it doesn't feel big or commercial. We were very well looked after.

• Robert Stein Winery (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  A family winery and farm with tastings daily, a food truck using farm produce and even a motorbike museum. Pipeclay Pumphouse restaurant is on the same property.

• Short Sheep Micro-Winery (opens in a new tab)

  Winery · Mudgee

  Jax and I loved this on our first Mudgee trip: small-batch, low-intervention wines from a 'micro-winery', only available at the cellar door.

Coffee

• Mudgee Corner Store (opens in a new tab)

  Café & Grocer · Mudgee

  Our coffee stop most mornings (and the rocky road is delicious). It's also a great spot to grab local supplies for your stay.

Stay

• River Ranch Mudgee (opens in a new tab)

  Farm Stay · Mudgee

  Where we stayed on our last Mudgee trip: a great base out of town on a beautiful property in the hills, right next to a bubbling river. Heaps of space, a great kitchen and outdoor areas, plus alpacas, horses and lots of kangaroos.

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