region · NSW · registered 1997

Hunter

Hunter is a registered Australian wine region inside the Hunter Valley zone, with a hot climate and 2,608 hectares under vine. The Atlas holds 86 producers standing inside its boundary.

Climate

Hot · 23.7°C MJT

Mean January temperature, 2005-2024

Under vine

2,608 ha

Planted vineyard area

Altitude

0–1597 m

Range across the GI

Rainfall

807 mm

Annual; 557 mm in the growing season

Degree days

2,207

Growing degree days, October–April

Average crush

4,468 t

Tonnes, 2021-2025

Registered

1997

Entered on the Register of Protected GIs

Area

19,908 km²

Total area of the GI

The boundary

Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal description. Producer pins are placed by their own coordinates — this map is how each one was assigned.

Crush by vintage

Tonnes crushed, as reported to Wine Australia. A short bar is a small vintage — frost, drought or fire — not a small region.

2,420
4,494
6,157
5,132
4,217
6,128
202020212022202320242025

Sub-regions within

Each is its own Geographical Indication. A wine grown here may be labelled with either name.

Producers86

These premises stand inside the Hunter boundary. Where a producer sources its fruit, and what appears on its label, is the producer’s to state.

Mistletoe Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Small Mouth Distillery

Pokolbin, NSW

1813

Broke, NSW

Allandale Winery

Lovedale, NSW

Audrey Wilkinson

Pokolbin, NSW

Audrey Wilkinson, Hunter Valley

Pokolbin, NSW

Bimbadgen Cellar Door

Pokolbin, NSW

Bonvilla Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Briar Ridge Vineyard

Mount View, NSW

Brokenwood Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Cael's Gate Wines

Broke, NSW

Calais Estate Winery

Pokolbin, NSW

Capercaillie Wines

Lovedale, NSW

Carillion Wines

Mount View, NSW

De Bortoli Wines, Hunter Valley

Pokolbin, NSW

De Iuliis Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Drayton's Family Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Dusty Miner Craft Brewery

Aberglasslyn, NSW

Ernest Hill Wines

Nulkaba, NSW

FAR Distilling

Pokolbin, NSW

First Creek Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Glandore Estate Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Greenway Wines

Broke, NSW

Gundog Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Hanging Tree Wines - Hunter Valley

Pokolbin, NSW

Hart & Hunter

Pokolbin, NSW

Honey Wines Aust. Meadery & Stargazing

Broke, NSW

Honey Wines Australia Meadery

Broke, NSW

Hope Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Hungerford Hill

Pokolbin, NSW

Hunter Distillery

Pokolbin, NSW

Iron Gate Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Ironbark Hill Brewhouse

Pokolbin, NSW

Ivanhoe Wines Cellar Door Hunter Valley

Pokolbin, NSW

Kawal Rock Distillery

Fordwich, NSW

Kelman Vineyard

Pokolbin, NSW

Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard

Broke, NSW

Krinklewood Organic & Biodynamic Estate

Broke, NSW

Lakes Folly

Pokolbin, NSW

Leogate Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Maltnhops Brewhaus

Beresfield, NSW

Margan Family Wines

Broke, NSW

Margan Restaurant & Winery

Broke, NSW

McCaffrey's Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

McGuigan Wines Cellar Door

Pokolbin, NSW

Meerea Park Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Moorebank Vineyard

Pokolbin, NSW

Mount Eyre Vineyards Honeytree Estate

Pokolbin, NSW

Mount Pleasant Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Oakvale Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Pepper Tree Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Peterson House

Pokolbin, NSW

Petersons Wines

Mount View, NSW

Phoenix Distilling Co.

Rutherford, NSW

Piggs Peake Winery

Pokolbin, NSW

Pokolbin Cider House

Pokolbin, NSW

Pokolbin Distillery

Pokolbin, NSW

Running Horse Wines

Broke, NSW

Saddler's Creek Wines

Pokolbin, NSW

Saltire Estate

Lovedale, NSW

Eat16

Stay22

See7

Makers4

Shops2

Shops1

Outdoors3

Experiences2

Read the legal description of the Hunter GI →

Boundary and regional statistics: Geographical Indications of Australia, © Wine Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. The boundary shown is Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal textual description; where the two differ, the text prevails. Synced 25 August 2026.