Twine Restaurant

Set within Wynwood Estate on Oakey Creek Road in Pokolbin, the dining room looks out over vineyards at the heart of the Hunter Valley. The menu is modern Australian built around local produce and matched to Hunter wines, with a chef's-table degustation among the options for those wanting the fuller experience. Lunch is the mainstay, with dinner added on Friday and Saturday and the kitchen dark early in the week. Reviews are consistently strong across the usual platforms, and it features in regional dining guides as one of the valley's more serious kitchens. For visitors touring the cellar doors it works as a sit-down counterpoint to a day of tastings. Booking is recommended.