Thoroughly enjoyed the experience at Audrey Wilkinson. Only some confusion over bringing our dog which was not communicated to the staff upon booking (we did notify the booking). Dogs are permitted but only on the deck and not inside. Was a minor issue and the staff were accommodating to make arrangements to suit.

We visited Audrey Wilkinson after being recommended by multiple friends in Sydney; I’m hoping we just visited on an off-day because our experience was extremely underwhelming. The grounds were beautiful, but the atmosphere, wines and service was lacklustre to say the least. Unlike the other wineries we visited throughout our stay, we didn’t receive a warm welcome, much information about the wines and our entire experience seemed very rushed even though we were only one of the two groups visiting at the time. As I stated earlier, we have a lot of friends who have loved their visits here, but we sadly won’t be returning.

A great experience for those looking for a winery with fantastic views! The drive up to the venue was superb overlooking different vineyards and once you get to the top, the view was amazing. The wines were delicious and our host was observant and well informed on the wines and certain tastes. It was nice to see the history of the winery throughout the venue and I can see why it was on every list I read for Hunter Valley wineries to visit. A place I would like to visit again next time I am in the Hunter Valley.

An interesting if unremarkable wine tasting. We were given samples from about 10 wines in very small quantities. The narrative from the server was reasonable. We had a cheeseboard with it which was expensive for what we got Woukd I go again? I wouldn't avoid it but I'm sure there are lots more vineyards to sample

Unfortunately despite the recommendations we had received previously, we had a disappointing experience at Audrey Wilkinson this past weekend. We arrived expecting to be able to sit outside and look at the view it is so famous for, only to be seated in a dingy barn with barely any natural light. When we asked the young server to be moved outside we were initially told it would be fine and then after he spoke with his manager she came over and just sharply said “is there a problem?” (Rude) and after we explained that we just wanted an outdoor table we were just simply told no, we can’t because we aren’t doing a premium tasting. There was no option for us to upgrade our tasting to make this possible or even the offer of a different table. We then proceeded with the tasting with the young server, who was very friendly and polite but also clearly very new to the role and therefore lacked knowledge and actually told us some facts that we knew to be incorrect. He made some interesting comments such as that the sweet desert wine is great poured over McDonald’s ice cream and that all the other tastings we would do that day would just be forcing semillon down our throats. He also asked if we wanted to try any other wines and then after going away to get what we had asked for, he returned and just said there’s nothing else to taste and left it at that. We have done tastings at upwards of 30 different cellar doors throughout the Hunter this year and can confidently say that the quality and taste of the wine from Audrey Wilkinson is the worst we have tasted, particularly the reds. In respect of the server, I do appreciate that everyone starts their career somewhere and if there hadn’t been such a big disappointment with the table and rude manager we wouldn’t have given such a low rating, however when you add all the issues together it makes for a very poor experience.