We were recommended this winery at Bimbadgen and were glad we stopped by. I'm not sure how they do this on busy days but we received a warm welcome and a very well presented tasting.First of all, they laid down a paper place mat with the wines all marked in circles and put a glass in each one. Then they poured each of the whites into a glass and provided a small cheese and biscuit platter to help with the tasting.They then repeated the process with their reds.The wines were excellent, especially the Chardonnay. As mentioned below, it's really hard to find an old style buttery chardy.We ended up buying a mixed case on special. Highly recommended for the wines and the service. The views from the hill above the winery are pretty good too.
We went towards the end of the day on a Saturday afternoon. They gave us a nice simple cheese platter complimentary. My 8 year old daughter loved the cheese. They had a very structured and organised tasting approach. We tasted several wines and bought a few. Highly recommended. I enjoyed the wines and the Verdelho in particular was excellent and great value at $18/bottle. They charge a nominal fee for the tasting - but this is waived if you buy some wine. My little one needed to use the bathroom and it was super duper clean. They did rush us a bit towards the end.. but that is just a minor quibble because I guess it was late in the day and they were understandably wanting to close up.
Today was me and my partner's second visit to Scarborough and it remains our favourite winery! The wine tasting experience is so personal and relaxed. One of the very few places where they sit you down, provide you with snacks and talk you through each wine. The quality of the wine is also excellent. We are not big direct wine buyers but have bought from Scarborough every time. The chardonnay is world class.
Thank you for your recent feedback after your trip here to Scarborough Wine Co. Naturally I am very disapppointed to hear that you did not enjoy your tasting experience. We do have a policy for groups of 8 or more to have a stand up tasting outside regardless of whether we are full inside or not :with our limited tasting fascilities we find this is the best way to ensure that groups are taken care of along with the smaller groups coming through. That aside, I am very sorry that the experience that you and your friends had was not up to the standard which you are right to expect (after reading all our great reviews). I am glad to hear that you did enjoy the wines and I hope that when you are back in the Hunter Valley again that you come by and taste with us again so that we are able to give you the service that you are right to expect. Cheers Sally
I loved reading the other review re buttery oaked chardonnay's as it is the first time I have read someone else refer to this in ages.... This is the only type of chardonnay I like to drink and over the past decade it has become harder and harder to source. Not only does Scarborough Vineyard have a fabulous 'buttery oaked' chardonnay as per the previous review but it also has other nice wines to suit other palates. It also has a lovely intimate type of wine tasting set up where you sit around a table and share a complimentary cheese platter to have with the wines you are tasting. Staff also give you personalised service explaining in detail each of the qualities of the wines you can taste.A placemat is set out with a wine glass for each type of wine to taste and it is a very pleasant way to spend an hour....feels like you are sitting in someone's kitchen!Staff are excellent and very friendly however they do advise to make a booking if your party is over 8 people otherwise you may not be able to get a table as there are only a few in the wine tasting room which adds to the intimacy of the experience.Make sure Scarborough is on your list of vineyards to visit as it is definitely on our list next time we visit...
我们第一次去猎人谷,大家决定不跟随旅游团队而是靠自己去那里。多亏了到到网上大家留下的评论,我们去了斯卡伯勒酒窖,目前为止,这是我们见过最好的酒窖。我们到了那里之后,坐在座位上。我们可以坐下来休息一下,我喜欢这段放松的时间。斯卡伯勒酒窖有自己的一套品酒程序,很有启发意义,我们非常喜欢。我喜欢喝酒,但对此并没有太多深入的认识。酒窖的主人回答了我的问题,并且带着我一起品酒,很棒。这里的酒真是太好喝了!喝酒的时候吃些奶酪和薄脆饼干也很棒。如果你想去什么地方玩的话,我强烈推荐这里。这里干净诱人,酒香醇美,主人超赞。你不会失望的。
I'm very sorry to hear about your experience at Scarborough Wine Co - we do pride ourselves on a great tasting experience and attention to detail. Thank you for bringing this experience to my attention, as you can see from previous reviews your experience was not of the norm. We do have a policy of groups of 8 or more tasting on the back verandah overlooking the valley regardless of whether we are full inside - with our limited fascilites we find this is the best way to ensure that our customers are taken care of. If you do decide to visit us again, I can assure you that the service we provide will live up to your expectations (based on all our previous reviews). Thank you.
Thank you for your feedback on your numerous visits to us here at Scarborough - we always love to hear about how much people have enjoyed their visits. We look forward to welcoming you again soon. Cheers Sally
I realise Scarborough has been around for a while. But their wines and their presentation is really just superb!Starting with arriving through a tree-lined "avenue" to a white columned building that could have been an old southern American home at first glance, their winery-only White Label Semillon was so incredible, not to mention their Late Harvest Semillon (no type-casting intended).Without doubt, this is a Hunter Valley's must-see place. We'll be back, for sure!
Though we were the only people at Scarborough the morning we attended a wine tasting there, it was amazing. Three flights of wine where you could compare different versions of the same wine, and friendly servers made for great conversation.