Hope Estate

Hope Estate

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION Hope Estate is a family owned and operated working winery, brewery and distillery perfectly located in the heart of Hunter Valley wine country. Award winning craft beer, Estate-grown wine, premium Australian grain spirits and home to Australia's largest purpose-built outdoor winery concert amphitheatre with the biggest concerts going around. Hope Estate is dedicated to making sensational wines and are firm believers in estate-grown varietal wines. Following this philosophy, Hope Brewery opened early 2014 and kicked off their range with a whole lot of hoppy ales. Since then they’ve been satisfying a desire for new beers and new styles including NEIPAs, sours, trophy-winning stouts and even Australia’s strongest IPA. Mid-2020 saw the inception of Hope Distillery launching with a range of premium Australian grain spirits including Gin, Vodka and Moonshine. Our recently renovated Cellar Door is open 7 days, 10am - 5pm for wine, beer and spirits tasting.
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3.0
3.0 of 5 bubbles512 reviews
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RustyHTims59
Tamworth, Australia663 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2024 • Couples
Hope Estate
2213 Broke Rd, Pokolbin NSW 

With our group of 6 from Tamworth & Perth, we had a late morning fascinating wine tasting experience with the wonderful & knowledgeable Anne at Hope Estate, she then booked us a table for lunch at the Blaxland Inn, the Hunter Valley Steakhouse a Restaurant directly across the road from the winery, great morning, great day.
Written September 25, 2024
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DrMojo38
2 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
The show was great and the venue is nice (when clear skies) but:
Hope Estate has spent 0 dollars on infrastructure.... Traffic chaos, parking chaos, hour long queues for any food stall (even 2.5 hours before the show!), Staff show 0 interest and have not been trained. When we finally cornered one, they showed us to the wrong seat (saw this happen to others as well). $200+ for a plastic chair in field and they confiscate people's snacks at the door. Meals are around $18 for the usual truck muck. Chaos exiting, old folk slipping down hills, people stepping through creeks etc. Roads can't cope with that number of people / vehicles.
Keep hoping Hope Estate will reinvest some of the money the squeeze out of everyone and provide a proper venue.
Written October 30, 2022
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RichnHour
Sydney, Australia41 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
Having read some of the negative reviews we had some concerns. However with a little planning it can be a great experience. We parked nearby rather than in the car park which made for an easy exit. That said, from what we could see there were numerous paddocks open for parking and it didn't look much worse at exit time than the SCG.
There were plenty of food choice with reasonable queues, toilets were OK and the general lawn area was a great spot to sit and enjoy the show. Speaking to others who'd purchased the hamper indicated the service was quick and hassle free The $5 deposit on the wine bottles was annoying as there were limited options to get the $5 back if you wanted to drink slowly; we saw a lot of wine bottles left lying around at the end of the show...
It is a great outdoor location and the outdoor atmosphere is unique and can't be beaten especially with a great band like the Killers!
Written December 20, 2022
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Rob G
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Couples
Went to Hope Estate to try some of their wine.
Were were waiting for a little while as there were a few blokes in front of us.
No worries ! We grabbed a list as we were looking to taste some Whites and then some Reds. When the lady said it’s $20 per person for6 wines we bulked a bit and then she said the $20 dollars if you then buy 3 bottles or more.
I thought that was a bit steep as we had just been across the road at Lisa Mcguigans cellar door and didn’t have an appointment and were welcomed in with no charge and no bother. We spent $230:00 dollars there good wine and pleasant staff.
The staff at Hope estate could take some lessons that’s for sure.
Bottom line I’d after a short conversation with the lady at Hope Estate which was borderline rude we took our money and left and then went to the Mcguigan cellar door at Tempus two and spent another few hundred dollars, again good wine but a super friendly staff member who said she had been in the business for 25 years on and off.
If you have a bad attitude towards customers then you’re going to cost a business money. The guys at Lisa Mcguigans were friendly as was the lady at the other Mcguigans cellar door and they knew there products and made the customer feel welcomed and then proceeded to educate us on their products. No hogwash cover charge and we spent our hard earned because of the wine and customer service.
Hope Estate needs a lot of polish because they have gone to great lengths to make up for there wine buy doing Gin and Beer tastings. But all they need to do is get rid of the ridiculous surcharge and give better customer service.
Written December 14, 2024
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David B
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Couples
I recently purchased tickets to see the killers at hope estate which I have been looking forward to for months.
Unfortunately a few days before the event I tested positive for covid-19, cough, running noes, sore throat, the whole lot

Upon contacting Hope to request a refund due to having to issolate (as I am symptomatic and a front line health worker) I was told a simple " unlikely and I should contact ticket master"(where I purchased the tickets.
Now after "reviewing" my request it was declined with ticket master stating "Ticketmaster acts as the agent to those who are promoting or otherwise providing the events and therefore are not obliged to issue refunds due to the event holders cancellation policy"

So I'm assuming hope estate are going against nsw health recommended isolation procedures and expect me to either go to the concert, risking posible large scale spread of the covid-19 virus, or just throw away $400.

Just another case of hope estate caring more about the money than the safety and well-being of its patrons
Written December 16, 2022
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Belinda @ Hunter House
Cessnock, Australia2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Couples
Went to Gin & Jazz Festival 2022. Easy to park. Hubby did the helicopter flight photo attached. Hired staff manning the kiosks were great.

Wanted to ask manager about “Plan B” busses back to Cessnock. They don’t have them but they gave me a helpful tip about a cab - we booked a maxi taxi whilst out there for a good price.

Jazz was great. Often Jazz interpretations of modern well known songs and chart hits. Fab way to support live music.

Home by 6. Good easy day!
Written November 5, 2022
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Greg M
Canberra, Australia32 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
My understanding that concerts have been staged here for the last 15 years. Our transport driver wasn't very flattering about the owners of the estate and the value they offer. Not sure if this is isolated. We thoroughly enjoyed the concert but ensured that we ate well at lunch. Regrettably like most of these sorts of venues the food from vendors is sadly lacking in quality and generally the pricing reflects the the fact that they have a captured crowd. Wine pricing by the bottle was around $40 with a $5 cash back when returning the bottle. It didn't seem to be widely advised that they would no longer sell bottled wine after 7pm so post the event the grounds were littered with empty wine bottles. I think the owners made a considerable profit on the $5 cash backs that weren't collected. I may be optimistic but am hoping perhaps that they mad a reasonable donation to the current bush fire appeals as a result.
We generally felt that the organisation of getting into and out of the event was good and certainly there appeared to be ample facilities in place. We were lucky that the day of our concert the weather was cool but could imagine that on a really hot day it could be quite an unpleasant experience. Especially given that there is no way of providing any shade in the open areas. Always a big job in an outdoor venue providing for large crowds. keep that in mind when booking concerts in outdoor venues.
Written January 15, 2020
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Leanne M
Woy Woy, Australia109 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Fabulous concert and a lovely venue, however the dictatorship of what was ans wasn't allowed was dreadful. Very lucky I purchased an actual seat as cushions with backs weren't allowed nor beach chair. Had a token for a wine bottle purchase which had to be brought by 7pm and prices were ridiculous!!! Food queues weren't too bad and there was plenty of variety to choose from again prices were expensive. I wont ever go back to a concert at Hooe estate due to the way management treat their "guests" they choose to put money ahead of anything. Which is disappointing as it is a beautiful venue.
Written January 26, 2020
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DNB222
Bella Vista, Australia102 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
We had booked a beer tasting paddle which is always a bit of fun. There was a mass of people not really socially distancing and it seemed understaffed. Big groups coming in at the same time, people not checking in meant we did not feel at ease around the entrance or bar.

We enjoyed sitting outside around a wine barrel tasting our beers and wine in the sun. Like I said, we do enjoy our visits at Hope but this time around under covid restrictions, they just didn't seem to be as up to par as the other venues we visited. The staff were doing their best but with the numbers of patrons coming in, they were well and truly outnumbered.
Written August 31, 2020
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Hi DNB222, Thanks for your review and we're glad to hear you enjoyed the beers and wine in the sun. We're sorry to hear you were concerned about the groups coming in but please be assured we are taking every measure to ensure customer health, safety and Covid Rules are observed. We are always improving and tweaking our procedures and will take your experience onboard. If you'd like to message us directly, I can get a bit more information about when you visited with us. Have a lovely day!
Written September 7, 2020
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Shane
Singleton, Australia3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Great concert, incompetent venue. Had to wait by the gate for 15 min on arriving as they ran out of wristbands to access the seated area, ended up giving up and so did the staff checking on entry. Seats were so tightly ziptied together that they were only spacious enough for kids to sit comfortably. They told us to bring bottles of wine back before the bar closed for a refund, then when we did we were told that the refunds stopped after 8:00pm. So many restrictions that people obviously got into the pre drinks as the path in from the carpark was absolutely covered in empty bottles/cans, and so was the rest of venue due to a complete lack of bins anywhere. We will never return to this venue, should rename it Hopeless Estate! Cold Chisel were excellent and deserve way better than this rubbish, so happy we chose to go to Sydney to see Elton John.
Written January 24, 2020
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