Tasting, Lunch & Workshops
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS 2024/2025
The holiday season is the perfect time to visit the valley! With stunning Christmas Lights (Hunter Valley Gardens), fabulous weather, and the joy of the festive celebrations, it’s no wonder this is one of the busiest times of the year. Why not make your visit even more special by indulging is a memorable handmade cheese experience?
Book online now to secure your spot and avoid the holiday rush. There’s no better way to savour the season than with exquisite handmade cheese and the magical atmosphere of the Hunter Valley & Hunter Valley Cheese Factory.
Don’t miss out on this must-try holiday treat.
Direct Contact: Rose (Fromager) 0417 463 759
9am to 5pm daily
- Seated tasting with table water and souvenir tasting notes.
- Seasonal Tasting of five (5) handmade cheese varieties with crackers to match cheese style.
- Trio Tasting of olives, oils, jams, and chutney with wafers and bread.
- Cheese variety & flavours chat by Cheese Expert…
- Viewing windows to cheesemaking and cheese maturation room.
- Add meat (salami & prosciutto) $8.50 per person.
HUNTER VALLEY CHEESE & LOCAL PRODUCE TASTING
$15.50 per guest
10.30-11.30 tuesday thursday & saturday during January 2025
- Unique Cheesemaking Adventure for a Everyone
- Demonstration of Cheesemaking by actual Cheesemaker using easy to source ingredients.
- Hunter Valley Cheese & Local Produce Tasting (children’s cheese board available)
- Info sheet the six steps of cheesemaking – follow along with the demonstration
- Fun Education & Memorable Activity for adults and children alike
- Session times will be published on our website – suitable for foodies of all ages
FAMILY CHEESEMAKING & TASTING SCHOOL
$35 per Adult, $10 Children accompanying
HUNTER VALLEY CHEESE, PRODUCE & KOMBUCHA TASTING
$23.50 per guest
9am to 5pm daily
- Four (4) flavours of refreshing craft kombucha 100ml (on tap) to match your cheese tasting above.
- Seated tasting with table water and souvenir tasting notes.
- Seasonal Tasting of five (5) handmade cheese varieties with crackers to match cheese style.
- Trio Tasting of olives, oils, jams, and chutney with wafers and bread.
- Cheese variety & flavours chat by Cheese Expert…
- Viewing windows to cheesemaking and cheese maturation room.
- Add meat (salami & prosciutto) $8.50 per person
9am to 5pm daily – available as a takeaway – choose you own cheese
Ideal for cheese loving foodies, explore the different flavours our our handmade cheese while enjoying a well-rounded sophisticated meal.
Our cheese platter lunch tasting offers a delightful variety of artisanal cheeses alongside thoughtfully paired accompaniments.
Cheese Selection: choose your preferred four(4) Hunter Valley Cheeses, with guided suggestions from our cheese experts to showcase a balance of texture and flavour, such as Branxton Brie, Brokenback 5yr aged Vintage Cheddar or Riley’s Persian Feta. Goats and Blue Vein cheese available for the adventuous.
Accompaniments: to enhance your experience the platter includes items like gourmet crackers, fresh bread, fruits paste, and chutneys add a sweet and savoury contrast. Cold cuts of Salami & Prosciutto, local olives, caramelised balsamic/oil blend and more are available to add to your lunch tasting.
Relaxed Atmosphere: Casual and elegant setting, perfect for a leisurely lunch with family and friends. Our lunch tasting is an interactive, social experience where guests can compare cheese and savour the communal aspect of handmade cheese.
HUNTER VALLEY CHEESE LUNCH TASTING or BUILD YOUR OWN CHEESEBOARD
$28.00 per guest (4 cheese)
SMALL BATCH CHEESEMAKING WORKSHOP
$200.00 per guest
Scheduled Workshops for 2025…..
1st March / 7th June / 6th September / 1st November
- Discover how to make cheese at home 2.0hours of ‘hands on” cheesemaking.
- Food Safe Code Workshop
- Your instructor is one of our senior cheesemakers – 30years of cheesemaking expertise!
- Learn hygiene, equipment, milk choices, enzymes, coagulation, and ripening in cheesemaking.
- Includes eight (8) cheese, eight (8) matched beverages – Cheese Masterclass while your cheese is ripening (Value $ 120 per person)
- Learn how to “whey off,” marinate, and care for your cheese at home.
- Understand food labelling requirements – name your cheese!!
- Two (2) cheeses completed to take home (Value $55.00)
- One Home Cheesemaking Kit is included with each booki
CHEESE MASTERCLASS 101
$120.00 per guest
9am – 5pm daily Bookings Only
- Tasting of eight (8) handmade Hunter Valley cheese varieties w/ matched breads & crackers
- Trio Tasting of olives, oils, jams, and chutney with wafers and bread.
- Hosted by Cheese Expert, discover the world of cheese varieties, textures & flavours -ask those cheesey questions keeping you awake at night
- How to care for your cheese at home, how to select cheese to create your own cheese platters for entertaining at home
- How we make our cheese overview at our cheese factory viewing windows
- One Home Cheesemaking Kit is included in this Masterclass
Add meat (salami & prosciutto) $8.50 per guest
Add Kombucha & Beverage Tasting to match cheese selections $8.00 per guest