Whispering Brook
Highlights
- Unique Portuguese varietals crafted with passion
- Artisan cellar door with wine and olive tastings
- Personalised tours in a serene vineyard setting
Overview
Whispering Brook was born from a deep love of this land — and a quiet belief that we could make something truly different here. The terra rossa soils. The Wollombi Brook whispering along the boundary. The mountain views.
A trip to Portugal in 2007 changed everything. Inspired by the great varieties of the Douro Valley, they pioneered the noble Portuguese wine varietals, Touriga Nacional and Arinto alongside the Hunter's beloved Shiraz and Semillon. Whispering Brook became the first winery in the Hunter Valley to grow and champion these extraordinary Portuguese varietals. 5-star James Halliday.
Alongside their wines, the estate's olive grove produces an exquisite range of single-estate olive oil, table olives and infusions — a rare combination that gives Whispering Brook its unmistakably Mediterranean soul.
Visitors are welcome to experience all of it. Come for a tasting on their wide, dog-friendly verandah with sweeping views across the vines or their cosy wood fire over winter. Stay for a long lunch. Bring your group and stay the night in their vineyard guesthouse. Or join them once a year for the Olive Long Table Lunch — a Mediterranean-style banquet set among the ancient olive trees that has become one of the Hunter Valley's most celebrated food and wine events.
This is Whispering Brook. See the beauty, experience the life, taste the wine.
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
Have step free access to the conference or function room
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting