Arrive in Sydney on suggested Qantas flights. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including extra nights’ accommodation, a room category upgrade and a private transfer from the airport.

Meet Peter and fellow travellers at a Sydney CBD hotel at 10:00am (location to be advised). Travel by coach from Sydney to Orange, travelling via the Blue Mountains, where we will enjoy a light lunch en route.

Continue to Orange, arriving in the late afternoon.

This evening, enjoy a wine tasting led by Peter at the hotel, followed by a special welcome dinner at the iconic Orange restaurant, Lolli Redini.

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This morning, wander the stalls at the monthly Orange Farmers Market at leisure. Take the opportunity to sample regional delights from small producers in Orange and the Central West.

Then, visit Koomooloo vineyard, recently launched by well-known Australian winemaker Philip Shaw. Enjoy a tasting of Philip’s wines, followed by a light lunch overlooking the property’s sweeping views of Mount Canobolas.

Continue to the award-winning Bloodwood Wines. Renowned for their cool-climate reds, owners Stephen and Rhonda Doyle were some of the pioneering producers in the Orange region in the mid-1980s.

Dinner this evening is at Charred Restaurant, where signature dishes are smoked in the purpose-built wood and charcoal oven. Owner and sommelier David Collins has earned the restaurant several Australian Good Food Guide Awards for his extensive wine list highlighting the Central Tablelands’ best drops.

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Travel a short distance outside Orange to Patina Wines and encounter the art of Angela Naef, as you savour the unique Chardonnay and cool-climate Riesling for which Angela’s partner, boutique wine producer Gerald Naef, is known.

Then, enjoy a tasting of the gutsy Italianate reds of Angullong Vineyard in its stunning bluestone cellar door, once the stables to the nearby inn, located in the heritage-listed Millthorpe village.

Enjoy lunch at chef Tony Worland’s oft-hatted Tonic Restaurant, considered one of the best regional dining experiences the state has to offer and featuring wines from the region’s small wine producers to accompany the seasonal menu.

After lunch, stroll through the picturesque streets of Millthorpe, with its small cellar doors, provedores and craft shops, before returning to the hotel in the late afternoon for an evening at leisure.

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This morning, enjoy a cooking and tasting class with pioneering local chef Michael Manners at Ross Hill Wines, followed by a tasting of the estate-grown varietals that benefit from an enviable position on the slopes of Mount Canobolas.

Continue to Printhie Wines and uncover their award-winning wines, including the Swift Sparkling méthode traditionelle range, now considered one of Australia’s best.

Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner in the hotel’s Yallungah Dining Room, with Peter and fellow tour members.

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This morning, check out of the hotel and return to Sydney, enjoying a light lunch en route.

Tour arrangements conclude upon arrival at the Sydney CBD. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including airport transfers and additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, a room category upgrade or travel insurance (highly recommended).

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