5 Best Winery Tours For all Dog Lovers This Weekend

The best part of spring is enjoying fine pinot gris outdoors. But having a drink while watching puppies play? Ah! That’s a good life! Whether you own dogs or just enjoy being around them all the time, finding a wonderful location to eat, drink, and hang out with friends that also offers a fair dose of pups to pets is like finding happiness.

Winery weekends are available all year for rejuvenating escapes from the city. Many NSW wineries are welcoming four-legged guests inside to enjoy the springtime, which is great news for dog lovers everywhere. We chose the top five NSW wineries based on maximum dog pats as well as some excellent liquor.

Dry Ridge Estate

Dog lovers/dog owners can relax knowing that their furry little poodles will be catered for at Dry Ridge Estate, because the only thing more popular than the cheese platters on offer on this wine tour is the fact that your doggo gets to live the entire pup dream of lounging endlessly across the plains. It’s a great place to hang out with your dog while driving through the Megalong Valley, with the breeze ruffling his fur through an open car window.

Capercaillie Wines

Capercaillie Wines welcomes both your little furry friend and all other dog lovers. This winery, located in the picturesque Lovedale, right in the heart of the Hunter, boasts some of Australia’s best tipples, and while you’re savouring it and sampling all the chardonnay at the bar, your little pup can totally chill by your side or play outside near the dam and do what dogs are best at (get down and dirty).

Misty Glen Wines

Misty Glen Wines is all about dogs and dog lovers, and we can’t say whether this will be more fun for you or your four-legged friend. Your pet is welcome to relax inside, go for a leisurely dog walk in the vineyard, or even take a dip in the dam. There are several areas where your pup can run young, wild, and free, but you’ll just have to flag pup’s outdoor antics with the owners before he goes all crazy while you’re four glasses deep down.

Shut The Gate

If you don’t already have a dog, you’ll unavoidably want one so you may watch it go crazy over the most beautiful and verdant outdoor scenery. This one is more of a wine tasting place, which isn’t always a negative thing. You can enjoy a picnic in the sunshine outside with a wide variety of warm bread. 

Pepper Tree Wines

Our list of wineries in the Hunter Valley that welcome dogs isn’t complete without Pepper Tree Wines. Dogs are permitted on the entire property, including the cellar door and the exclusive VIP tasting room known as The Vault. It is surrounded by fragrant flower beds and lush, rolling meadows, so there are lots of places to take a sniff. Spence, the owner’s schnauzer, may even be seen staking out the area.

Final Words

And that concludes our list of the top 5 pet-friendly wineries for dog lovers in NSW. At all the above-mentioned locations, there are lots of things to do for both you and your pet. Are you going to one of them soon? Including the hashtag #puppilovers in your Instagram posts will give you a chance to be featured on our page. Happy weekend!