Hunter Valley Summer Wine & Seafood Masterclass
Summer in the Hunter brings long warm days, vibrant green vines and ripening fruit just weeks away from harvest, setting the perfect backdrop for relaxed holiday wine and food experiences. The region feels alive with flavour — bright wines, fresh produce and a rhythm that naturally leans toward long, lingering tastings.
The Summer Wine and Seafood Masterclass at Saddler’s Creek Wines captures that feeling beautifully. It’s a guided, sensory experience created for seafood lovers who appreciate how the right dish can bring a wine to life. Not rushed, not overwhelming — a true masterclass that invites you to slow down, taste thoughtfully and enjoy the season at its peak.
A Masterclass That Shows How Food Makes Wine Taste Better
The focus is flavour. Pure and simple.
Led by our Saddler’s Creek wine expert, the session explores how classic summer seafood interacts with Hunter Valley whites and cool-season reds. Each pairing reveals something different — how acidity brightens seafood, how texture finds balance, and how a dish can soften or lift a wine in surprising ways.
Alongside the wines, Chef Chiero of Mangia @ Saddler’s presents a petite degustation built around freshness and clean coastal flavours. His approach is straightforward: let the seafood speak, and let the wine carry the conversation further.
The Petite Degustation: Six Seafood Dishes That Highlight Summer Wines
Each course is crafted to explore a specific relationship between wine and seafood:
Nothing heavy. Nothing fussy. Just dishes that show clearly how food elevates wine — and how wine can elevate food in return.
Why This Summer Masterclass Sells Out Every Year
It’s the simplicity and clarity of the experience that people return for. A guided tasting that feels calm, generous and genuinely enjoyable. A chance to learn something new without losing the ease of a holiday afternoon. And the setting — the Barrel Room, cool and atmospheric — offers the ideal contrast to the warmth outside and the ripening vineyards beyond.
For seafood lovers, it’s an opportunity to taste summer at its best. For wine lovers, it’s a refreshing reminder of how much flavour changes with the right pairing. And for anyone spending time in the Hunter Valley during the holiday season, it’s one of those experiences that stays with you long after the last glass.
