Pavan

Joined July 2026 295 articles

Pavan is the editor of AustralianSecret, publishing fact-checked guides to Australia's hidden places, road trips, stays and Sydney's best cafés. He researches and compiles every guide against official and public sources before publishing, and updates them as conditions change. Photography is a mix of original and licensed images.

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Wineries

Artemis Wines

The Highlands’ friendliest stop — family-grown cool-climate wines and wood-fired pizza, first cellar door off the Hume.

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Courabyra Wines

Australia’s alpine wine country at its best — a 4.9-star cellar door pouring Tumbarumba sparkling above the Snowy Valleys.

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Centennial Vineyards

The Highlands’ grand estate — cool-climate sparkling and Pinot five minutes from Bowral, with the region’s most famous vineyard lunch.

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Mortimers Wines

Orange’s highest-rated cellar door — a 4.9-star family estate pouring cool-climate wines ten minutes from town.

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Ross Hill Wines

Orange’s carbon-neutral pioneer — altitude Chardonnay and Pinot from a 4.8-star family cellar door on the Canobolas slopes.

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First Ridge Wines

Mudgee’s little Italy — Sangiovese and Fiano poured from a red shipping-container cellar door with sunset views over the vines.

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Lowe Family Wine Co

Mudgee’s organic flagship — a zero-waste farm, the famous Block 5 Shiraz and one of country NSW’s best long lunches.

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Peterson House

The Hunter’s house of bubbles — méthode traditionnelle sparkling, a lakeside tasting room and the valley’s famous sparkling breakfast.

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Ivanhoe Wines

Three generations of Hunter winemaking under the Brokenback Range — verandah tastings, rich Shiraz and one of Pokolbin’s highest ratings.

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Pepper Tree Wines

One of the Hunter’s most decorated cellar doors — single-vineyard wines from four Australian regions, poured in garden grounds on…

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