Emma's Cottage Cellar Door
Highlights
- Savour premium boutique wines crafted from seven onsite grape varieties at Emma's Cottage Cellar Door.
- Relax outdoors with a glass of Alter Wines while enjoying serene views of the surrounding property.
- Indulge in gourmet provisions from the Larder Menu, perfectly paired with your wine tasting experience.
- Explore the charming gift store for unique finds that celebrate the essence of Hunter Valley wine culture.
Emma’s Cottage is one of the smallest vineyards in the Hunter Valley and produces premium boutique wines from the seven different varieties of grapes grown onsite. Today, the head winemaker Richard Done uses both grapes on the grounds and sourced locally to produce Alter Wines.
Visit Emma’s Cottage Cellar Door for a wine tasting of Alter Wines and to shop the gift store.
The Cellar Door is open for wine tastings. Enjoy your tasting in the Cellar Door or choose from their outdoor tables overlooking the surrounding property. Visitors can also stop by for a glass of wine and choose from a selection of gourmet provisions on their Larder Menu, while they sip and enjoy the serenity of the property.
Emma’s Cottage was bought by Mulpha Group, owners of Bimbadgen winery in Pokolbin, in 2021 and in 2022, with the expertise of the wider wine-making team, launched a new wine brand and Cellar Door at Emma’s Cottage. A new take on Hunter Valley wine, they are the proud home of Bimbadgen’s alter-ego: Alter Wines.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
Physical – Mobility
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)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- 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)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- Wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height).
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- Portable commode chairs are available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
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