The growth of the region has been proportional with the success of the Australian wine industry. Grapes were planted in the Hunter Valley the 1820s, with wine produced since the mid-1800s, though for a long time wine was the sleeper of the local alcohol market. As Australians began to drink more wine in the 1970s, and as our wine reached a wider market overseas, areas such as the Hunter Valley have undergone remarkable growth

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