Recommended wineries:

Bloodwood: Stephen & Rhonda Doyle. Gravelly soils and a warm north easterly aspect produce fine handcrafted wines.
Griffin Road 02 6362 5631 www.bloodwood.com.au

Brangayne: Pamela & Don Hoskins. Brangayne is proud of its elegant cold climate wines from the vineyards situated in picturesque parklike settings.
49 Pinnacle Road 02 6365 3229 www.brangayne.com

Canobolas-Smith: Murray & Toni Smith. Estate grown and made chardonnay, pinot noir, Alchemy (premium cabernet blend) plus botrytis and sparkling wines.
Cargo Road 02 6365 6113

Ross Hill: Peter and Terri Robson. Hand-picked grapes, olives and snails with environmentally friendly management.
62 Griffin Road 02 6360 0175 www.rosshillwines.com.au

Philip Shaw: Philip has been making wine in Australia for more than 4 decades. The wines are made only from the grapes grown on Koomooloo, a 46ha vineyard planted mostly in 1988/89 next door to Black Sheep Inn.
Caldwell Lane 02 6365 2334 www.philipshaw.com.au

Mayfield Winery: Cellar door at the Schoolhouse Restaurant selling the vineyard's range of award-winning cool-climate wines. Icely Road 02 6365 9295 www.mayfieldvineyard.com

Belgravia @ Union Bank: Wine tastings seven days a week at Corner Sale and Byng Streets.
02 6361 4441 www.unionbank.com.au