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To our Cheese & Chocolate lovers, following feedback from many of our vendors, the decision has been made to postpone the Hunter Valley Cheese & Chocolate Festival at Hope Estate until 2022 – the new date has been set for Saturday, 23 July 2022.

Owner Michael Hope said, “this has been a tough decision to make given there’s such high demand for activities and events. A lot has changed with COVID, especially with a tasting event like Cheese & Chocolate, along with the changes that our vendors have had to make within their businesses. We realise we have to accommodate for these changes and would rather make this call now and concentrate on making 2022 an amazing experience”.

We’d like to thank all our ticketholders and vendors for their support and understand this decision may come as a disappointment. Tickets will automatically be transferred to the new date. For questions or other information please e-mail aW5mbyB8IGhvcGVlc3RhdGUgISBjb20gISBhdQ==.

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Nothing in life brings joy quite like Cheese and Chocolate. That’s why Hope Estate is thrilled to announce the Hunter Valley Cheese and Chocolate Festival is returning in 2022.

On Saturday 23rd July 2022, customers can experience all the region has to offer when it comes to Cheese and Chocolate, from a creamy gooey Brie to an on the nose Blue, we’ve got it all!

Showcasing local and national artisan producers, the Festival is a great day out filled with Cheese & Chocolate sampling, demonstrations including real Dairy Cow Milking, Chocolate Sculpture and Beer & Cheese Matching, Kids Zone, Boutique Markets, Food Trucks, Hope Estate Wine, Hope Brewery Beer Cave, Hope Distillery's newest Gin and Vodka tasting paddles all set to the backdrop of the Vineyards. Perhaps treat yourself to the VIP Experience with a 2-course set lunch menu with access to private bar on the Top Level Harvest Dining Room overlooking the festival below.

Travellers from all over the region will be flocking to the Hunter Valley to learn how to make chocolate from a master chocolatier or what makes cheese mouldy? All the while enjoying the beautiful surrounds of the Hunter Valley and sipping on Hope Estate’s famous Chocolate Milk Porter!