Wildwood Guesthouse

Mudgee has more bed and breakfasts than a serial womaniser but the one we didn't want to leave in the morning was Wildwood - a garden oasis set in 150 acres of undulating woodland. It's got four double bedrooms so take some friends and book the whole place out for the weekend: $500 per couple for two nights including a slap-up brekkie of local fruits and eggs made by your affable hosts Anne and Rob. Then, when you come back from a bracing day's hunting and gathering and wobbling off your tandem, they will have a log fire in full flame for you in the sitting room so you can carry on the tastings until the embers die or the bottles dry. A note of caution: be careful your other half doesn't fall completely in love with Anne and Rob's beautiful dogs. We now have an unexpected souvenir from Mudgee in the form of a puppy called Millie. Ye gads