This blog was created in collaboration with Take Me Home Posters, a proud Hunter Valley business and supporter of the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association. Take Me Home Travel Posters supported the association by providing two artworks for the 2025/2026 Guide covers.
Meet 'Take Me Home - Travel Posters'
Take Me Home Travel Posters is a Hunter Valley based art brand creating original illustrated travel posters that celebrate Australia's most iconic destinations, with the Hunter Valley wine region at the heart of the collection. Inspired by the golden age of vintage travel posters, each design is created, printed and packaged locally, making them a genuinely Australian made souvenir.
The brand was founded by Mercedes and Pierre, a Hunter Valley couple who know the region inside out. Mercedes brings the designs to life, capturing the landscapes, wildlife and wine culture that make this region unlike anywhere else in Australia while Pierre manages a group of handpicked retailers around New South Wales. "We wanted to create something visitors could hang on their wall and feel that same joy they felt standing in the vineyard," the pair explain. "A photo on your phone usually gets forgotten. A beautiful piece of local art becomes part of your home."
There's a familiar feeling every visitor knows. You've spent a weekend among the vines, watched hot air balloons drift over Pokolbin at sunrise, lingered over a long lunch with a glass of Hunter Semillon, and then, somewhere on the drive back down Wine Country Drive, you wish you could take a piece of it with you. Now you can, and it fits in your suitcase.
Two Posters, One Goal to Support the Valley
Take Me Home Travel Posters has partnered with the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association, supplying two of its most loved Hunter Valley designs for the official visitor guide.
Hunter Valley 'Day Cruise' captures the classic Hunter road trip: a vintage MG cruising past the famous "Welcome to Wine Country" sign, vineyards rolling away to the Brokenback Range. It's every weekend escape from Sydney or Newcastle, distilled into one playful illustration.
Hunter Valley 'Balloon Sunrise' celebrates the region's most magical morning ritual: hot air balloons floating over misty vineyards at dawn. Anyone who has set a 4am alarm for a Hunter Valley balloon flight will recognise that golden light instantly.
Both posters, along with the full Hunter Valley collection of nearly twenty designs featuring kangaroos among the vines, Semillon grapes, cellar door scenes and vineyard sunsets, are available at takemehomeposters.com.au.
Why Local Art Matters for Wine Country
The Hunter Valley is Australia's oldest wine region, and its identity has always been shaped by the people who live and work here: winemakers, chefs, balloon pilots, tour guides and, now, local artists. When visitors choose a locally designed and printed poster over a generic souvenir, they're supporting the same community that poured their wine and cooked their lunch. It's also a different kind of memory. A Hunter Valley poster in a Sydney apartment, a Melbourne kitchen or a living room in London is a daily reminder of the region, and often the quiet nudge that plans the next visit. In that sense, every poster that leaves the valley is a little ambassador for Hunter Valley wine country.
Where to Find Take Me Home Posters
Online: Shop the full range of Hunter Valley posters, wine themed art prints and Australian travel posters at takemehomeposters.com.au, with delivery across Australia and worldwide. Posters start from $35 and ship safely in protective tubes, perfect for interstate and international visitors.
In the region: Look out for Take Me Home Posters at local markets and selected Hunter Valley stockists, and keep an eye on the Hunter Valley Visitor Information Centre at 455 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin, for regional guides and local product.
Whether you're searching for Hunter Valley souvenirs, a gift for the wine lover in your life, unique Australian wall art or a memento of your Pokolbin weekend, a locally made travel poster is a piece of wine country you can genuinely take home.
Planning your Hunter Valley visit? Explore accommodation, cellar doors, dining and experiences at winecountry.com.au.