Am well over 60, know my wine and Australia really...

Am well over 60, know my wine and Australia really well, and was very disappointed by this place.

Either 2 or 3 star. Very over rated. The simple displays on the upper level feel as though they've been designed for children.
Rather than some sort of wine education that would add to my knowledge......which is what I had been expecting to a large extent, we found many people enjoying Xmas food and wine, essentially a couple of large Xmas long lunches. The place is more of a convention centre with a feel good of having 100s of wine bottles in close proximity. That's all it is.
Yes, one can taste many Difft wines, but there is little explanation of much use, and pay a HIGH price for the pleasure of tasting.

This place I found to be simply a nice looking convention centre in a nice location. National Wine Centre....I don't think so, but I suppose the meaning of the name is debatable. If they want this wrap tho, in my opinion, then the whole display area needs a complete redesign by someone who understands all the principles involved, and in a way that will draw people in. Nobody else was there, and the centre needs staff who really know there stuff. The service provided to us was also rather ordinary. Unable to answer any sort of detailed question based on whom I spoke to.