 The three recognised subregions of the Hunter Wine Region are Broke Fordwich (registered 2 September 1997), Pokolbin (registered 29 July 2010) and Upper Hunter Valley (registered 29 July 2010).Broke Fordwich surrounds the towns of Broke, Fordwich and Bulga.Some of the oldest vines in the Hunter Valley were planted in 1924 around the village of Fordwich.