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Nearly 50 new cellar door experiences across SA
South Australian tourists can enjoy more new and unique cellar door experiences with 47 projects across the state sharing in more than $200,000 in Marshall Liberal Government funding.
Unique funded projects include interactive wine experiences in the Adelaide Hills, wine barrel tasting pods in McLaren Vale, grapevine charcoal drawing workshops in the Barossa and an audio-visual wine tasting experience in the Clare Valley.
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham said wineries thought outside the square to build their tourism and hospitality offering in accessing the ‘Unique Wine Experiences Fund Grant Program’.
From picture perfect coastline to lush wine country and awesome outback vistas, unearth the wonders of South Australia on these self-drive holidays from Adelaide.
How South Australia became one of the world s most exclusive wine touring destinations
Combining a sense of place with innovative wines, the wine-growing regions of the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale are well worth a visit
Wine tasting with a view at Shaw & Smith winery
Credit: Shaw & Smith winery
It was a sunny spring morning, with hints of mown grass and cherry blossom on the nose. Up on the summit of Mount Lofty, some 12 miles east of Adelaide in South Australia, I could almost hear the sap rising in the vineyards down below.
Before me, running north-south in a band of freshly greened-up, mist-snagged slopes and ridges, lay the Adelaide Hills, one of the New World’s most innovative wine-growing regions where elegant chardonnays and cooler-climate pinots are setting new standards in Australian wine. Before me, too, was a palate-tingling prospect – several days of tasting and eating through South Australia, the state which dominates the Australian wine industry.
Sun-soaked South Australia is home to five-star vineyards, gourmet local produce, striking scenery, and breathtaking wildlife you usually only get to see up-close on TV.
It’s also where you’ll find one of the most incredible food and wine experiences in the world.
The famous Epicurean Way takes in the four iconic regions of McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Barossa and Clare Valley - all a short hop from the boutique capital of Adelaide.
South Australia boasts mouthwatering food and drink, stunning landscapes and lots of native wildlife that you will see in the wild
Famed as Australia’s vineyard city, Adelaide is one of the Great Wine Capitals Of The World, thanks to it being a gateway to incredible winery experiences.
SA Tourism travel blog
You can’t get far without encountering one of our world-famous wine regions. Adelaide is the wine capital of Australia – and one of the nine Great Wine Capitals of the World, along side Bordeaux in France, Napa Valley in the US and Bilbao Rioja in Spain. The network of global wine capitals share a common asset: their internationally renowned wine regions. Pour yourself a glass and check out our guide to South Australia’s top wine regions.
1. Barossa
Seppeltsfield Rd, Barossa
Explore over 80 cellar doors in the Barossa, along with five-star retreats, opulent self-contained accommodation and sumptuous food. Red wine aficionados will be in heaven; enjoy a glass by the fire in winter or outdoors in the leafy shade during summer, spring and autumn. Due to its Mediterranean climate (warm summers and mild winters), the Barossa’s Cabernets and Shiraz’ are unbeatable.