Wine & Cellar Doors

Mediterranean varietals & a hilltop restaurant

Stephen Pannell's renowned cellar door and restaurant high above McLaren Vale, specialising in Grenache, Tempranillo and other Mediterranean varietals.

An 1854 chapel turned cellar door

Intimate cellar door housed in an 1854 stone chapel on Strout Road, with an adjoining historic cemetery - one of McLaren Vale's most atmospheric tastings.

1853 barn with views over the gorge

Boutique winery by Justin McNamee in an 1853 stone barn overlooking the Onkaparinga Gorge, specialising in Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz.

Italian-Australian family winery since 1979

Three generations of Scarpantonis run this McLaren Flat estate, pouring a broad, affordable range from the veranda with vineyard views.

Cellar door, restaurant & accommodation

Family estate on Kangarilla Road combining a celebrated cellar door, restaurant, conference centre and on-site accommodation, set around a lakeside garden.

Seaview Road family winery

Family-owned cellar door on Seaview Road, McLaren Vale, specialising in old-vine McLaren Vale Shiraz and Grenache.

Young-gun winemaker on McMurtrie Road

Alex Sherrah makes small-batch shiraz, grenache and left-field whites at this unpretentious cellar door on McMurtrie Road.

Red Knot Shiraz & an 1800s barn

Family-owned winery at the entrance to the McLaren Vale township, based around a beautifully restored 1800s ironstone farm barn.

McLaren Flat hilltop with Mount Lofty views

Family winery on Bagshaws Road, McLaren Flat - home to The Currant Shed restaurant and a large cellar door with sweeping Mount Lofty Ranges views.

Wine Spectator favourite on Tatachilla Road

Matt Wenk's boutique Smidge Wines has a Halliday five-red-star rating and has featured in Wine Spectator's Top 100 for ten consecutive years.

Boutique guesthouses on a working vineyard

Six elegantly appointed self-contained guesthouses on a 15-acre working vineyard at Blewitt Springs - plus a shared jacuzzi with vineyard views.

Home of Giant Squid Ink shiraz

A family-run McMurtrie Road cellar door famous for its Giant Squid Ink shiraz.

Middleton tasting room with coffee & cakes

Small McLaren Vale producer with a charming cellar door in the old Middleton general store, open weekends and public holidays.

Heritage 1870s barn overlooking Onkaparinga Gorge

Alan Varney's cellar door sits in a restored 1870s limestone barn on the edge of the Onkaparinga Gorge at Old Noarlunga.

The Grenache Room at Blind Spot Vineyard

Willunga 100's Grenache Room is a grenache-focused tasting space inside a restored 1920s cottage in the Blind Spot Vineyard at Blewitt Springs.

Heritage ironstone cellars

Heritage winery established in 1894, famous for The Angelus Cabernet and the award-winning Harry's Deli bistro in the ironstone cellar.

Family-friendly Douglas Gully winery

Family-owned winery with the Stocks Tasting Room, Coterie Restaurant, native wildlife park and extensive gardens on Douglas Gully Road.

Biodynamic Grenache pioneers

Certified biodynamic and organic estate in the sandy-soil Blewitt Springs sub-region, making Australia's most celebrated old-vine Grenache.

Cellar Door & Kitchen on the Main Road

Family winery with a casual cellar door and kitchen on Main Road, McLaren Flat, known for Chocolate Factory Shiraz and a fun, family-friendly vibe.

Home of the Cube

Fifth-generation family winery famous for the Dead Arm Shiraz and the architecturally striking five-storey d'Arenberg Cube tasting room.

Hatted fine dining at d'Arenberg

d'Arenberg's fine-dining restaurant on Osborn Road - seasonal Fleurieu produce, an epic wine list and sweeping views across the vineyards to the Cube.