Australia
Barossa Valley
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Old Shiraz vines, German settler towns, and cellar doors that still pour a taste. Eden Valley is the cooler rim.
Map
- When to go
- October–April. Summer heat is real. Winter cellar doors stay open.
- Grapes
- Shiraz · Grenache · Riesling
Tasting rooms
Cellar doors want a booking on weekends. Two is a day. The old vines are the point, not a sixth Shiraz.
Seppeltsfield
Seppeltsfield
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The palm avenue and the centennial tawny. A first Barossa day.
Book the tasting. Walk the avenue after.
Shiraz · Seppeltsfield
Yalumba
Angaston
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Old family cellar door. A range, not one icon bottle.
Book. Angaston is a good town to sleep in.
Shiraz · Viognier · Yalumba
Rockford
Tanunda
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Basket press, old vines, and a door that still feels like a shed.
Book. Small. Worth it.
Shiraz · Grenache · Rockford
Torbreck
Marananga
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Old-vine Shiraz and a cellar door that pours the serious bottles.
Appointment. Don't add a third icon after this.
Shiraz · Grenache · Torbreck
Henschke
Keyneton
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Hill of Grace country, Eden Valley side. A different Barossa.
Write well ahead. If they say no, drink it in Adelaide.
Shiraz · Riesling · Henschke
Itinerary
Valley floor, then Eden
2 days
One day of Shiraz. One morning of Riesling if you can.
Day 1
Seppeltsfield and Rockford
Two doors. Lunch in Tanunda.
Day 2
Henschke or a Riesling door
Eden Valley. Then stop.
Barossa Shiraz at 15% adds up. Spit, or stay in the valley.
Business inquiries
Have a room in Barossa Valley?
Featured placement, your booking link, ninety days. Drinkers stay free.
Business inquiries