Overview
Stop At: Barossa Valley, SA, AustraliaStart your day by being picked up from your Adelaide CBD accommodation around 9:15am in a luxurious tour vehicle. Along the way to the first winery, your wine guide will familiarize you with the region and its roots, along with Adelaide's other main wine producing regions. After a leisurely 60 minute drive you arrive in wine country, where you will get to taste premium wine from the best boutique producers as led by passionate and knowledgeable locals. Wineries visited could include the truly gluggable wines at Yelland & Papps, historic Langmeil, or custodians of the "Command" vineyard at Elderton to name but a few.During the first two winery visits you will get to try a good selection of premium wines which truly represent the region, and your guide will get to know you and your tastes in wine. The rest of the day will be planned out accordingly, to the tastes of individuals within the group as best as possible. Duration: 2 hoursStop At: Harvest Kitchen, 284 Magnolia Rd, Vine Vale SA 5352, AustraliaAfter the second winery of the day, it's off to lunch at one of the regions best restaurants. Sit back and relax as a tasting-menu selection of the best dishes from the ever-changing seasonal menu are brought to your table to share with your choice of premium beverage.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutesStop At: Barossa Valley, Barossa Valley, South AustraliaFollowing lunch you will enjoy wine tasting at two more wineries, meeting the locals, uncovering the history of the region, and enjoying world-class Shiraz. We'll take you off the beaten path to make sure you get a deep understanding of the real Barossa Valley. Wineries could include the light and aromatic wines at Izway, the forward thinking winemakers at Tscharke, big flavour-packed wines at Gibsons, or any number of micro-producer your wine guide has special access to. Special requests such as Maggie Beers Farm, the Barossa Valley Cheese Company, and also a local lookout are often made part of the day should guests desire.At the end of the tour, you are transported back to your accommodation at around 5:30pm along with anything you may have purchased during the day.Duration: 2 hoursSample Menu • Harvest sourdough w fennel salt butter & pickles • Torzi-Mathews marinated local olives • Labneh with spiced chickpeas and charred flatbread • Roasted baby beets with fresh curd and blood orange • Truffled local mushrooms with soft parmesan polenta • Slow cooked lamb shoulder with Jerusalem artichokes
Supplier Name
Small Batch Wine Tours
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Not wheelchair accessible,Minimum age is 18 years,A maximum of 6 people per booking,A minimum of 2 people per booking is required to confirm departure,Service animals allowed,Near public transportation,Not recommended for pregnant travelers,No heart problems or other serious medical conditions,Most travelers can participate,This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers,Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff,Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas,Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized,Guides required to regularly wash hands,Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms,We are Certified COVID-Safe as per Australian and South Australian Government regulations.
Inclusions:
Tasting fees at the wineries,Multi-course lunch with your choice of premium beverage,Passionate and knowledgeable wine guide,Hotel pickup and drop-off,Luxury transfers,Entry/Admission - Harvest Kitchen
Exclusions:
Take home wine (available to purchase)
We live in Adelaide and wanted to experience out of the way boutique vineyards and wineries that were pushing the envelope to producing small batch quality wines.
Matthew our guide arranged to take us to four family wineries that allowed us to experience the highs and lows of producing high quality wines that the multinational wine makers focused only on profits. Matthew’s knowledge of the region the winemakers and the process of wine making provided an exceptional understanding with layman terms to technical wine making challenges.
This is a one of a kind experience.
Matthew looked after everything from wine tasting charges when they applied to lunch to transport.
Whether you live in Adelaide or are visiting the Barossa if you don’t do this tour you haven’t experienced the best.
Reviewed by: Saleem_J, 09/04/2021 12:00:00 AM
Only a small group of 3. My daughter and I were on our first holiday together since before she had become a mother (13 and 10 year olds) and she wanted to see the Barossa.
I have been on many a wine tour in the different states of Australia and in other countries.
Choosing Small Batch Tours and then meeting Matt proved to be a wonderful choice. He is very polite and very friendly - and knows his wines.
We drank, we ate, we laughed and sometimes laughed till we cried.
A great day of wine, stories and friendship. Worth every cent and more mate!!
Reviewed by: stvbmfrd, 06/28/2021 12:00:00 AM
Our experience with Matt will go down as one of the best times we have had as a family. It was well thought out, well organised and beautifully executed. Matt is the consummate conversationalist, engaging and informative delighting both adults and the children with his stories and anecdotes. Each winery we visited was unique, with friendly, welcoming staff and every wine tasting was individual. Special mention to the team at Z wines for treating the kids to their own little food and beverage experience that they thoroughly enjoyed. We highly recommend taking one of Matt’s tours, you won’t de disappointed!
Reviewed by: 507richendap, 04/11/2021 12:00:00 AM
What a great day and a lot of fun with Matt...his knowledge and stories were a great start to our trip and then he took us to a variety of wineries and iconic locations that made for a fantastic experience...highly recommended for those that have a short time in the area or want to see and experience a few off the track places in the Barossa.
Reviewed by: GeoffS1050, 03/27/2021 12:00:00 AM
What a great day! Matt picked us up at our hotel in a beautiful Mercedes van. His knowledge about Adelaide, wine and the regions was impressive and interesting. We got to go to smaller wineries that were passionate and authentic about what they did without all the arrogance of the big name brands. The wineries we went to were expertly selected, our lunch was delicious and in a beautiful location and the whole day was educational and fun. Thanks Matt! Ps I now love red wine
Reviewed by: patricialehfeldt, 02/27/2021 12:00:00 AM
