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From intimate small-group journeys through the Barossa to fully private charters across McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills — every tour is crafted to go beyond the ordinary.

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This Is Not a Standard Wine Tour

Your Way Into South Australia's Greatest Wine Regions

From intimate small-group journeys through the Barossa to fully private charters across McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills tailored to your group — we craft the wine experience that fits you. Our Barossa Valley wine tours include something no other operator offers: private tastings inside working winemakers’ sheds, with the makers themselves.

Small Group or Private

Join our intimate 8-guest Barossa experience, or book a fully private charter across any region — tailored entirely to your group.

Premium Wines, Every Tour

From top-shelf cellar door tastings to curated selections matched to your palate — every tour delivers exceptional wine moments.

2 to 150 Guests

Couples, families, corporate groups — we scale from intimate duos to large-format events without compromising quality.

Three World-Class Regions to select from

Explore South Australia's Great Wine Regions

Adelaide is one of the nine Great Wine Capitals of the World, alongside Bordeaux, Napa Valley, and Bilbao Rioja. Choose your region — or let us guide you.

Which region should I choose for my wine tour?

It depends on your taste. The Barossa is Australia’s most famous wine region and home to our exclusive winemaker shed visits — see our Barossa Valley wine tours for what makes them different. McLaren Vale wine tours offers coastal Shiraz thirty minutes from the city, and the Adelaide Hills wine tours specialise in cool-climate whites and sparkling.

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Three ways to explore South Australia's wine regions

Small Group Tours - semi-private

Every other tour takes you to the front door. We take you through the back.

The only tour in South Australia with access to the private working sheds of world-renowned winemakers who are strictly closed to the public. No showrooms — you’re sitting among the barrels, hearing raw stories from the legends themselves.

  • 7-10 pours at every stop of top-shelf wines the rest of the world has to hunt for.
  • Unreleased wines straight from the barrel to your glass
  • Strictly 8 guests — a semi-private experience that feels like a personal invitation
Small Group Tours - semi-private
Private Tours · From 2 guests

Your group. Your guide. Your day. Your way. Any wine region you choose.

A private vehicle and dedicated guide exclusively for your group — whether it’s just the two of you or your entire family and friends. We build the itinerary around your tastes, your pace, and the region you want to explore.

  • Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, or Adelaide Hills — your pick
  • Fully customisable itinerary with all tastings & lunch included
  • Door-to-door from your accommodation
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Large-scale events across all three wine regions

Large-scale wine tour events through the region's best wineries — planned and managed end to end.

Corporate retreats, milestone birthdays, team celebrations — most operators cap at a minibus. We coordinate groups of any size with full transport through wineries that open exclusively for our events, with full catering and logistics handled end to end.

  • Private venue access at wineries across all three regions
  • Full event coordination — transport, catering, schedule
  • Price drops as your group grows
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What Sets Us Apart

Over 500+ Five-Star Reviews

Rose Kanelos
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We had a fantastic time on our wine tour! We wanted to visit a few wineries in McLaren Vale for our corporate EOFY celebration, and Emma created the perfect itinerary for us — starting at Angove Wines for a tasting, on to Coriole for a delicious lunch, and a final stop at Vale Brewery for some drinks.

A big thank you to our driver Wes as well — he was a great guide throughout the day, and very easy to talk to! We made a last-minute change to our itinerary, and Wes accommodated us without any problems.

Thank you Emma and Wes! We had an amazing time — highly recommend!

Rebecca Sotade
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What an incredible day! My two sisters and I wanted to experience the Adelaide Hills without having to plan a thing, and Emma created the perfect itinerary for us. Every stop felt thoughtfully chosen — from stunning views and food-paired tastings at Mt Lofty Vineyards (our favourite of the day) and Pike & Joyce, to a beautiful long lunch at The Lane Vineyard, finishing at the iconic Bird in Hand.

A huge thank you to Wes, our driver and guide. He was an absolute delight — knowledgeable, funny, relaxed, and full of genuine Aussie charm. He made the whole experience feel effortless and had us laughing throughout the day.

The door-to-door service, excellent communication, beautiful wineries, and seamless organisation made for one of the highlights of our trip to South Australia. We couldn't have asked for a better day and will absolutely be back. Highly recommend!

Ron Batcheldor
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Fabulous day!! We were very well looked after all day, with visits to some of the best ‘boutique’ wineries in the Barossa.

Our host was Wes, and he was friendly, funny, informative and very accommodating. Couldn't have asked for better service, a better selection of wineries, or even a better stop for lunch. Very impressed and very happy!!

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FAQ

How many people are on a small group tour?

Eight. That’s a hard cap, not a guideline.

It matters because of where we go. The working sheds we visit don’t have tasting rooms, and the winemakers who host us won’t take large groups. Eight is what fits, and it’s small enough that you can actually talk to the person pouring.

Worth checking what other operators mean by “small group” — plenty use it for twenty or more.

Our small group tours pick you up from your accommodation around 9:45am and have you home by about 5:30pm. Door to door, a full day.

Private tours run to whatever suits you — it’s your day. In practice most people want to make the most of it, so they land in much the same place: picked up around 10am, home by 5:30pm.

If you’re working around a flight, a check-out or a dinner booking, tell us when you book and we’ll shape the day around it.

It depends on your group size and the time of year.

GroupWinter / cooler monthsSpring & summer
2 people, weekdayA couple of days7 days
2 people, weekend7 days4 weeks
6–10 people4 weeks4 weeks
15–25+ people8 weeks8 weeks

Larger groups need that lead time whatever the season. The makers we visit work out of sheds and only take small numbers, so a bigger group means coordinating several hosts rather than just booking a bigger table.

If your day is fixed — a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding party — book earlier than the guide above. Dates that can’t move are the ones worth protecting.

It comes down to what you drink and what kind of day you want.

Adelaide Hills — if you love whites and sparkling. It’s also the prettiest of the three, which makes it our pick for a couple wanting a slow, romantic day out.

Barossa — if you drink red. It’s also the one for anyone who wants to properly understand wine: sitting with world-class winemakers in their sheds, drinking their best drops. Nothing else in Australia is quite like it. It’s not the region for a big boisterous day, though.

McLaren Vale — if you want fun, a bit of dress-up and a lively atmosphere. The best of the three for a large group of friends or a celebration, and you can finish at the coast.

Yes — wedding parties are a very popular amongst the tours we organise, and we can look after groups of up to 50.

Most end up in McLaren Vale or the Adelaide Hills. Both have the room for a larger group: expansive cellar doors, gardens to spread out in, decks looking out over the valleys. They’re the two regions where fifty people can enjoy themselves without the day turning into a logistics exercise.

It’s a genuinely good thing to do for guests who’ve travelled to be there — a full day of the region at its best, rather than another sit-down meal.

Book well ahead for a group this size. Eight weeks at minimum, and more if your date falls in summer.

Everything — our Adelaide wine tours run on one price, with nothing left to pay on the day.

On our small group tours (strictly 8 guests):

  • All tastings at every stop — 7 to 10 pours of top-shelf wine at each one
  • Unreleased wines poured straight from the barrel
  • Access to private working sheds that are closed to the public
  • A full lunch with a glass of premium wine — a proper meal, not a token platter
  • Door-to-door transport from your accommodation
  • A private vehicle and dedicated guide for the full day
  • Bottled water throughout
  • A full day, not a half one

On private tours, everything above is included except lunch. We leave that open on purpose — private groups usually want to pick their own venue and set their own spend, so we price the day accordingly.

Worth knowing: cellar door tasting fees in South Australia typically run $25 to $35 per person per winery. Across a full day of stops that’s well over $100 a head before you’ve eaten. Ours are all covered.

On our small group tours, yes — a full lunch with a glass of premium wine. A proper sit-down meal, not a token platter.

On private tours, lunch is left out on purpose. Private groups usually want to choose their own venue and set their own spend, so we price the day without it and build the stop around whatever you’d like. Tell us your preference and we’ll book it.

Either way, you won’t be hungry and you won’t be handed a surprise bill you weren’t expecting.

Yes. Airport pick-ups are straightforward and we do them regularly.

It works well if you’re landing in the morning and don’t want to waste the day waiting for a hotel check-in, or if you’re flying out in the evening and would rather spend the last day in the wine country than in a departure lounge. We can carry luggage and drop you at your hotel or back at the terminal at the end.

Just give us your flight number when you book so we can track it and adjust if you’re delayed.

Yes, but private tours only.

It comes down to timing. Ships dock at Outer Harbor and sail on a fixed schedule, and a shared tour can’t guarantee you’re back by a set hour — somebody else’s long lunch shouldn’t be the reason you miss your ship. On a private tour we build the day backwards from your all-aboard time, with a buffer built in.

Tell us your ship, your port times and how many of you there are, and we’ll put together a day that fits the window comfortably.

On private tours, yes — as many as you need. It’s your charter and your day, so the whole thing is built around your group. If your party is spread across three hotels and someone’s staying with family out in the suburbs, we’ll work out a route that collects everyone.

On our small group tours, door-to-door pick-up from your accommodation is included as standard.

Give us the addresses when you book and we’ll plan the morning around them.

Music, absolutely — bring a playlist. It’s one of the best parts of the day, and the run between wineries is better with something on.

Drinks, no. Wineries have stopped allowing vehicles with alcohol on board onto their properties, and many won’t accept the booking at all. It’s the quickest way to have a day fall apart at the gate.

You won’t want to anyway. Stops are about fifteen minutes apart and you’ll be tasting 7 to 10 wines at each one. There isn’t a gap worth filling.

Yes. If you’d rather not have the winery ship it, bring it with you — there’s room on board and it travels back with you to your door.

Shipping is worth considering for larger buys, especially if you’re flying home. Most cellar doors will pack and send it, often with discounted freight on a dozen. But if you’ve bought a few bottles and want them with you tonight, just load them in.

Yes — children travel free on our tours, and we carry baby capsules and booster seats fitted to the vehicle if you need them. Just tell us ages when you book.

Yes. Most of the people on our tours don’t, and the ones who enjoy the day most are usually the ones who came in knowing nothing.

Nobody is going to test you. You won’t be asked to identify anything, and there’s no right answer to “what do you think?” beyond whether you like it. The winemakers we visit would far rather talk to someone curious than someone performing expertise — it’s the questions from beginners that get the best stories out of them.

What you’ll actually learn is what you like, which is the only part that matters. By the third stop most people can tell you why one Shiraz tastes different from the last. That’s the whole thing.

Come with an open mouth and no homework.

Yes — and not for the reason most people expect. The value isn’t the driving. It’s knowing where to go.

There are hundreds of cellar doors across the Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. Choosing four of them off a website is guesswork, and the day you get is whichever day you happened to book.

Think about what that means. You spend an afternoon somewhere pouring big reds when you drink white. You and your partner want different things and neither of you gets it. You care more about the view than the varietal, and nobody told you which cellar doors have one. You reach lunchtime and find the places worth eating at were booked out a month ago.

Matching a day to the actual people in the car — what they drink, what they came for, what they’d rather be looking at — takes someone who does it full time. That’s what you’re paying for, and it’s the difference between a good day and the right one.

 
 
 

Comfortable, and dressed for the weather more than the occasion.

Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale — neat casual. The cellar doors are polished and you’ll be on decks and in gardens, so most people dress up slightly without overthinking it.

Barossa — super casual. You’re further into the country and spending part of the day in working sheds, so dress practically. Closed shoes are a good idea.

Whatever the season, bring a layer. Cellar doors and barrel rooms are kept cool year-round, and the Hills run several degrees colder than the city.

Yes, and make it a proper one.

We pick up around 9:45am and lunch usually lands near 1pm, so there’s a good few hours of tasting before your first meal. Coffee and a slice of toast won’t hold you.

A solid breakfast slows the alcohol down and keeps your palate working, which means you’re still enjoying the wine at the fourth stop rather than just getting through it.

No, never. There’s no obligation to buy anything, anywhere on the day.

We pay every guest’s tasting fees in advance, before you arrive. The winery is already covered for your tasting, so nothing is riding on whether you walk out with a bottle. Nobody is working you.

Buy wine because you found something you love and want it at home. That’s the only reason worth buying on.

No. Tipping isn’t expected in Australia, on wine tours or anywhere else.

Guides and hospitality staff here are paid a proper wage, so there’s no shortfall you’re quietly making up. Nobody will be offended, nobody is calculating a percentage, and your guide won’t think anything of it.

If you’ve had a great day and want to do something, leave a review and mention your guide by name. That’s worth more to a small operator than cash.

Our small group Barossa tours run with a minimum of one — if you’re travelling alone, the day still goes ahead. You’re never left waiting to find out whether enough people joined to make it viable.

Private tours have a minimum of two.

So whether you’re on your own, a couple, or a group of eight, there’s a tour that runs. Nothing gets cancelled on you the night before because the numbers didn’t come together.

Any day, honestly — though midweek has quiet advantages.

Cellar doors are less busy Monday to Thursday, which means more time with the people pouring and less waiting around. Weekends have more atmosphere if you want a buzz, but they book out further ahead and you’ll be sharing the room.

The one catch midweek is that some cellar doors close on the quieter days. On a tour that’s our problem rather than yours — we build the day around what’s genuinely open.

Yes, and more people do every year.

Cellar doors have moved quickly on this. Most now offer proper non-alcoholic alternatives, so you sit at the same table, taste through the same flight and take part in the same conversation — yours just isn’t alcoholic. It’s not a glass of water while everyone else has the experience.

It works well for designated drivers who’d rather not drive anyway, anyone who’s pregnant, people on medication, and plenty who simply don’t drink and still want the day.

Let us know when you book so we can flag it ahead with each stop.