McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Peninsula winery experiences & wine tours

You can bring a bus tour to Lazy Ballerina for either a morning or afternoon visit.  We can host your guests weekends mornings between 10:00am to 11am or afternoons from 3pm.  Your guests will enjoy a flight of 6x Lazy Ballerina wines for $10 per person, redeemable on purchase. Which one will become your new favourite? Accepting online bookings for tastings with a group size of 10- 25 people.  If you group size is larger than this, please send us an email enquiry.  We'd love to make special arrangements for you. 

OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY 11am - 5pm EASTER 2022: WE WILL BE CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 15TH OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 11am -5pm  Please include any children in your booking numbers, you can leave a note on the next booking page confirming number of children vs adults Tastings are 45 minutes long Maximum of 6 people per group booking

Seated Tasting - Expect a warm welcome to our tiny cellar door - in what was the front bedroom of a 3 roomed historic cottage located on McMurtrie Road McLaren Vale. A relaxed tasting of current release wines with our winemaker and passionate cellar door team. 1 – 6 people. Allow 45 minutes. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Our unique ‘Explore, Wine & Dine’ experience is like no other. Be taken on a guided tour of discovery where you will learn about our winery’s history whilst being introduced to the future of our region and the importance of what we are doing to ensure it. This educational tour of our Estate property in McLaren Flat showcases how the decisions made by our founders almost 40 years ago have had a positive and sustainable impact on the way we produce our wines today, whilst also providing a true insight into the modern and innovative steps we have taken to protect, support and strengthen our, and our region’s, future. After exploring our vineyards and winery, you will be hosted to a private, personalised tasting, featuring many of the wines that were discussed throughout the tour, where you can take the opportunity to find out more intricate details about our winemaking process and philosophy.

In the comfort of our Tasting Room, overlooking our fully functioning winery, let us guide you through the Ancient Soils Tasting.  This tasting showcases four different 2019 Shiraz samples that have been grown in four different soil profiles from the McLaren Vale region.  Each unique Shiraz will feature it's own individual set of flavours and characteristics that are a reflection of the soils they're grown in. This tasting is for anyone who wants to learn something new - no matter what level of wine education you may have. 

Hosted wine tastings are available by appointment 7 days a week between 11am - 4pm. Maximum group size is 20 and each tasting runs for approximately 45 minutes (pending group size). We invite you to taste through our diverse and award-winning range of wines with our passionate, experienced staff. Or, simply take some time out to enjoy a glass of wine in our gorgeous courtyard garden where you will be able to soak up the stunning views of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges. All Shottesbrooke wines are made in our winery, located onsite, uniquely situated right next door to our tasting room. So no matter where you are at Shottesbrooke, you're right where the action is!

Vine Shed Members Only - Introductory Wine Tasting Experience. Enjoy a  selection of 6 Estate Wines seated on the deck, the best location at the cellar door! Maximum of 2 people - Please input the discount code provided into the discount/voucher box, thank you. If you have others that would like to join you for a paid tasting please book this in separately or conctact us cellar door 0487 332 264 or email [email protected]   $12 is not redeemable          

Join us for a seated tasting in our cosy cellar door located on McMurtrie Road in McLaren Vale. We will guide you through our range of unique and distinctive small batch wines. Maximum bookings are 8 people and run for about 45 minutes. A $10 tasting fee per person is redeemable on purchase.  

Group lunches designed to share (minimum 2x guests / maximum 45x guests). For your special occasion we will host you at Lazy Ballerina you can enjoy our beautiful gardens and rural vista views with your friends and family. We take booking for Saturdays & Sundays*.  *10% surcharge on Public Holidays. We have two sitting times, early 11.45am/12pm arrival or late, 2pm/2.15pm arrival for a 2 hour lunch service.  We feed your group until you can take no more pizza :)  Adults are $45pp. Under 15's are $20pp. Under 7 for $12pp.  Sit back, relax and let us 'feed you'. Gluten free, vegan + vegetarian can be catered for.  Our gardens are perfect for children to run around and play, in fact they love it while you sit back and relax with family and friends. Plus we're a dog friendly venue too. 

Wed - Sun Dates vary- Bookings not available if a private event is in place. Enjoy a casual sit down tasting of a selection of 6 estate wines. Why not get something to eat as well Try our Vine Shed wood oven pizza`s Thur-Sun, or tapas & platters Wed-Sun Italian desserts, and espresso coffee also available at the bar.   For more than 16 people please contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 or email [email protected] $12 is not redeemable  

The Blending Bench is a hands on, interactive experience where you play winemaker. A palette of wine parcels, each with distinctive flavours and textures, are melded in search of balance, fullness and finesse. We did the physical work – picking, crushing, fermenting, foot treading, basket pressing and barrel ageing, and you get to create a wine that is truly unique. You then bottle, name and label a 750ml sample to take home and show off to your friends.

Wed - Sun Dates vary- Bookings not available if a private event is in place. Take a seat, overlooking the vineyard while indulging in a selection of 12 estate wines. After your tasting experience why not enjoy a grazing platter, tapas or wood oven pizza  (pizzas Thur-Sun), Italian pastries & cakes, non-alcoholic drinks, and espresso coffee also available at the bar. Bookings for more than 8 people, please contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 or email [email protected] $22 is not redeemable

Dates are available if there are no private events in place or fully booked. Set shared menu for 20+ people is required,  thank you!  3 HOUR MINIMUM REQUIRED More than 30 people please contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 VINE SHED 3 COURSE "LONG LUNCH " SET SHARE MENU $10 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT REQUIRED PER PERSON ADULTS | OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE $55  KIDS 5 -12 $30 UNDER 5 $0 REMAINING AMOUNT TO BE PAID ON THE DAY ACCORDING TO ATTENDANCE AS ONE SINGLE TRANSACTION BEFORE FOOD IS SERVED OUT. Includes, antipasto share platters, 2 arancini balls per person & unlimited chefs selection of pizzas to share **Please note if your booking falls on a Sunday or a public holiday, your remaining amount on the day will incur a 10% surcharge ** We suggest paying this in full prior to your booking date if you wish to avoid this surcharge, contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 Please see menu details below food pictures.   Gluten free V/V options available, please advise in special requirements box (we are unable to cater for celiac dietary requirements, sorry)   PLEASE SELECT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE FOR YOUR TABLE,THE DATE & THE TIME.  Include in special requirements box the number of adults, kids between 5 & 12 and kids under 5, as well as any dietary requirements. If you do not recieve the confirmation, please check your spam or junk folder  Please attend the date and time selected, if you need to cancel the booking or reschedule please contact the Vine Shed Cellar Door 0487 332 264 or by email [email protected] Thank you!

Dates vary- Bookings not available if a private event is in place. Book a seat for lunch or drinks Tapas & Platter's Wed - Sun Pizza's Thur - Sun For 15 - 20 people for lunch, please book one of the Set Menu options on the main booking page. For more than 20 people please contact the cellar door on the below number or email LUNCH MENU Gluten free V/V options available, please advise in special requirements box PLEASE SELECT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE FOR YOUR TABLE,THE DATE & THE TIME.  If you do not recieve the confirmation, please check your spam or junk folder  Please attend the date and time selected, if you need to cancel the booking or reschedule please contact the Vine Shed Cellar Door 0487 332 264 or by email [email protected] Thank you!

Dates are available if there are no private events in place or fully booked. Set shared menu for 15-20 people is required,  thank you!  3 HOUR MINIMUM REQUIRED More than 20 people please select 3 COURSE SET MENU or contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 VINE SHED 2 COURSE "LONG LUNCH " SET SHARE MENU $10 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT REQUIRED PER PERSON ADULTS | OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE $45  KIDS 5 -12 $20 UNDER 5 $0 REMAINING AMOUNT TO BE PAID ON THE DAY ACCORDING TO ATTENDANCE AS ONE SINGLE TRANSACTION BEFORE FOOD IS SERVED OUT. Includes, 2 arancini balls per person & unlimited chefs selection of pizzas to share **Please note if your booking falls on a Sunday or a public holiday, your remaining amount on the day will incur a 10% surcharge ** We suggest paying this in full prior to your booking date if you wish to avoid this surcharge, contact the cellar door 0487 332 264 Please see menu details below food pictures. Gluten free V/V options available, please advise in special requirements box (we are unable to cater for celiac dietary requirements, sorry) PLEASE SELECT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE FOR YOUR TABLE,THE DATE & THE TIME.  Include in special requirements box the number of adults, kids between 5 & 12 and kids under 5, as well as any dietary requirements. If you do not recieve the confirmation, please check your spam or junk folder  Please attend the date and time selected, if you need to cancel the booking or reschedule please contact the Vine Shed Cellar Door 0487 332 264 or by email [email protected] Thank you!

Join us for a guided wine flight seated in the DOWIE DOOLE Tasting Pod.  A choice of three wine flights hosted by a DOWIE DOOLE member of staff.  Wine flight will take approximately 45 minutes and will included six wines. Cost of wine flight is redeemable upon purchase.  Please note: Due to the nature of the current restrictions, we require 24 hours notice for cancellations. No-shows and cancellations less than 24 hours before booking will not be refunded. 

A self-guided tasting flight packaged as a picnic hamper pack to enjoy outside on the lawn.  Included:  - Picnic Rug  - 2 Glasses - A choice of 6 x 100ml tasting samples, from Highlight's, Red's, or White's and Rosé - Full tasting notes - Build your own platter of four items This is for two people.  Please note: Due to the nature of the current restrictions, we require 24 hours notice for cancellations. No-shows and cancellations less than 24 hours before booking will not be refunded.  

Discover a broad expression of 23rd Street Distillery's flagship craft spirit - Gin. From a vibrant botanical gin through to an intriguing barrel-ages style. Served with tonic water. Signature Gin Navy Strength Gin Barrel Aged Gin

A beer tasting experience that will invigorate your senses. Featuring hop-heavy, warming and full-bodied craft beers from the bold Fox Hat Brewing range: Lusty Lager Metric IPA Red Pelt Phat Mongrel Full Mongrel

A flight of five prime spirits showcasing the handcrafted range by 23rd Street Distillery in Renmark. Served with soda water. Australian Vodka Riverland Rose Vodka Signature Gin Not Your Nanna's Brandy Hybrid Whisk(e)y

The Icon Tasting Experience at Chapel Hill is an innovative and immersive food and wine, educational experience for groups.  It is a seated tasting in our 153-year-old Chapel of our four flagship red wines, matched to locally sourced food, hosted by our knowledgeable and personable staff. It is the only offering of its kind in the region and was awarded Gourmet Traveller Wine Australia’s Best Cellar Door Awards 2017 “Best Additional Experience – McLaren Vale”. Duration: 45 minutes Charge: $15 per person (fully redeemable if two or more bottles of Icon wine are purchased).

Expect a warm welcome, delicious wines, and an unpretentious atmosphere - so feel free to ask as many questions as you like! Sip, swirl and savour a winemaker-chosen selection of our currently available wines. This usually numbers between 5 and 7 different wines. Enjoy an unhurried tasting of our range at hand directly with the winemaker and often the family including the wine cat too! We only ever host one group at a time. You have our full attention! The tasting fee for our Classic Tasting experience is $10pp, fully redeemable on the purchase of a Sun Lovers Wine Club Membership. Groups of 2-10 most welcome by appointment. We recommend you allow 1 hour for your tasting. All of our tasting experiences include filtered water and the provision of spittoons. We encourage you to drink well - not to excess.  

The moon and nature are key contributors to Gemtree’s wines. Take a walk with us as we demystify biodynamics with a bite to eat and a glass of wine – of course!  Learn about biodynamic grape growing and wine making during a relaxing guided tour of Gemtree’s Biodynamic Hut, and see firsthand how this philosophy is applied in the vineyards. Complete your tour with a delicious regional picnic pack featuring some of the Vale’s finest produce, cheeses, condiments and locally baked breads along with a glass of Gemtree Regional Wine.

At Wirra Wirra we’re sticking our necks out to offer the ultimate Shiraz experience with a selection of our best Shiraz's and museum wines. And if that doesn’t get you we know the chocolate platter will. Come behind the scenes with an intimate winery tour, learn about barrel ageing in our historic Ironstone Cellars, and taste five of our best Shiraz's including a rare museum wine in Trott’s Original Cellar Door. Your chance to share in the illustrious history of Wirra Wirra and taste the very best of McLaren Vale's most famous varietal, all matched with the tantalising flavours of a selection of chocolates by Chef Tom Boden. The more adventurous guests will also have the opportunity to ring our iconic ¾ tonne Angelus Bell and hear your efforts peal out across McLaren Vale. Guests will receive 10% discount on orders and complimentary freight on shipping to anywhere in Australia.

Bring your camera. This is the coolest, most Instagrammable yet most fun and laid back wine tasting in South Australia. Picture you and your crew standing amongst the vines of McLaren Vale, high on a hill with views like a painting. Add in a line up of exceptional wines from Aphelion Wine Co. artfully arranged on the back of a real work ute. A stunningly elegant glass in your hand and a Spring breeze in your hair. With wines this good, it will be hard to spit but if you need to, the grass is your spittoon! Aphelion’s highly awarded winemaker Rob Mack is your host for this leisurely and unpretentious tasting where you can ask all the questions you have ever wanted to ask a winemaker. No sharing either – it is exclusively for one group at a time. You will have Rob’s full attention for the duration of your tasting, usually about an hour. Feel free to bring a picnic to enjoy after. We can sell wine by the glass for you to enjoy as you take in the view and your orders will be conveniently shipped to your door.  If there is difficult weather, such as rain or extreme heat, this tasting will be relocated to be a seated tasting at Aphelion HQ, in Willunga.  All of our tasting experiences include filtered water and the provision of spittoons (in this case, it’s the grass!). The tasting fee for our Back Of The Ute “Vineyard Cellar Door” Tasting experience is $40pp, fully redeemable on the purchase of a Sun Lovers Wine Club Membership. Groups of 4-50 most welcome by appointment. We recommend you allow 1 hour for your tasting. All of our tasting experiences include filtered water and the provision of spittoons (in this case, it’s the grass!). We encourage you to drink well - not to excess

Discover the flora, fauna and wildlife of Gemtree along the Gemtree Ecotrail. Learn about biodynamic grape growing and wine making at the Biodynamic Hut, enjoy a tutored tasting of Gemtree’s wines, and indulge in a private dining experience prepared by the award-winning chefs at the nearby Salopian Inn.   The Wine and Wander tour begins at Gemtree’s Tasting Room where you are greeted with a glass of sparkling wine, unparalleled views across McLaren Vale to the sea and your own personal tour guide. Before your epicurean lunch and leisurely stroll through Gemtree’s Ecotrail, you will be treated to a personalised explanation of Gemtree’s organic and biodynamic philosophies and private wine tasting experience.    The Gemtree Ecotrail has been lovingly restored from a degraded creek line into a biodiverse conservation area with six interlinking dams and 50,000 native plants over 10 hectares. Your secluded dining table is at the end of the Ecotrail, under majestic gum trees surrounded by native Australian bushland – a haven for native birds, plants and animals. An unforgettable food and wine experience in unforgettable surroundings.

A full immersion into Wirra Wirra’s vineyards, winemaking and old cellars. Learn the secrets behind Wirra Wirra’s biodynamic vineyards with a hosted tour of the Scrubby Rise and Chook Block vineyards, taste biodynamic wines on the Wirra Wirra jetty, learn barrel ageing via a tour of the original ironstone cellars, and taste five of Wirra Wirra’s best wines complemented with a regional antipasto platter. Finish with a two-course lunch and matched wine from Harry’s Deli.

Our small group tours depart Adelaide 7 days a week from Adelaide CBD.  Departing from Victoria Square we head straight to McLaren Vale for structured tastings at the beautiful Chapel Hill winery. We then make our way to the main street of McLaren Vale for some more South Australian delights. Here there is the opportunity to visit Hardys for more wine tasting, the Fruchocs factory for a well known sweet treat or, sample some tasty almond varieties at the Almond Train. There's even time to do all three!  If you would prefer to sit back and relax with a coffee, you can do that too! Time to visit our last winery - the quaint Shingleback wInery for more sumptuous wine tasting.

Explore the Barossa Valley with Taste the Barossa and you will enjoy a day tasting some of the best food and wine in Australia. We start the day at a relaxing 9am picking you up at your accommodation or a pre arranged point in Adelaide or Glenelg (8.30am). We make our way out of Adelaide through the Adelaide Hills with our first stop the famous Whispering Wall where you will be fascinated by its famous acoustic qualities.

Return transfers to Adelaide CBD, Glenelg, Southern suburbs - other areas please check Full day tour with 915-930 pick up (McLaren Vale 10 am approx) SHARED USE of our Airconditioned Mercedes Benz luxury transport Rated No 1 on Trip Advisor for McLaren Vale winery tour Small group with maximum of 8 passengers Fully accredited tour operators who live in McLaren Vale with local knowledge   Complimentary chilled water Private tastings with a winemaker (subject to availability) Behind the scenes winery tour (subject to availability) Delicious regional lunch platters included We are the McLaren Vale specialists!!! Minimum age 18 years

EXCLUSIVE USE of our luxury airconditioned  Mercedes Benz Vehicle Return transfers to Adelaide CBD, Glenelg, Southern Suburbs - other areas please check Full day wine tour with 915-930 pick up (10am approx McLaren Vale) Fully accredited drivers with local knowledge Complimentary chilled water Private tastings with a winemaker (subject to availability) Behind the scenes winery tour (subject to availability) Free entrance to The Cube at D’Arenberg Winery Delicious regional lunch platters