mclaren vale wine tour
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Step off the beaten path and explore McLaren Vale like a local. Our premium small-group McLaren Vale wine tour takes you beyond the crowded cellar doors to discover boutique, often sustainably focused wineries that few visitors ever find. With a maximum of six guests, you’ll enjoy a relaxed, intimate day of tasting and learning in one of South Australia’s most celebrated wine regions.

You’ll taste traditional Shiraz alongside a delicate Grenache; we’ll  introduce you to Mediterranean varieties such as Fiano, Graciano, or Nero d’Avola. From progressive, minimal-intervention winemakers to multi-generation family estates, we handpick from a selection of personally vetted tasting rooms that showcase McLaren Vale’s incredible diversity and spirit of innovation.

This isn’t just a tasting—it’s a chance to deepen your wine knowledge. Discover how oak aging shapes a wine, why Grenache is thriving in McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate, or how minimal-intervention practices highlight terroir. Our aim is for you to leave not only with a smile, but also with the confidence to choose wines you’ll love.

And because great wine deserves great food, your day includes a quality chef’s selection lunch at one of McLaren Vale’s top dining spots—far beyond the standard shared platter.

Join us for a McLaren Vale wine tour that blends boutique wineries, gourmet dining, and an authentic taste of this stunning coastal region.

MCLAREN VALE WINE TOUR – sample ITINERARY

1   off to McLaren Vale

Meet your host at your Adelaide accommodation around 9:15am (McLaren Vale pickup around 10am), along with any other guests who may be joining you. Your journey takes you South along the coast around 45 minutes to the McLaren Vale wine region. Get to know your group and your guide as they find out what you’d all like to experience on tour.

2   OLIVER’S TARANGA

Relaxing in the fresh country air with views across the vineyards at Oliver’s Taranga. You’ll be guided through a tasting of sustainably grown wines from their family estate. On the forefront of planting new varieties in the region, you may be lucky enough to try a Mencia, a Vermentino, or maybe a Sagrantino alongside their more traditional varieties.

3  GEMTREE WINES

Growing their own biodynamically certified grapes, the team at Gemtree are also heavily invlved in the McLaren Vale Biodiversity Project. Basically this means they use nature to help them grow the best organic grapes tey can, which they then turn into some of the best small batch wines in the Vale. With a small selection of experimental wines (think skinsy, ceramic, lofi) alongside the more traditional, this is a great place to explore something a little different from the norm.

4  delicious restaurant Lunch

The South Australian wine regions are full of fresh locally grown produce that makes its way directly into the restaurants of the regions. Enjoy a delicious seasonally-inspired restaurant lunch at one of our quality restaurant partners, who source their fresh produce from local farms where possible. Enjoy a glass of local wine or beer with your seasonal lunch as the perfect accompaniment. All dietaries catered for.

5   Samuel’s Gorge Wines

Perched on a hillside overlooing the Onkapararinga Gorge is this truly hidden gem boutique winery. Realx on the lawns in the afternoon sun with a view over the National Park, or take up a spot in their warmly welcoming tasting room. You’ll be guided through their range of forward thinking, masterfully created wines. Their friendly and relaxed tasting experience is the perfect way to end your McLaren Vale wine tour before heading back to Adelaide for around 4:30pm.