Adelaide to the Barossa: Premium Wine Tasting, Lunch and Chocolate
★★★★★ 4.8
(1,562 traveller reviews)
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The Adelaide wine day to book when you want every glass paid for before you leave the city. The coach collects you from your hotel in Adelaide or Glenelg. You taste in the Kies barrel room, at Chateau Tanunda and at Rosenvale. Lunch is a platter with a glass of Yalumba wine, then a fortified wine and chocolate pairing.
Hours, prices and access verified by the Adelaide Australia Tours team — last checked 2026-09-17.
Barrel room, bluestone chateau and chocolate in one fare
A barrel-room tasting at Kies
You taste inside the working winery of a sixth-generation family in Lyndoch.
An hour at Chateau Tanunda
A structured tasting, then time on your own round the 1890 bluestone winery.
Rosenvale with the family
The last tasting is at a three-generation vineyard and winery.
A platter lunch with a glass
Barossa produce with a glass of Yalumba wine or a soft drink.
Fortified wine and chocolate
A Yalumba fortified wine paired with chocolate made by Melba's.
The Avenue of Palms
Thirty minutes on Seppeltsfield Road before the drive home.
Why every glass is already paid for
A wine day in the Barossa has two prices: your seat, and the fee each cellar door charges
for a tasting. On this day both sit in one fare of $134 per person. That covers
the coach, your guide, the tastings at three wineries, a secret stop, the pairing and lunch.
You carry money only for the bottles you want to take home.
The tastings are set up for this tour's guests. At Kies Family Wines you step past the
counter into the barrel room. At Chateau Tanunda you get a structured tasting and time to
explore the estate, whose first vineyards date from 1843. At Rosenvale the family pours wine
from its own vineyards. New to wine? One traveller, a complete novice, said the guide made
every tasting easy to follow.
Your guide, the 20-seat coach and the pace of the day
Your guide drives, tells the story of the valley on the road, and gets you to each door
on time. The day is built around long stops, 70 minutes at Kies and an hour at Chateau
Tanunda, so you are not rushed between glasses. The coach seats 20 and has panoramic windows
for the drive through the Adelaide Hills.
The trade-off is choice. The stops are set, and one of them stays a secret until you
arrive. If you would rather pick your own cellar doors, or you want the car to yourselves,
compare the Adelaide wine tours side by side, from coaches to private cars.
Your day from the Adelaide Hills to the Avenue of Palms
Morning pickup in Adelaide or Glenelg. You join at the hotel or stop you choose when you book.
Through the Adelaide Hills, about 70 minutes. The scenic drive north, with your guide's commentary.
Kies Family Wines, 70 minutes. The barrel-room tasting in Lyndoch.
Chateau Tanunda, 1 hour. A structured tasting and a self-guided look round the bluestone winery.
Melba's, 45 minutes. Your platter lunch, then the fortified wine and chocolate pairing.
The secret stop, 20 minutes. A wine and food tasting you discover on the day.
Rosenvale Vineyards, 45 minutes. The final tasting with the family.
The Avenue of Palms, 30 minutes. Photos on Seppeltsfield Road, then the drive back to your drop-off.
Who this suits: a first Barossa wine day from Adelaide
Book this if
You are staying in Adelaide or Glenelg, it is
your first wine day in the Barossa, and you want the tastings and lunch paid up front. It
suits couples, friends, solo travellers and older children who can manage a long day, since
children from 5 can join.
Structured tasting and self-guided tour at Chateau Tanunda
Structured tasting at Rosenvale Vineyards
Regional platter lunch with a glass of Yalumba wine or a soft drink
Yalumba fortified wine and Melba's chocolate tasting
Photo stop on Seppeltsfield Road
Local guide and air-conditioned 20-seat coach
Pickup and drop-off in Adelaide city and Glenelg
Not in the fare
Wine bought to take home
Alcohol on the coach (not allowed)
Pickup from hotels in Adelaide city and Glenelg
You are collected from a pickup point in the Adelaide city centre or Glenelg,
chosen when you book. The list is long: hotels from North Terrace to South Terrace, the
Adelaide Central Bus Station, Stamford Plaza, and hotels by the beach in Glenelg. At the end
of the day the coach drops you back at the same list.
Your confirmation shows your time and your point, so keep it open on your phone. If your
hotel is not on the list, pick the nearest point on it. Every place a tour starts is on
the Adelaide tour map.
Know before you go
Plan on eight hours. About 70 minutes of it is the drive out through the Adelaide Hills, and the day ends back at your pickup point.
Leave the bottle in your bag. Alcohol is not allowed on the coach, so drink your purchases at home.
Children under 5 cannot join. Strollers and electric wheelchairs are not allowed either, and the day does not suit wheelchair users.
Eat a proper breakfast. Lunch is a platter, and one traveller found it the lighter part of the day.
One stop stays a surprise. The 20-minute secret stop pours wine with a food tasting; you find out where on the day.
Reserve now, pay later. You can hold a seat without paying today and cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
What travellers said about the Barossa day
★★★★★
Barossa wine day from Adelaide · tastings, lunch and chocolate
A complete wine novice, and Aaron shared enough that the tastings never felt out of reach. The lunch of local produce drew the warmest praise of the day.
Amanda · Australia · July 2026
★★★★★
Barossa wine day from Adelaide · tastings, lunch and chocolate
Baden guided a lovely day. The Rosenvale visit stood out, with the owner walking the group through the vineyard and the wines with obvious passion.
Thomas · United Kingdom · August 2026
★★★★★
Barossa wine day from Adelaide · tastings, lunch and chocolate
Thomas was friendly and well informed, and the wineries gave a good mix of wines to try. Lunch was the one part that fell a little short.
Yes. The barrel-room tasting at Kies, the tastings at Chateau Tanunda and Rosenvale, the secret stop and the fortified wine and chocolate pairing are all in the fare.
Is lunch enough for a whole day?
Lunch is a platter of Barossa produce with a glass of Yalumba wine or a soft drink. Most travellers enjoyed it, and one found it light, so eat breakfast before pickup.
Can children come?
Children aged 5 and over can join, and the tastings are for adults. Strollers are not allowed on the coach. Adelaide with kids sets out the age limit on every tour.
What should I book on my first day in Adelaide?
Something short and in town. The Ultimate Adelaide Walking Tour takes two to three hours from Pirie Street, so you arrive at the wine day knowing the city.
How far is the Barossa from Adelaide?
About an hour by road. The drive out on this day takes the slower, scenic line through the Adelaide Hills, about 70 minutes.