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Adelaide: Premium Barossa Wine tasting, Lunch & Chocolate

Adelaide to the Barossa: Premium Wine Tasting, Lunch and Chocolate

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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.

Red wine being poured into a glass in front of rows of vinesThe Jacob's Creek arch welcoming drivers to Tanunda, hedges and vines alongsideGreen hills folding above a village church spire and trees in autumn colour

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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

  1. Morning pickup in Adelaide or Glenelg. You join at the hotel or stop you choose when you book.
  2. Through the Adelaide Hills, about 70 minutes. The scenic drive north, with your guide's commentary.
  3. Kies Family Wines, 70 minutes. The barrel-room tasting in Lyndoch.
  4. Chateau Tanunda, 1 hour. A structured tasting and a self-guided look round the bluestone winery.
  5. Melba's, 45 minutes. Your platter lunch, then the fortified wine and chocolate pairing.
  6. The secret stop, 20 minutes. A wine and food tasting you discover on the day.
  7. Rosenvale Vineyards, 45 minutes. The final tasting with the family.
  8. 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.

Book something else if

You are already sleeping in the valley: the Barossa wine tour with Barossa pickup and lunch starts at your door at 10:00. If you want smaller rooms and rarer wines, the small-group Barossa day for eight keeps the numbers down. If you would rather choose the doors and pay as you go, the Barossa hop-on hop-off bus has the lower seat price.

What the fare covers

In the fare

  • Private barrel room tasting at Kies Family Wines
  • 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.

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What travellers said about the Barossa day

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Frequently asked questions

Are the tasting fees included?
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.

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