The South Australian Wine Story

Image: Wine Australia Image: Dragan Radocaj. Copyright Barossa Grape &Wine Association Kilikanoon, Clare Valley Wine by bicycle day experience, tasting and lunch options. Cottage gardens and fruit orchard. The Lane, Adelaide Hills Luxury helicopter flight fromAdelaide to Monarto Zoo, then to The Lane for a three- course wine lunch and return to Adelaide. Golding Wines, Adelaide Hills The Nido experience – a four-course lunch and award winning wines in a private treehouse nest; paella Sundays; adopt-a-vine packages. Jacobs Creek Visitor Centre, Barossa Valley Food and wine matching masterclasses; Jacob’s Creek cooking class; wine blending to produce personalised take-home bottle; gourmet picnic packs; native gardens, walking trail and tennis. the enticing Bush DeVine Café, which pairs wines with meals made from Australian “bush tucker” such as native pepperleaf, desert lime and bush tomato syrup. Not to be missed. For something different, the living hedge maze at Mintaro, made from more than 800 conifers and feature fountains, is a feast of twist and turns. The Clare Valley also pioneered the concept of the annual gourmet weekend – combining wine, fine food, music and fun at cellar doors across the region – and 30 years on it is still one of the best. All our major wine regions now have a similar event each year, each with its own regional style. And then there is the Riverland where, alongside the unique experience of exploring the Banrock Station Wetlands, you can meander down the River Murray on a houseboat beneath towering cliffs and gums or camp out in one of the remote national parks. The Riverland is justly proud of both its exciting range of wine styles and a burgeoning food scene based around outstanding local produce. In South Australia, a glass of great wine is never far away.