South Australia is known as the “wine state”. It produces more than 70 per cent of Australia’s wine. Output rivals the world’s best: robust, full-bodied reds, crisp chardonnays, fruity frontignacs and twinkling methode champenoises. There are more than 50 wineries in the Barossa Valley alone, nestling alongside villages like Bethany, a German settlement founded by Lutherans in 1842 and mapped out along Prussian lines.
The National Wine Centre provides visitors with the opportunity to enjoy wine and winemaking from the ground up. The interactive Wine Discovery Journey and Exhibition is ideal for wine novices and connoisseurs alike!
No visitor to Adelaide should leave without visiting the Barossa Valley, an hour’s drive away in the hills to the north-east. On a day-trip from Adelaide, visitors can choose to travel in anything from a mini-bus to a 1955 stretch Chevrolet.
Closer to the city is Mclaren Vale, the perfect place to find luxury accommodation among the vines while sampling fine food. A perfect stopover on your way to Kangaroo Island you’ll never want to leave.
The Adelaide Hills are close to the city also and offer many wonderful wines and stylish accommodations.
Our industry is young in world terms but sophisticated and quality driven so your discoveries will be very special.
