Wine Tasting & Tours in Adelaide

Adelaide wine tours cover three main regions: the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills around Hahndorf. You can take a coach from the city, join a guided day tour, or book a single tasting at a cellar door or in town at the National Wine Centre. This page sorts the options by how you want to spend the day, and links each wine region so you can look closer. It sits under Adelaide food and drinks experiences.

Hop-on hop-off wine tours from Adelaide

Hop-on hop-off tours suit people who want to pick their own cellar doors and spend as long as they like at each. Trailhopper runs coaches from Stamford Plaza on North Terrace, with a morning pick-up and a late-afternoon return. In-region pick-up versions skip the city leg.

The Barossa Valley hop-on hop-off tour leaves the city at 9.35am and gets back at 5.30pm, with regular buses between 11am and 4pm. The Hahndorf and Adelaide Hills tour leaves at 10.10am, returns at 4.45pm and runs Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The Southern McLaren Vale tour leaves at 10.10am, returns at 4.50pm and runs Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Visit venues in timetable order and you can reach up to 4 stops in a day.

Guided full-day winery tours

A guided tour covers the driving, so everyone can taste. The full-day Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf and McLaren Vale tour picks up from Adelaide CBD or Glenelg hotels. It includes a tasting at the d'Arenberg Cube, a two-course German-style lunch in Hahndorf, free time in town and a stop at Beerenberg Farm shop.

For the Barossa, the Barossa Valley small group day tour runs from Adelaide, and the Northern Barossa Voyager is another small group option. McLaren Vale has a full-day wine tasting and lunch tour, and private full-day tours run to the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Clare Valley.

Cellar door tastings in the Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale

If you'd rather book one winery and settle in, a tasting is the simplest choice. In the Barossa, Maggie Beer's Pheasant Farm tasting with a cheese board in Nuriootpa runs daily at 10am and 2pm. Chateau Tanunda has a 45-minute old vine tasting.

In the Adelaide Hills, Petaluma Wines at Woodside offers a sparkling wine tasting for two, and The Lane Vineyard runs a personalised wine blending experience. McLaren Vale is known for Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, and d'Arenberg offers a curated wine tasting, a blending experience and a wine, food, art and gin tour.

Wine experiences in Adelaide city

The National Wine Centre of Australia sits at the corner of Botanic and Hackney Roads, so you can taste without leaving town. Sessions run from a 30-minute hosted tour and a 1-hour sommelier tasting to a 90-minute Australian wine masterclass. The 4-course chef's lunch pairs four wines with the menu.

Penfolds' Magill Estate has a 2-hour estate tour and tasting. For a night out, the East End walking wine bar tour is a 2.5-hour stroll between venues.

Horse rides, e-bikes and wine days with a twist

Jacob's Creek in the Barossa offers a horse ride and wine tasting for two, a popular choice with a 60-minute guided ride, available Thursday to Monday at 10.30am. A 3-hour version adds a picnic. At Petaluma, the horse trail ride and tasting pairs a 1-hour ride with a 45-minute tasting and suits all riding levels.

McLaren Vale also has an e-bike and wine adventure and a full-day yoga, wine and art experience. If beer or a picnic sounds better, see Adelaide beer tasting and brewery tours or Adelaide picnics.

Choosing a wine region from Adelaide

The Barossa Valley has the widest choice, so browse Barossa Valley wine tasting and winery tours. McLaren Vale suits Shiraz and Grenache drinkers, with more on McLaren Vale wine tours. The Adelaide Hills offer sparkling wine, listed on the Adelaide Hills wine tasting page.

If you want flexibility, hop on and off. If you want a guide and lunch with no logistics, take a full-day tour. If you only have a few hours, book a tasting in the city. The national page covers wine tasting and winery tours across Australia.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get to Barossa Valley wineries from Adelaide without driving?

Book a hop-on hop-off tour or a guided day tour. The Barossa Valley hop-on hop-off tour picks up from Stamford Plaza on North Terrace at 9.35am and returns around 5.30pm.

Can I drink on the hop-on hop-off bus?

No. Drinking on the Trailhopper bus is not allowed and passengers can be removed. You taste at the wineries and venues you visit, not on board.

Do wine tours from Adelaide include lunch?

Some do. The full-day Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf and McLaren Vale tour includes a two-course lunch in Hahndorf, and private full-day tours to the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Clare Valley include wine tastings and lunch.

Do wine tastings still run when it rains?

Yes. The Southern McLaren Vale hop-on hop-off tour states that wine tastings continue in all weather, so bring an umbrella if rain is forecast.

Is there an age limit on wine and beer tastings?

Yes. Participants must be 18 or over to drink alcohol, and photo ID may be requested, for example at Grunthal Brew in Hahndorf.

Choose your region, pick a coach, a guide or a single cellar door, and book your day among the vines.