Located among rolling hills northeast of Adelaide, Australia, the Barossa Valley is one of the top wine-producing regions in the world. Wine connoisseurs include this region on their must-visit lists. If you love wine, you’ll find numerous high-profile wineries that offer cellar-door wine tastings and tours. You are able to tour the Barossa Valley Wineries by bicycle, hot air balloon, or car and enjoy the beautiful countryside while you sample fine wines. You’ll also find terrific eateries, stone churches, picturesque villages and luxurious places to stay during your visit. Here are some can’t miss Barossa Valley Wineries to place on your itinerary.
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Seppeltsfield
In 2017, Seppeltsfield won a Best of Wine Tourism award. Each year, the winery releases a 100-year vintage wine. The vineyard offers a number of intriguing tours and tastings. You can choose to taste wines from different iconic moments in history such as when the Titanic sank and the year of Elvis’s death on the winery’s Moments in History Tour, or the Years of World War I, which allows you to taste wines dating from 1914 to 1918. You can choose to dine in Fino, Seppeltsfield’s gourmet-dining restaurant, or opt to purchase wine and cheese to enjoy in the garden from Benno’s Cafe.
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Jacob’s Creek
Gourmands who are connoisseurs of both fine wines and great food will love Jacob’s Creek. This vineyard has been producing some of the best wines in Australia since 1847. You are able to bicycle between the vineyards along the bicycle paths in the Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre, which sprawls over 42 hectares. The winery has a four-hour cooking class during which you can learn to make gourmet foods with produce from the estate’s garden. You can take the food and wine masterclass to learn how to pair different varietals with food. The winery also has a gourmet restaurant called Our Table where you can enjoy a glass of wine, great food and stunning views of the Barossa Ranges.
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Elderton Wines
Elderton Wines’s original vineyard is located in Nuriootpa and has been producing wine since 1894. The winery produces high-quality wines. The winery offers cellar-door wine tastings, or you can meet the owners while tasting the best wines and local cheeses in the Elderton Elite Tasting Experience. If you choose the cellar-door tasting, you can pair your wine with local cheese or Atlantic salmon that has been cured locally. The winery also has a Barossa Shiraz Masterclass that allows you to explore the great diversity of the Shiraz wines.
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There are many other great Barossa Valley Wineries to explore during your visit. The region has around 150 wineries from which to choose. You should try to include visits to these three wineries, or discover your personal favourite during your tour of the Barossa Valley. By the time you’ve toured all your favourite wineries, you might find you end up taking home more bottles than you thought! Luckily, Self Storage Australia, Adelaide has all the wine storage you need, so you can leave your wine to mature in a safe, dark and temperature controlled environment.