We start the day by visiting the spiritual home of Penfolds (Magill Estate), where we are taken through an extensive list of their iconic wines – including Australia’s most famous wine, Grange.
After a short drive through the beautiful Piccadilly Valley, we arrive at Tapanappa Winery, where we are expertly hosted through an extensive list of their boutique premium wines.
Next, we visit Mount Lofty Ranges Vineyard for a scrumptious 2-course lunch, (starter and mains, or mains and dessert), with an emphasis on the finest seasonal produce, sourced from small farms around the Adelaide Hills. Should this restaurant be unavailable for any reason, we would change to the excellent Clover and Stone (Howard Vineyards) restaurant.
Our final visit includes the Classic Wine tasting (most popular wine flight) at the iconic Shaw and Smith Winery, overlooking their Balhannah vineyard.
The day is rounded off with a drive through Hahndorf (Australia’s oldest German village) and visit to Mount Lofty lookout, to savour the views across the Adelaide plains to the coast.