Barossa Valley Wine Tours

 

The Barossa Valley is located just over an hours drive north of The City of Adelaide and is Australia’s most famous wine region. Home to some of the older and more traditional wineries such as Seppeltsfield, Yalumba and Chateau Tanunda, the Barossa Valley has a rich European Heritage. With over 60 cellar doors to choose from our tour takes you to 3 or 4 cellar doors to sample some of the Barossa’s fine wines. This can be 4 to 5 cellar doors when in smaller groups.

 

Gather your group together and browse our selections, email our Tour Coordinator on info@adelaideminibus.com.au and we will organise your day for you.

 

 

 

 Our Suggested Itinerary

• 9am Depart your House/Hotel
• 1030 – 1115 Visit to Winery 1
• 1130 – 1200 Visit to Winery 2
• 1215 – 1.00  Visit to Winery 3
• 115 – 245  Leisurely lunch – choose from below
• 300 – 345  Winery 4 (time permitting)
• 500 Return to your house

Choose your Lunch Option

Lunch is additional cost to bus hire

• Brauhaus Hotel – Angaston. Good old style pub food and salad bar
• Clubhouse Tanunda – A La Carte Menu or Set Menu available for groups
• Schild Estate – Platters & Nibbles at Lyndoch
• The Vine Inn Hotel – fabulous pub grill lunches at this community owned hotel in the heart of Nuriootpa
• Salters Restaurant at Saltram Winery – fine dining
• 1918 Restaurant – Most awarded restaurant of the Barossa
• NEW – fermentASIAN -high class modern Southeast Asian Cuisine by chef Tuoi Do at Tanunda
• Vintners restaurant – fine dining
• Langmeil – old style Barossa produce platters while you taste their fabulous wines
• Kaeslers Restaurant – Heather and Michael Mcmahon – speedy gourmet lunches for tour days
• Grant Burge’s Barossa Vines  Cafe – Krondorf Rd. Great value old style Barossa smallgoods platters and light meals for tourists on the go. Fabulous view over the valley.
• Kabminye Wines and Cafe. Ingrid is one of the top ‘slow cooks’ of the Barossa using fresh regional ingredients. Try a coffee with her mandelckuchne cake and poached fruit with a dob of rich jersey cream…unbelievable!
• Te-Aro Estate Wines (Williamstown) – Exceptional value old Barossa smallgoods platters with great service, and a quirky story about every wine you taste with your meal
• Valley Hotel – Stonegrill Dining
• The Company Kitchen - Angaston
• Maggie Beers Farm Shop 

 

Choose your Wineries

• Artisans of Barossa – Six wine producers in one fabulous location, includes Teusner and Spinifex
• Barossa Valley Estate
• Barossa Vines Cellar Door
• Bethany Wines
• Burge Family Winemakers
• Charles Melton
• Chateau Barossa
• Chateau Tanunda – the Gerber family have invested $millions into this icon of Barossa
• Chateau Dorrien
• Cirillo Wines – special cellar openings by appointment for wine enthusiasts
• Elderton Wines – one of the few complete collections of Jimmy Watson Trophy winners on display
• Gibson Wines
• Gomersal Wines
• Grant Burge
• Henschke Wines – Keyneton – small cellar door (small groups only)
• Jamambro Wines
• Kabminye Wines – some unique varieties and wine styles
• Kaesler Wines
• Kalleske Wines - cellar door at Greenock opening soon
• Kellermeister
• Kies family winery
• Langmeil Winery
• Laughing Jack (new cellar door opening soon – Stonewell Rd.)
• Murray Street Wines – Greenock
• Maggie Beers
• Penfolds
• Peter Lehmann
• Pindarie Wines
• Radford Wines – Eden valley
• Richmond Grove
• Rockford Wines (small groups-only)
• Ross Estate
• Saltrams
• Schild Estate
• Seppeltsfield – many $millions being invested in this iconic attraction. Taste 20 year old fortifieds
• Simpatico Wines
• Sons of Eden – Penrice Rd
• Stanley Lambert Wines
• Taste Eden Valley (Angaston) – several small Eden Valley wine producers under one roof
• Two Hands Wines
• Villa Tinto (next to Rockfords) – buy 5 year old ripping wines for under $35
• Whistler Wines
• Wolf Blass
• Yalumba
• Yelland & Papps – small new winery near Nuriootpa.
• You might also include a cheese tasting at Anagston’s Barossa Cheese
• You might want to include the fabulous Angas Park Fruits at Angaston
• You might want to include the famous Wohler’s Furniture of Tanunda
• You might want to take in the fabulous view from Menglers Hill
• You might also want to visit the Lavender Farm near Lyndoch (spring and summer time is best)
• You might want to include the ‘Whispering Wall’ of the Barossa Reservoir near Williamstown (fire bans permitting)  

 Prices for this tour

If you wish to have a “quiet drink” on the bus on the way you will need to apply for a “Limited Liquor Licence ” online for an approximate cost of $40.00.

•  7 Seat Wagon $480.00 plus lunch costs and tasting fees where applicable
• 12 Seat Mini Bus $520.00 plus lunch costs and tasting fees where applicable
• 21 Seat Mini Bus $640.00 plus lunch costs and tasting fees where applicable
• 24 Seat Mini Bus $720 plus lunch costs and tasting fees where applicable

  Tour the Barossa with Wayne – our resident grapegrower/vigneron and winemaker.  Yes, on the management team of Vin’s Bus and Coach Group (includes Adelaide Minibus), Wayne also has a family vineyard at Greenock and knows the Barossa and like no other.  He often takes tours in the 7 seater Kia wagon or a super comfy 12 seat Toyota Hiace on weekends. His guests are often treated with visits to some lesser know wineries and private tastings, they get to see some of the oldest vines in the world, learn about grapevines and the viticultural practices required to produce grapes for the best wines, and includes a visit to his own vineyard – which features a unique block of Grenache, grown spirally in a corkscrew shape -the way of the ancient Romans. You also get to enjoy a barrel tasting of his wines, mostly only made for family and friends. You can select from our list above some of the cellar doors of your choice, but let his experience and know-how shine through by going with his suggested itinerary. Lunch is always gourmet quality at his selected venues, but also with speedy service, so that as much of the day as possible is spent tasting the wonderful wines of the Barossa, and taking in the views and atmosphere of the most famous wine region of Australia. Chilled water and a cheese platter on board add the final touch to your day with Wayne. This is ‘wow factor’ wine touring at its best, over a full 8 to 9 hours from Adelaide via the new Northern Expressway, returning via the beautiful Barossa Valley Way and Gawler…..plan to be back in city by about  6pm. Pickups can also be made at Barossa resorts and B&Bs. Wayne is a busy man, so you need to book well in advance, and he prefers Sundays. Ideal for groups of international tourists, wine and wine region enthusiasts, and those seeking something special. Enquire via this website.  Full days only starting at 9am ex Adelaide $495 for 7 seater and $560 for a 12 seater. For Barossa resort/accomm pickups then day starts at 10am and gets you back by 6pm….$480 for the 7 seater or $520 for the 12 seater.