Wine-tasting tours from Adelaide: Prices and tour options

Wine-tasting tours from Adelaide include private tours of the McLaren Vale, full day outings in the Adelaide Hills and food-slanted tours in the Barossa Valley.

Adelaide in South Australia is arguably Australia’s greatest wine city. Other Aussie state capitals have wine regions relatively close by, but Adelaide has three world class wine regions within an hour’s drive. You can choose to stay overnight in the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale or Adelaide Hills, but you don’t need to. There are several companies running wine-tasting tours from Adelaide. They’ll pick up and drop off either in the city centre or from Adelaide hotels.

The best Adelaide wine-tasting tour to pick depends somewhat on personal taste. Aside from having three different regions to pick from, the tours have slightly varying slants. Some stick to the standard model of visiting four or five wineries, with multiple samplings at each. Others include a winery lunch, or visits to local food producers. Some throw in brewery and distillery visits, or a cultural element.

Barossa Valley wine-tasting tours from Adelaide

The classic Adelaide wine-tasting tour is a day trip to the Barossa Valley. A full day trip with multiple wine tastings at several wineries costs from $159. BOOK HERE.

You can put a foodie twist on the whole Barossa wine experience with a tour that also pays a visit to the Maggie Beer Farm. These tours also cost $159. BOOK HERE.

Another way of going beyond the wine is a Barossa Valley tour that also stops for gin and beer tasting at a distillery and brewery. Again, expect to pay $159. BOOK HERE.

For a more exclusive, personalised experience, opt for a private wine tour. Guides on private Barossa Valley tours tailor the itinerary and visited wineries to guests’ tastes. If going as a group, the $598 total price can work out cheaper than individual bookings on a standard tour. BOOK HERE.

McLaren Vale tours from Adelaide

There are also wine and food tours in the McLaren Vale, which is known for its exceptional Shiraz. The best of these McLaren Vale wine tours from Adelaide pay a visit to the gloriously psychedelic d’Arenberg Cube. These small group tours cost from $195. BOOK HERE.

There’s also the option of visiting the McLaren Vale wineries on a private tour in a luxury vehicle. These higher-end tours cost from $196 per person. BOOK HERE.

The third wine region around Adelaide is the Adelaide Hills. Full day winery-hopping tours in the Adelaide Hills cost from $189. BOOK HERE.

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