The best cellar doors in the Adelaide Hills
Cool-climate icons, hilltop views and glass-walled tasting rooms.
Where altitude meets attitude
The Adelaide Hills sits high and cool, and its wines are all the better for it — taut whites, nervy chardonnay, savoury pinot and elegant, peppery shiraz. The cellar doors below range from architectural showpieces to unfussy benches run by the people who grew the fruit. Taste your way through and you'll understand why this region punches so far above its size.
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StirlingShaw + Smith
The benchmark. Flawless sauvignon blanc and chardonnay in a slick tasting room among the Balhannah vines.
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LobethalPike & Joyce
A glass pavilion cantilevered over the Lenswood orchards, with precise high-altitude wines and a long lunch.
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HahndorfThe Lane Vineyard
Sweeping views and polished dining just outside Hahndorf — a destination cellar door done properly.
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WoodsideBird in Hand
Elegant sparkling and reds at one of the region's most consistent Woodside estates.
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StirlingDeviation Road
Some of the best traditional-method sparkling in the country, made by a husband-and-wife team at Longwood.
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HahndorfHahndorf Hill Winery
Austrian Grüner Veltliner and a clever chocolate-and-wine pairing on the hill above Hahndorf.
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WoodsideNepenthe Wines
A founding cool-climate name with a relaxed bench and the wines that built the region's reputation.
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WoodsideHoward Vineyard
Big lawns, towering gums and estate wines — the easiest family-friendly cellar door in the Hills.
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LobethalAnderson Hill
A hilltop terrace above Lenswood with knockout views and wood-fired pizza to match the wines.
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UraidlaLenswood Coldstore Cellar Door
A shared cellar door in an old apple coldstore, pouring tiny-batch wines from the coolest corner of the Hills.
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Bring a designated driver, take your time, and leave room in the boot. Half the joy of the Hills is the drive between these doors.
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