8 Wine Tasting Tours in Australia to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,475 reviews · from $128Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring the Barossa from Adelaide with hotel pickup, three family-run wineries, guided tastings, and a regional platter lunch. Expect the Whispering Wall, Tanunda, Mengler Hill, and the Avenue of Palms, with guides such as JR, Russell, Aaron, Vin, Peter, or Baden leading the day.

“This tour was great. Got to see a good selection of vineyards with a good balance of wines, while seeing and learning about the area. The operators are flexible and great to talk to.”

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2.Adelaide: Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,452 reviews · 8 hours · from $126

Travel from Adelaide to the Barossa in a small 20-seat coaster with a lively English-speaking guide such as JR, Russell, Baden, or James. Visit Kies, Turkey Flat, and Rosenvale, enjoy a regional platter lunch, and stop at Tanunda, Menglers Hill, the Whispering Wall, and Seppeltsfield’s Date Palms.

“The Tour Guide JR was outstanding with great knowledge about the area and the local wines. Thank you for a fabulous day 😁”

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3.Discover Barossa: 4 Wine Tastings, Gourmet Lunch, and Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,027 reviews · from $121

This full-day Barossa tour from Adelaide visits four wineries, including Chateau Yaldara and Kies Family Wines, with tastings, lunch, Tanunda, Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop, and chocolate. Guides such as Simm, Amanda, Harry, Ashley, Jerry, and Jay lead the day. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“This experience is amazing. So much to see and do but Jerry got us around smoothly and safely so we had a great day. Would definitely recommend.”

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4.From Adelaide: Barossa to Hahndorf Wine Tasting and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 877 reviews · 8 hours · from $114

Spend eight hours travelling from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley and Hahndorf by guided coach. Taste wine at Chateau Tanunda and Kies Family Wines, enjoy lunch at Monkey Nut Cafe, stop at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, and finish with free time in Hahndorf. Pickup is available in Adelaide CBD and Glenelg.

“We were a group of 15 and had an incredible time on the “Hahndorf and Barossa Valley with Winery Lunch” tour. Our guide, Deep, was absolutely fantastic – warm, organised, and full of interesting insights that brought each stop to life. Managing a group of our size isn't easy, but Deep handled it with ease. He made sure everyone was comfortable, engaged, and having a great time. His knowledge of the region’s history, wine, and culture was impressive, and he shared it in such a relaxed and friendly way. Hahndorf was a charming end to the day, and the Barossa Valley didn’t disappoint – especially the winery lunch, which was…”

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5.Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 652 reviews · from $89

Travel from Sydney in a small luxury minibus with guide Sam or another Kangarrific host. Meet koalas and kangaroos, taste Hunter Valley wines, sample cheese and chocolate, and stop for lunch. The day runs about 10 hours, but wine tastings, lunch, and a A$70 day fee cost extra.

“Had an absolutely wonderful experience with Sam and the group this past week! Firstly, We had some real difficulty finding the spot after an Apple Maps malfunction and Sam couldn’t have been more helpful and patient in ensuring we dRead more”

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6.Adelaide: Half-day McLaren Vale & Glenelg Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 417 reviews · 5h 30m · from $63Best value

Join a small English-speaking group of up to 20 people for a 5.5-hour afternoon from Adelaide. Guides such as Craig, Bruce, and Jordan lead the scenic ride to Haselgrove Wines and Chapel Hill Winery, with wine tastings, a brief d’Arenberg Cube stop, and time in Glenelg.

“Nicely paced tour. Didn’t try to do too much so we had plenty of time to enjoy the wine tasting without being rushed. The two wineries were quite different but both were interesting and we got plenty of different wines to taste. Both talks accompanying the tasting were very interesting. Personally whilst the drive along the coast was nice, I wasn’t overly impressed by Glenelg but that was personal choice. Our driver Craig was excellent keeping us entertained with interesting facts during the journey.”

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7.Adelaide: Highlights, Hahndorf & McLaren Vale Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 377 reviews · 9 hours · from $95

Spend nine hours with local guides such as Bruce or Craig, touring Adelaide, Mount Lofty, Hahndorf, Haselgrove Wines and Chapel Hill. You get city history, hill views, two hosted tastings, a possible wildlife sighting, and a coastal finish at Glenelg.

“The wide variety of varied experiences fit into a day trip was mindblowing! I learnt saw and experienced so much. Great itinerary led by an ace guide, Craig”

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8.Afternoon Swan Valley Wine Tasting with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 95 reviews · from $63

Join an English-speaking guide for a six-hour afternoon trip from Perth to Swan Valley. Visit three boutique wineries, a microbrewery, a providore, and Margaret River Chocolate Company, with wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate tastings included. You must be 18 or over.

“Keith was awesome! Great tour will definitely be back soon.”

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