15 Winery Tours in Australia Worth Booking

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

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

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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2.Yarra Valley Wine & Winery Tour from Melbourne – All Inclusive!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,384 reviews · from $129

Spend about eight hours touring four Yarra Valley wineries from Melbourne, with tastings, a winery lunch, and transport in an air-conditioned minibus. Guides such as Andy, Tony, Matt, and Steve add regional stories and wine advice. Expect changing venues, generous pours, and a full day in Victoria’s wine country.

“Good route out to the wine region. Nice mix of Wineries. Make sure the driver does a head count at each departure. We left one couple behind at one stop.”

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3.Swan Valley Winery Experience – Full Day Coach Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 702 reviews · from $114Top rated

Spend seven hours in the Swan Valley with Out & About Wine Tours, visiting large and family-run wineries, a boutique brewery, Providore, and the Chocolate Company. Expect generous tastings, local cheese, handmade truffles, and a vineyard platter lunch with wine. Guides such as Claude and Chris add lively local insight.

“Chris, out tour guide was very good. She is accommodating and full of knowledge. The swan valley tour is something not to miss at all. All the tasting and shots were pleasant. Lunch was fantastic.”

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4.Uncork the Hunter Full Day Hunter Valley Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 547 reviews · from $157

Spend about seven hours tasting Hunter Valley wines, nine cheese pairings, chocolate, craft beer and a generous grazing lunch. Guides such as Bill, Glen, Julie and Shaz keep the day friendly and on schedule. Pickup is offered, though the listed meeting point is 770 McDonalds Road, Pokolbin.

“A great day with good tastings at local wineries, and a brewery. Our driver Dave was great and welcoming. He provided a general overview of the day and then a little about each stop as we were approaching the next stop”

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5.Margaret River Winery, Brewery Tour with Gourmet Lunch.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · from $157

Ride from Busselton, Margaret River, or Dunsborough to up to six wine, beer, and food venues. Guides such as Adam, Peter, Rhys, and Dan mix local stories with tastings, a bush-tucker lunch, cheese, chocolate, and forested vineyard views.

“Awesome tour with some great winery experiences. Highly recommend this tour. The bush tucker lunch is first class”

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6.Premium Margaret River Winery Tour with Tannin Road

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $139

Spend about 6.5 hours visiting three wineries, a brewery, and possibly a distillery or chocolate shop in Margaret River. Tannin Road guides such as Ray, Ange, Renae, Shane, and John lead groups of up to 11, with tastings, lunch, and accommodation pickup included.

“A really enjoyable tour of a number of cellar doors in the Margaret River wine region. Eleven of us in a minibus fabulously looked after by Ange who was knowledgeable, educational and great fun. Two cellar doors before lunch (Grace Farm & Read more”

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7.McLaren Vale Winery Small Group Tour with Wine Tasting and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 315 reviews · from $175

Spend about eight hours touring McLaren Vale from Adelaide with pickup at select hotels, four cellar-door tastings, and a regional platter lunch with wine. Guides such as Innez, Vince, Danny, and Bruce have led this small-group outing, with stops subject to change.

“Driver was excellent and service wonderful. The wineries were small and very informative about their wines.”

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8.Swan Valley Full-Day Winery Experience with Lunch from Perth

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 309 reviews · 7 hours · from $112

Travel from Perth to Swan Valley for four winery tastings, more than 35 wines, Lancaster Estate cheese, a la carte lunch, boutique beer and handmade chocolate. Guides such as Claude, Barrie and Chris add local stories and humor. The tour suits first-time visitors and solo travelers who want a full day without driving.

“Claude was the best guide we could have asked for. His charismatic and jovial personality made the tour an unforgettable experience. Every winery we visited and the lunch were excellent. P.S. Claude learns everyone’s name, which makes the tour much more personalized and makes you feel right at home.”

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9.From Perth: Swan Valley Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 228 reviews · 7 hours · from $109

Join d’Vine Tours for a seven-hour Swan Valley food and wine day from Perth. Sample three wineries, enjoy lunch with a drink at Mandoon Estate, taste chocolate and local foods, then finish with beer and hot chips. Guides such as Wes, Ron, and Peter keep the day moving.

“Ron was a great driver and guide. Very knowledgeable, friendly and he enjoys his job😊”

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10.From Perth: Swan Valley Cruise, Winery, Cheese & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 108 reviews · 6h 30m · from $166

Spend 390 minutes cruising from Perth to Swan Valley with Captain Cook Cruises WA. Enjoy sparkling wine, premium Western Australian tastings, a shared lunch, Mandoon Estate wine and macarons, afternoon treats, and crew singing on the return.

“Excellent tour, took family that was on holiday from Scotland highly recommend it , winery was impeccable , went with Captain Cook cruises , staff were excellent 👍 and Lauren and Audrey did a great job entertaining everyone on the way back”

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11.Adelaide: Small Group Tour of Barossa, Wineries with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 105 reviews · 8 hours · from $140

Travel from Adelaide to the Barossa with an English-speaking guide such as Robin, Roger or Steve. Taste wine at Pindarie, Lambert Estate and Chateau Tanunda, enjoy a two-course lunch, see Mengler Hill, browse Tanunda and finish at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop.

“We enjoyed this well organised and efficient tour booking and especially enjoyed the company of our tour guide Peter who was very personable, knowledgeable and informative. It was such a fun day and we will highly recommend this tour.”

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12.Brisbane: Tamborine Mountain Local Winery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · 6 hours · from $162

Travel from Brisbane to three family-run Tamborine Mountain wineries with an English-speaking guide, tasting boutique wines and enjoying a two-course lunch. Cedar Creek, Witches Falls, and Hampton Estate are the usual stops, though Monday and Tuesday may include St Bernards. Expect a small group, scenic views, and a long afternoon.

“I think most people who were picked up in Brisbane were a bit confused with the organisation of the tour. We were dropped off at Cedar Tree winery and split up with people who had booked on the hop on, hop off tour and the organised wine tour and went on to another bus. We all then rejoined with a different lot of people going back to Brisbane. The wineries were all different and of different qualities and some were organised and one wasn’t as we missed some of the wines we had supposed to have tasted. The food at Hampton was good. We also had an extra trip to…”

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13.Barefoot Luxury Mount Tamborine Winery Tour from Brisbane

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · from $235

Spend about eight hours exploring Mount Tamborine with a small group of up to 13 people. Your day includes guided wine tastings, a two-course lunch, boutique spirits, fudge, and Gallery Walk. Guides such as Boris, Scotty, Jaden, and Graham are warm and informative, though stops can vary.

“Cedar Creek Estate Winery was the perfect start. Informative lady showed us how to drink wine. Had no idea! Lunch was fabulous. Scenery beautiful. Driver, Scotty, didn't talk too much! Just enough. Lovely man.”

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14.Full-Day Swan Valley Wineries with Lunch and River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 8 hours · from $140

Spend eight hours visiting Sandalford, Mandoon Estate, and Lancaster Wines, with lunch at Homestead Brewery and chocolate at Margaret River Chocolate Company. Your English-speaking driver keeps the day moving, then you return to Perth by boat with afternoon tea, wine, and live entertainment.

“The tour overall surpassed all our expectations. We were particularly delighted by the two cruise crew members who so pleasantly surprised us with some superb quality live entertainment. The medley of songs they performed so professionally sparked spontaneous participation and acclamation from guests of all vintages.”

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15.Gold Coast: Tamborine Mountain Local Winery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 70 reviews · 8 hours · from $162

Spend eight hours on Tamborine Mountain with a small group of up to 13. Taste wines at Cedar Creek, Witches Falls, and Hampton Estate, enjoy a two-course lunch, and hear local stories from guides such as Anthony, Michelle, and Scotty.

“l really enjoyed everything about the whole day very relaxed not rushed drivers were fantastic and knowledgeable”

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