Wine & Cellar Doors
Taste the Peninsula
The best wine & cellar doors in McLaren Vale
From the legendary Shiraz of McLaren Vale to small-batch grenache and emerging Italian varietals, the Fleurieu is South Australia's most celebrated wine region. Over 80 cellar doors welcome visitors for tastings, tours and vineyard meals.
The Fleurieu Peninsula is one of Australia's great wine destinations, and its beating heart is McLaren Vale — the birthplace of South Australia's wine industry and one of the country's oldest regions. The warm, maritime climate here produces the generous, sun-soaked Shiraz and Grenache the Vale is famous for, alongside a growing cast of Mediterranean varieties like Vermentino, Fiano and Nero d'Avola that suit the warming seasons.
But the peninsula's cellar doors reach well beyond the Vale. You'll find boutique, family-run wineries around Willunga, Sellicks Hill, Currency Creek and the Southern Fleurieu, many of them pouring tastings just metres from the vines. The experiences run the full range — from architectural landmarks like the d'Arenberg Cube to honest tin-shed makers where the winemaker is often the one behind the bar.
Most cellar doors open daily for tastings, and a good number have kitchens or restaurants attached, so you can build an entire day around long lunches and slow drives. If you plan to taste widely, consider a designated driver or one of the local small-group wine tours. Spring and autumn are the prettiest seasons in the vineyards, but the cellar doors welcome visitors year-round.
Browse wine & cellar doors by area
105 places
DogRidge Vineyards
$$Hidden-gem Blewitt Springs estate by Pedler Creek
A relaxed family-run cellar door tucked away in McLaren Flat, pouring estate-grown shiraz, grenache and whites with genuine hospitality.
Dowie Doole
$$Four shipping containers in the vines
Sustainable solar-powered cellar door housed in four recycled shipping containers amongst the vines on California Road.
Down The Rabbit Hole Wines
Alice in Wonderland meets McLaren Vale
A whimsical, Alice in Wonderland-themed cellar door and restaurant on Binney Road, with vineyard gardens, long lunches and estate wines.
Ekhidna Wines & Restaurant
Handcrafted wines and a vineyard restaurant on Branson Road
A family-owned cellar door and restaurant on Branson Road, blending McLaren Vale wines with a modern Australian kitchen and long views across the vineyards.
Five Geese Wines
$$Two sisters, five geese, one vineyard
Small family winery run by sisters on Main Road McLaren Vale, with a hosted cellar door and exclusive-to-visitors tastings.
Foggo Wines
$$Weekend garden bar under the gum trees
A laid-back weekend cellar door set on green lawns under towering gum trees on Foggo Road.
Fork in the Road Wines
A relaxed bring-your-own-picnic-style cellar door on the heritage cricket oval site at Sand Road, McLaren Vale.
Fox Creek Wines
$$Estate-grown Shiraz & Cabernet
Family-owned boutique estate founded in 1984, known for value-driven Shiraz, Cabernet and the flagship Reserve JSM.
Geddes Wines
Hand-made single-vineyard wines in a bush-set cellar door on Blewitt Springs Road, open daily 10am-5pm.
Gemtree Wines
$$Certified organic & biodynamic
Family-owned certified organic and biodynamic winery in McLaren Flat, with a sustainable solar-powered tasting room overlooking the vineyards.
Geoff Merrill Wines
$$Historic Mount Hurtle with aged releases
Geoff Merrill's cellar door at the historic Mount Hurtle Winery in Woodcroft - specialising in aged release Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay.
Graham Stevens Wines
A father-and-daughter family producer with an old-school daily cellar door on Ingoldby Road, McLaren Flat - 10:30am to 4:30pm.
Grounded Cru
$$Halliday five-star estate on Ingoldby Road
A bright, recently renovated cellar door at 49 Ingoldby Road pouring Halliday five-star red wines from single McLaren Vale vineyards.
Hardys Tintara
$$The 1876 winery of Thomas Hardy
Historic ironstone winery purchased by Thomas Hardy in 1876, now the McLaren Vale cellar door of the Hardys wine company and a registered heritage site.
Haselgrove Wines
$$Rooftop cellar door with 360° views
Family-owned winery with a sleek new rooftop cellar door offering 360-degree views across McLaren Vale and the Gulf St Vincent.
Hastwell & Lightfoot
$$"Wines made for eating"
Boutique McLaren Vale winery by Mark Hastwell and Jane Lightfoot, with a relaxed cellar door on Foggo Road and a long history of growing grapes for others.
Hugh Hamilton Wines
$$Sixth-generation McLaren Vale family
Sixth-generation Hamilton family winery with a distinctive circular cellar door and a reputation for Rare Breed Saperavi and other unusual varietals.
Hugo Wines
$$Family estate in the McLaren Flat foothills
A second-generation family winery in the McLaren Flat foothills, pouring estate-grown shiraz, cabernet and grenache in a relaxed licensed cellar door.
In Praise of Shadows
A Zen-inspired Grenache specialist with an appointment-only tasting room behind the Bekkers winery on Seaview Road.
Ingoldby Road
$$$Mid-century home among McLaren Flat vineyards
A restored mid-century home on Ingoldby Road, McLaren Flat - Danish furniture, panoramic vineyard views and a small outdoor pool.
Inkwell Wines
$$$Shipping-container cellar door & Hotel California Road
Architecturally striking cellar door and boutique hotel built from recycled shipping containers in the vineyards at Tatachilla.
J&J Wines
A boutique family-run McLaren Vale producer with an intimate cellar door on Rivers Lane.
K1 by Geoff Hardy
A Kuitpo hilltop cellar door pouring Pertaringa, Hand Crafted and K1 labels, with panoramic views over McLaren Vale and the Willunga Scarp.
Kangarilla Road
$$Modern cellar door in McLaren Flat
Well-regarded McLaren Flat winery with a modern, welcoming cellar door regarded as one of the four best in McLaren Vale by local critics.