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The 10 best Barossa cellar doors
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The 10 best Barossa cellar doors

From century-old icons to organic upstarts

Photo: State Government Photographer / CC0

The Barossa has more than a hundred cellar doors, which is both its great pleasure and its great hazard. These ten are the ones we send people to first - a mix of the icons you can't skip and the smaller rooms worth seeking out. Spit, pace yourself, and let the staff pour you something off-list.

  1. Seppeltsfield 1
    Tanunda

    Seppeltsfield

    Grandeur and the unrivalled Centenary Collection of 100-year-old tawnies.

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  2. Henschke 2
    Eden Valley

    Henschke

    Hill of Grace - Australia's most revered single-vineyard Shiraz.

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  3. 3
    Tanunda

    Rockford Wines

    Basket-pressed, old-school reds poured from a beautiful stone cellar.

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  4. Langmeil Winery 4
    Tanunda

    Langmeil Winery

    Home to some of the oldest surviving Shiraz vines on the planet.

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  5. Yalumba 5
    Angaston

    Yalumba

    Australia's oldest family-owned winery, with its own on-site cooperage.

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  6. Charles Melton Wines 6
    Tanunda

    Charles Melton Wines

    Grenache-led blends and the cult Nine Popes in a laid-back room.

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  7. St Hugo 7
    Tanunda

    St Hugo

    Polished, premium tastings in an elegant heritage setting.

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  8. Sons of Eden 8
    Eden Valley

    Sons of Eden

    Eden Valley Shiraz and Riesling, poured at hosted tastings by appointment or at Artisans of Barossa in Tanunda.

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  9. Tscharke Wines 9
    Tanunda

    Tscharke Wines

    Organic, biodynamic and full of alternative varieties - the valley's future.

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  10. 10
    Tanunda

    Turkey Flat Vineyards

    Shiraz vines planted in 1847, poured in a restored bluestone former butcher's shop. Open daily.

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Whatever order you tackle them in, build in a long lunch and a designated driver. The Barossa rewards the unhurried.

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