The 10 best Barossa cellar doors
From century-old icons to organic upstarts
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.
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TanundaSeppeltsfield
Grandeur and the unrivalled Centenary Collection of 100-year-old tawnies.
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NuriootpaPenfolds Barossa
The home of Grange and a Make Your Own Blend experience worth booking.
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4
TanundaRockford Wines
Basket-pressed, old-school reds poured from a beautiful stone cellar.
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TanundaLangmeil Winery
Home to some of the oldest surviving Shiraz vines on the planet.
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AngastonYalumba
Australia's oldest family-owned winery, with its own on-site cooperage.
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TanundaCharles Melton Wines
Grenache-led blends and the cult Nine Popes in a laid-back room.
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Eden ValleySons of Eden
Powerful old-vine Shiraz and Riesling from the cool Eden Valley.
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TanundaTscharke Wines
Organic, biodynamic and full of alternative varieties - the valley's future.
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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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