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Contemporary cellar door on Hunt Road showcasing both the Pertaringa and Bec Hardy ranges - wines by the sixth-generation Hardy family.

A fifth-generation Johnston family estate making McLaren Vale Shiraz since 1892, from some of the region's oldest vines.

A family-run Neapolitan wood-fired pizzeria set in the middle of the McLaren Vale vineyards - one of the great Fleurieu long-lunch destinations.

Family winery by the Grilli family known for Joseph wines, the Il Briccone blend, and one of Australia's most admired Italian-accented ranges.

Family-owned McLaren Vale winery on Main Road with a modern cellar door set amongst vineyards, views to the Willunga escarpment, and sister-brand Leconfield.

Stephen Pannell's renowned cellar door and restaurant high above McLaren Vale, specialising in Grenache, Tempranillo and other Mediterranean varietals.

Italian-accented cellar door and restaurant pairing Sabella estate wines with Joe Cangiano's wood-fired Italian cooking on McLaren Vale's main road.

Intimate cellar door housed in an 1854 stone chapel on Strout Road, with an adjoining historic cemetery - one of McLaren Vale's most atmospheric tastings.

Wine & Cellar Doors

Samuel's Gorge

McLaren Vale

Boutique winery by Justin McNamee in an 1853 stone barn overlooking the Onkaparinga Gorge, specialising in Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz.

Three generations of Scarpantonis run this McLaren Flat estate, pouring a broad, affordable range from the veranda with vineyard views.

Family estate on Kangarilla Road combining a celebrated cellar door, restaurant, conference centre and on-site accommodation, set around a lakeside garden.

Serafino Wines' lakeside restaurant on Kangarilla Road: modern Australian dining overlooking the estate's landscaped lake, paired with the full Serafino wine list.

A boutique craft gin distillery on the southern edge of McLaren Vale, vapour-infusing each botanical individually in copper pot stills - eleven gins on tasting plus whisky, rum, vodka and liqueurs.

A minimal-intervention Grenache and Shiraz specialist sharing a boutique cellar door at Pennys Hill Road.

A heritage-style cellar door above Turraparri Creek with luxury accommodation on the property - open Friday to Sunday 11am-5pm.

Alex Sherrah makes small-batch shiraz, grenache and left-field whites at this unpretentious cellar door on McMurtrie Road.

A family-owned producer of powerful single-vineyard Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, with barrel-room tastings overlooking the estate vineyard.

Family winery on Bagshaws Road, McLaren Flat - home to The Currant Shed restaurant and a large cellar door with sweeping Mount Lofty Ranges views.

Charlie O'Brien's alternative-variety wine project showcased in a shared tasting room on Stump Hill Road, McLaren Flat.

Matt Wenk's boutique Smidge Wines has a Halliday five-red-star rating and has featured in Wine Spectator's Top 100 for ten consecutive years.

A shared cellar door (with Seven Eves) championing climate-appropriate Mediterranean varieties crafted by winemaker Mauricio Ruiz Cantu.

An independent craft brewery and taphouse on Olivers Road, McLaren Vale - a surf-inspired brewery with a rotating tap list and regular food truck line-up.

Lunch-only restaurant in a restored 1880s currant drying shed at McLaren Flat, run by Hamish Maguire and Emily Dowie since 2011.

A premium single malt whisky producer on a 127-acre hilltop estate, with sweeping views over the McLaren Vale vineyards and a Barley to Bottle distillery experience.