Tasting
Ironbark Ridge Wines · Barossa Valley
Old Vine Shiraz Tasting
4.9(158)1 hr 15 min12 seats
Six wines finishing with Shiraz from vines planted in 1889.
A$45 / guest
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South Australia, AU
Barossa Valley
Ungrafted Shiraz older than most countries' wine industries, an hour north of Adelaide.
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What to expect
Phylloxera never reached the Barossa. That single accident of quarantine means there are Shiraz vines here planted in the 1840s, still on their own roots, still fruiting — the oldest continuously producing vines anywhere.
Summer is punishing and the fruit shows it: these are big wines and they are unapologetic. Go in autumn if you can. The valley is small enough that three cellar doors and a long shed lunch is a comfortable day.
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Our picks in Barossa Valley
Tasting
Bethanie Creek Estate · Barossa Valley
Altitude Riesling Flight
4.8(112)1 hr14 seats
Five Rieslings across ten years, in an 1890s stone stable.
A$35 / guest
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Angas Fold Distilling · Barossa Valley
Native Botanical Gin Class
4.9(76)2 hr8 seats
Build a gin from valley botanicals and take the bottle home.
A$125 / guest
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3 producers
Everyone we have visited and approved in Barossa Valley.
Winery · Barossa Valley
Ironbark Ridge Wines
Ungrafted Shiraz from bush vines planted in 1889, dry-grown on their own roots.
2 experiences · Tanunda, South Australia
Winery · Barossa Valley
Bethanie Creek Estate
Eden Valley fruit at altitude — Riesling and cooler-climate Shiraz.
2 experiences · Angaston, South Australia
Distillery · Barossa Valley
Angas Fold Distilling
Gin from native botanicals and brandy from valley Shiraz, one small copper still.
2 experiences · Nuriootpa, South Australia