A perfect Barossa weekend
Two days of wine, long lunches, heritage and back roads
The plan
Two days is enough to go deep in the Barossa without rushing. This weekend mixes the big names with the small surprises, builds in two long meals, and leaves room to wander a heritage church or a vineyard lookout between tastings.
Base yourself in Tanunda for walkability, or splash out at The Louise near Marananga. Either way, book the headline restaurants well ahead.
Day one
Start at the Saturday farmers market for breakfast and provisions, then a seated tasting at an icon estate before a celebratory long lunch.
Day two
Go slower: a bakery breakfast, a lookout, a smaller family cellar door, and a long Sunday lunch to finish before the drive home.
Day 1
3 stops-
1Angaston
Barossa Farmers Market
Saturday-morning ritual: coffee, smallgoods and cheese to stash for later.
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2Keyneton
Henschke
Detour to Keyneton in the Eden Valley, home of Hill of Grace. Book a seated tasting (Monday to Saturday); Hill of Grace itself is poured on the separately booked Hill of Grace Experience.
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3Seppeltsfield
Hentley Farm Restaurant
A two-hatted tasting-menu lunch (Thursday to Sunday, bookings essential) to cap the first day.
Day 2
3 stops-
1Angaston
Casa Carboni
Coffee and Italian pastries for a slow Sunday start in Angaston (from 9am).
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2Tanunda
Mengler Hill Lookout
The valley's signature panorama and a sculpture park to stretch the legs.
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3Nuriootpa
Maggie Beer's Farm Eatery
Lakeside lunch and pantry browsing before the drive home.
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Image credits
- View of Barossa Valley from Mengler Hill 20230207.jpg by User:DXR , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons