The 15 Best Wine Tasting Tours in Australia

1.Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,475 reviews · from $128Our pick

Spend about eight hours touring the Barossa from Adelaide with hotel pickup, three family-run wineries, guided tastings, a regional platter lunch, Tanunda, Mengler Hill, and the Whispering Wall. Guides such as JR, Russell, Aaron, Peter, Vin, and Baden are known for lively local commentary. The small group is capped at 20.

“Loved the tour. The wines were very high quality. Our guide was knowledgeable and very engaging. Can’t recommend this strongly enough!”

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2.Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,452 reviews · 8 hours · from $126

Spend eight hours touring the Barossa from Adelaide in a 20-seat coach with an English-speaking guide such as JR, Russell, Baden, or James. Taste wines at Kies, Turkey Flat, and Rosenvale, enjoy a regional platter lunch, stroll Tanunda, and stop at the Whispering Wall, Menglers Hill, and Seppeltsfield’s Date Palms.

“James was an amazing tour guide! He kept the whole group laughing with his great sense of humour and made sure everyone was involved throughout the day. His energy and friendliness really brought the group together, and he created such a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Overall, it was a fantastic day – highly recommend!”

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3.Discover Barossa: 4 Wine Tastings, Gourmet Lunch, and Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,027 reviews · from $121

You’ll visit four Barossa wineries, taste a range of local wines, enjoy lunch at Kies Family Wines, and stop in Tanunda, at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop, and the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company. Guides such as Amanda, Harry, Ashley, Jerry, and Simm lead the day, with winery choices sometimes changing to suit availability.

“Well organised , perfect timings , great locations , time in tanunda only good for coffee stop but all other stops great . Jerry excellent guide , quiet but knowledgeable and enjoyable”

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4.Barossa to Hahndorf Wine Tasting and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 877 reviews · 8 hours · from $114

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide exploring the Barossa Valley and Hahndorf from Adelaide or Glenelg. Taste wines at Chateau Tanunda and Kies Family Wines, enjoy lunch at the Monkey Nut Cafe, stop at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, and finish with free time in Hahndorf. Guides including Deep, Peter, Geoff, and Waz are praised for warm, informative commentary.

“It was a great day out only marred by a very rainy day. Peter was a very cheerful and helpful guide and his commentary was very informative; he certainly made it a very enjoyable day”

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5.Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 652 reviews · from $89

Leave Sydney at 7:30 a.m. in a small luxury minibus with Kangarrific Tours, visit Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary, sample cheese and chocolate, stop at two boutique wineries, and finish with an optional wine-country lunch. Guide Sam often tailors winery choices to the group. Extra fees apply.

“The lunch & wine tasting are optional. We had nice Thai food for lunch. The wild life sanctuary visit is a bit short, but understandable as there are wineries to visit. Really like the close encounter with the koalas & kangaroos, awesome!!”

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6.Mount Tamborine Wine Tasting Tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 456 reviews · from $169

Spend about eight hours visiting four Mount Tamborine tasting venues with a small group, including wineries and Tamborine Mountain Distillery. Your guide, often Boris, Ari, or Barry, leads tastings and keeps the day moving. A two-course winery lunch, snacks, water, and hotel transfers are included, with pickup from Brisbane at 8:30 am.

“Beautiful drive to some amazing wineries. The best part was our driver who had the best jokes and kept conversations going.”

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7.Half-day McLaren Vale & Glenelg Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 417 reviews · 5h 30m · from $63Best value

Join an English-speaking guide such as Craig, Bruce, or Jordan for a 5.5-hour small-group tour from Adelaide to Haselgrove Wines and Chapel Hill Winery. Taste reds, whites, and possibly port, see Adelaide Hills scenery, pause at the d’Arenberg Cube, and stroll Glenelg beach. You can return to the city or stay for dinner and sunset.

“Excellent tour, perfect half day to see a couple of great wineries and sights along the way. Our guide Marty was very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. Highly recommend!”

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8.Adelaide Highlights, Hahndorf & McLaren Vale Wine Tasting and Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 384 reviews · from $96

Spend about eight hours touring Adelaide, Mount Lofty, Hahndorf and McLaren Vale with a local guide such as Bruce, Craig, Aaron or Peter. You get city sights, free time in the German-style township of Hahndorf, tastings at Chapel Hill and Haselgrove, and a coastal stop at Glenelg. Hotel pickup and drop-off make this a practical first-day overview.

“A fabulous day out seeing Adelaide and McLaren Vale district. Ran like clockwork and was great value!”

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9.Highlights, Hahndorf & McLaren Vale Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 377 reviews · 9 hours · from $95

Spend nine hours with a local guide exploring Adelaide, Mount Lofty Summit, Hahndorf and McLaren Vale. You’ll have two hours in Hahndorf, hosted tastings at Haselgrove and Chapel Hill, a brief d’Arenberg Cube stop, and a coastal return through Glenelg. Guides Craig and Bruce have been especially well regarded for clear commentary and friendly hosting.

“Great day, thoroughly enjoyable, Bruce was very informative and a lovely gentleman.”

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10.McLaren Vale and Glenelg Wine Tasting and Sightseeing (Half-day Afternoon)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 369 reviews · from $63

Spend an afternoon tasting wines at Chapel Hill and Haselgrove in McLaren Vale, with a scenic drive through the Onkaparinga Hills and a Glenelg beach stop. Guides such as Craig, Bruce, Jason, and Peter add local color. The tour starts at Victoria Square, uses a small group, and can finish with a tram ride from Glenelg.

“Enjoyable, scenic, informative wine tour & tasting. This was just a half day tour so it was short & sweet. Enough for me. Our guide/ driver Peter was very knowledgeable & comedic about Adelaide & the areas we traveled through. At the vineyards we visited, both Rebbeca & Peter were very knowledgeable & informative about their wines we tasted as well as the region & history of the region. I also liked the option of getting off in Glenelg to check out the beach & bars & then taking the Tram back.”

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11.McLaren Vale Winery Small Group Tour with Wine Tasting and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 315 reviews · from $175

Spend about eight hours touring McLaren Vale with Adelaide’s Top Food & Wine Tours. Your guide, possibly Innez, Vince, Bruce, or Danny, handles the driving while you taste at four cellar doors, enjoy a regional platter with wine, and stop at the d’Arenberg Cube. Hotel pickup is available from select Adelaide and Glenelg hotels.

“Lovely day out with great guide who had told us lots about the history of the area and the wine industry. Fantastic group and nice selection of local wineries”

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12.Full Day Swan Valley Cruise & Wine Tasting With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 301 reviews · 6h 30m · from $140

Spend 6.5 hours moving from Perth’s Captain Cook Cruises wharf to the Swan Valley by boat and coach. You’ll taste three WA wines on board, share lunch with wine, then visit two wineries, a brewery, and Whistler’s Chocolate Company. English-speaking guides such as Lucy have earned praise for friendly, helpful commentary.

“Was my first wine cruise here in WA and was very enjoyable from the staff on the boat to the wonderful bus driver Keith waiting to take us onto lunch and wine tasting, the fantastic people at Garbin Estate wines”

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13.Afternoon Swan Valley Wine Tasting with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 95 reviews · from $63

Spend six hours tasting wines at three boutique wineries in Swan Valley, with stops for local cheese, microbrewed beer, wedges, and Margaret River chocolate. Your English-speaking guide handles the driving from central Perth. Guides such as Peter, Keith, John, and Ed have been praised for lively, friendly tours. Strictly 18 and over.

“My husband and I had a great day. Would definitely do it again. Staff at the wineries and the tour guides were fantastic.”

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14.Pokolbin: Picnic & Wine Tasting at Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 77 reviews · 1h 30m · from $67

At Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard in Pokolbin, an English-speaking host leads you through the on-site museum, a wine master class, and a premium tasting of classic varietals. Then collect a packed picnic hamper and your chosen wine for a relaxed meal among the vines, on the lawn, or beneath the verandah, with Brokenback Range views.

“We did the 3pm picnic at Audrey Wilkinson. It was a wonderful way to conclude the day. We had a very knowledgeable, lovely and friendly guide (Danni). It was an informative tasting and overview of the vineyard then topped off with a fabulous little mezza spread picnic. We got to choose the wine for the picnic and the location of where we set up at the top of the valley overlooking the vineyard. Definitely one of our favourite and picturesque vineyards at the Hunter and the wine is devine. We highly recommend this experience.”

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15.Hunter Valley Wine Tasting & Winery Picnic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 70 reviews · 1 day · from $107

Spend a full day in Hunter Valley with a small group and an English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit Sobels Winery plus two rotating estates, taste Semillon and Shiraz, stop at 4 Pines Brewery and Hunter Valley Chocolate Company, then share wine, cheese, and valley views at a vineyard picnic.

“Our tour guide Fernando leading us to all wydyards, lunch and ended with picnic following the entirely route. He let us having a fantastic trip. Fernando, I quite appreciate for your wonderful hospitality services. An old couple from Hong Kong”

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