Clare Valley Wine Tour: Local Guide, Boutique Wineries & Lunch

Slow down through Clare Valley's back roads and cellar doors with someone who knows them.

A Clare Valley wine tour with a local guide who collects you from your accommodation and spends the day at six boutique and established wineries, traveling the back roads and old towns between tastings. Wine tasting fees, a charcuterie lunch and air-conditioned transport are included. The group stays under six guests so there's no bus and no schedule pressure. Charles, your guide, knows the Valley beyond the glass: the people behind the wineries, the roads that connect them, and the towns that give Clare its character.

Step-by-step itinerary

Clare Valley boutique wineries tour

• Pickup from Clare Valley accommodation
• Tour historic winery planted in 1851
• Visit small family owned winery
• Lunch with wine tasting
• Explore Auburn colonial village and wine tasting
• Optional visit to Mintaro for wine tasting

The experience

Charles picks you up from your Clare Valley accommodation in an air-conditioned vehicle and takes you through a day built around the wineries themselves, not the drive between them. You'll visit a historic winery first planted in 1851, a small family operation where you can ask about small-scale winemaking, and established names alongside boutique producers. Between cellar doors, the route follows back roads and passes through Colonial villages like Auburn (and possibly Mintaro if the day allows), so you see the landscape and the towns that shape the region's identity. With no more than six guests, there's room to linger at each stop without anyone waiting.

Wine tasting fees are covered in the tour price, and you'll have time to settle into each cellar door instead of moving through on a schedule. Lunch is a generous charcuterie platter served at one of the wineries, paired with tastings there. Bottled water travels with you, and the guide handles the route so you can focus on what's in the glass and what's around it. The day runs about six and a half hours from pickup to return.

Charles is a local who knows these roads and many of the people behind the cellar doors. Whether you're a wine enthusiast comparing vintages or someone who knows what you enjoy and wants to understand the region better, he'll help you get to know Clare beyond the tasting notes. The pace is built for slowing down: exactly how the Valley rewards exploring it.

What’s included

• Pickup and return from your Clare Valley accommodation.
• wine tasting fees at all cellar doors.
• a charcuterie lunch served at one of the wineries.
• bottled water.
• air-conditioned vehicle.
• a local guide for the full day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

AgesAdult (18 to 97 years) · Senior (98 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 6

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 7 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcome

Operated by Valley Wine Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in Clare Valley or Barossa without a car: Charles collects you from your accommodation and returns you there, so you can taste through the day without driving or navigating. The small group size and local guide mean you move at a pace that lets you actually talk to the people behind the wineries instead of rushing between stops.

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Top questions

Can I book this tour if I'm staying in Barossa instead of Clare Valley?

Yes. Charles can collect you from Barossa accommodation as well, though the tour itself explores Clare Valley wineries and towns.

What happens at each winery stop?

You taste wines at the cellar door. Some stops are small family operations where you can ask about how they make wine, and others are established producers. Tasting fees are included in the tour price, though a few wineries may charge a small additional fee. Lunch is served at one of the wineries with more tastings there.

How many people will be on the tour?

No more than six guests travel together, so the vehicle is small and there's no bus. That keeps the pace relaxed and gives you time at each stop.

Is this tour suitable if I'm not a wine expert?

Yes. Charles helps anyone get to know Clare Valley, whether you're comparing vintages or simply know what you enjoy. The tour is about the region and the people behind the wineries, not just the wine.

What's included in the price?

Wine tasting fees at all stops, a charcuterie lunch served at one of the wineries, pickup and return from your accommodation, bottled water, and an air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide for the full day.