Private Clare Valley Wine Tour for Four with Lunch
A local guide who knows the winemakers, not just the wineries.
A private six-hour wine tour of Clare Valley for a group of four, hosted by a local guide who collects you from your accommodation and shapes the day around your preferences or his own knowledge of the region. Wine tastings at cellar doors and a generous charcuterie lunch are included; the route, the stops and the pace stay yours to decide.
6h
Step-by-step itinerary
Private Clare Valley wine tour with lunch
- Pick up from Clare Valley accommodation
- Visit first winery and tour historical sites
- Formal wine tasting at first winery
- Visit second winery for wine tasting
- Lunch stop at winery with charcuterie
- Visit additional winery as tailored
- Return to Clare Valley accommodation
The Experience
You arrive in Clare Valley with people you actually want to spend time with, and a day to fill without a bus full of strangers or someone else's itinerary. Charles, your guide, picks you up from your accommodation and drives you into the back roads of the region on a route built around what you want to taste or where you'd like to go. If you have no preference, he steers: he knows these roads, the wineries and many of the people behind them. There's no fixed schedule, no rush, and no one else's wish list to work around.
You stop at cellar doors for formal wine tastings included in the tour price, moving through the region at a pace that lets conversation happen. Lunch is a generous charcuterie spread at one of the wineries, part of the day rather than a checkpoint. The air-conditioned vehicle means the heat of the afternoon doesn't dictate when you move or where you sit. By the time Charles returns you to your accommodation, the Valley stops feeling like a place you've visited and starts feeling like somewhere you've come to know.
If you're also visiting Barossa, Charles can collect you from there instead, making the pickup work with your broader trip.
What’s included
- Door-to-door pickup and return from your accommodation.
- air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
- wine tastings at cellar doors (tasting fees included).
- a generous charcuterie lunch.
- a local guide who hosts you throughout and shapes the route around your preferences.
Operated by Valley Wine Tours
Is this one for you?Six hours leaves the morning or evening free, so you can build the rest of the day around wine without it consuming the whole of it. The group stays at four, which means real conversation happens instead of the logistics of managing a larger party.
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Top questions
Can we choose which wineries we visit, or does the guide decide?
The day is tailored to what you want. You can request specific wineries or styles of wine you'd like to taste, or you can leave the choices to Charles, who knows the cellar doors and the people behind them well enough to build a day around your mood rather than a fixed route.
What's included in the wine tastings?
Cellar door wine tasting fees are included in the tour price, so you taste without paying separately at each stop. Additional beverages and wine purchases beyond the scheduled tastings are your choice at checkout.
How long is the tour, and does it leave time for anything else that day?
The tour runs six hours, which leaves room for an early start or a late dinner depending on when Charles picks you up and drops you back. The pace is yours: you're not racing between stops, so the day can stretch or tighten around what matters to you.
Is the lunch included, or do we pay separately?
Lunch is included -- a generous charcuterie spread served at one of the wineries as part of the tour. It's not a quick stop; it's part of the experience.
Do we need to arrange our own transport, or is pickup from our hotel included?
Charles picks you up from your Clare Valley accommodation and returns you there at the end of the day, so transport is arranged. If you're staying in Barossa instead, he can collect you from there.
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