Coonawarra Half Day Wine Tour: Terra Rossa tastings with lunch

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Duration4h 30m

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Taste five Coonawarra wineries without arranging the stops or the drive

A half-day wine tour of Coonawarra, South Australia, visits five cellar doors along the Terra Rossa strip, starting at Patrick of Coonawarra with a full tasting and gourmet produce platter, then moving through Wynns, Katnook and Raidis. An English-speaking guide drives the route in a climate-controlled vehicle, handles all tastings and explains the region's red soil and limestone geology that defines the wines. Pickup is included; minimum age is 18.

4h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Coonawarra wine tasting and lunch

Meet family team at Patrick of Coonawarra
Enjoy full tasting and gourmet platter
Visit Wynns Coonawarra winery and cellar
Stop for selfie at Coonawarra siding
Taste wines at Katnook cellar door
Relax and taste at Raidis family winery

The Experience

Four and a half hours takes you through the heart of Coonawarra's most celebrated wineries without the logistics of finding them yourself. You start at Patrick of Coonawarra, where the family team walks you through their full range and sits you down with a gourmet produce platter and a glass of wine. From there, the route moves through Wynns—the original 1896 winery that launched Coonawarra as a premium region—where you'll see the historic cellar and hear the story of John Riddoch, the man who made it all possible. A stop at the railway siding gives you the photo moment Coonawarra visitors always take, then you move into the limestone cellar door at Katnook, which has been growing Terra Rossa vineyards since 1867.

The final stop is Raidis, a family winery where you can taste their full range in a genuinely welcoming space—couches inside, lawns outside, and the option of a Greek coffee from Chris Raidis himself. They're the only producer of Pinot Gris in Coonawarra, so it's worth trying. Bottled water travels with you the whole way, and the air-conditioned vehicle means the afternoon stays comfortable even as you move between five different cellar doors and their varying temperatures.

The guide speaks English and knows the region's history—the red soil, the ancient limestone, why these particular vineyards produce the wines they do. The itinerary can shift depending on the day, but the five stops and the structure stay the same. You're not driving, not navigating, not deciding which doors to hit; you're tasting and listening and moving through the strip at a pace that lets each stop land.

What’s included

Wine tastings at five cellar doors.
gourmet produce platter and glass of wine at Patrick of Coonawarra.
bottled water throughout the tour.
air-conditioned vehicle.
English-speaking guide.
hotel or accommodation pickup.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcome

Operated by Coonawarra Experiences

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste multiple Coonawarra wineries in one afternoon without driving between them or deciding which doors to visit—the route, the timing and the stops are all arranged, so you arrive at each cellar door ready to taste instead of ready to navigate.