Private Adelaide Hills wine tours
Cool-climate estates, a long lunch at The Lane, and the summit as the sun goes down. A full chauffeured day, with everything included.
Cool-climate wine, twenty minutes from the city
The Adelaide Hills begin just beyond the city's edge. Higher, cooler and greener than the other regions, they're known for elegant sparkling, chardonnay and pinot noir.
You begin with méthode-traditionnelle sparkling at Deviation Road, then the Single Vineyard flight at Shaw + Smith. Lunch is a window table at The Lane Vineyard for the Demi Provenance menu, matched glass for glass across ninety minutes. Then the grounds of Bird in Hand, the garden terrace at Mount Lofty House, and golden hour at Mount Lofty Summit.
Every bill is ours. You never touch your wallet.
10am to 6pm in the Hills
- 10:00am · Collected from your doorYour chauffeur arrives ahead of time, the car cool and the water chilled.
- 10:30am · Deviation RoadA private seated tasting of the Hills' finest méthode-traditionnelle sparkling.
- 12:00pm · Shaw + SmithThe Single Vineyard flight, matched with local cheeses, in a quiet reserved setting.
- 1:30pm · Lunch at The Lane VineyardA window table and the Demi Provenance menu, matched glass for glass over ninety minutes.
- 3:30pm · Bird in HandThe grandest estate of the day: time to wander the grounds, glass in hand.
- 4:45pm · Mount Lofty HouseA reserved table on the garden terrace, the Piccadilly Valley below.
- 5:30pm · Mount Lofty SummitA private pause as the light turns gold.
- 6:00pm · HomeReturned to your door, your Deviation Road sparkling boxed on the seat beside you.
A taste of the Hills
Images: The Lane Vineyard and Adelaide Hills. Courtesy of the South Australian Tourism Commission.
Everything is taken care of
- Your chauffeur and a prestige car for the whole day
- Collection from your door and the drive home
- Tastings at Deviation Road, Shaw + Smith and Bird in Hand
- Demi Provenance lunch at The Lane Vineyard
- A bottle of Deviation Road sparkling to take home
- Every bill settled by us, all day
One price, everything included
The same price in every region: your chauffeur and car for the day, four wineries, your tastings, lunch and a region-specific bottle to take home.
For two guests. Extra guests +$450 each, up to four in total.
For two guests, with the rarer pours. Extra guests +$550 each, up to four in total.
Arrive in the Bentley Flying Spur from our private collection for +$850, limited dates each season. Prices include GST.
Add a moment
Every tour is complete as it is. These can be added when you book:
- Arrive by helicopter: a private scenic flight into the hills
- A private photographer for two hours of the day
- Champagne and flowers waiting in the car as the doors open
Prices for each are shown when you book.
Hide away in the Hills
Our Hills Hideaway escape is two nights in a lakefront pavilion at The Pavilions, Lenswood, with an outdoor bath and the hills all around.
Good to know
Is it a private tour?
Yes. It is only your group, your car and your chauffeur. Nobody else joins you, and nothing runs to a bus timetable.
Where do you collect us from?
From your home or hotel in Adelaide, and we take you back there at the end of the day. Staying further out? Tell us where and we'll arrange it.
How many guests can come?
Each tour is priced for two, and up to four guests can travel together.
What deposit do you take?
A 25% deposit secures your date. It is non-refundable, because your car is taken off the road and held for you from the moment you book. The balance is due 21 days before. Book inside 21 days and it is paid in full at booking.
Can we change the wineries?
Each Signature Tour is a curated day, so the line-up is set. If you have something different in mind, tell us your vision and we'll design a bespoke day around it.
Dietary requirements?
Tell us when you book and we'll arrange it with the lunch venue before the day.
Every booking is planned by me personally. If anything isn't perfect, I'll make it right.Lee Catania · Founder
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The Hills are twenty minutes away
Pick your date and we'll check your car is free while you book.