While we’re all devestated we can’t visit our favourite cellar doors right now, it hasn’t stopped the coveted Gourmet Traveller Cellar Door Awards for 2020 from being revealed. Makes for a nice little to do list once we’re all back on our feet, don’t you think?
Here’s who took out the top spots in South Australia.
Adelaide Hills
STAR CELLAR DOOR: The Lane Vineyard
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST ACCOMMODATION: Longview Vineyards
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST FOOD: Penfolds Magill Estate
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Golding Wines
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: Ashton Hills Vineyard
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR & ADDITIONAL CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE (FRIDAY TABLE): Shaw + Smith
Barossa Valley
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: David Franz
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR: Seppeltsfield
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: Whistler Wines
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST FOOD: Hentley Farm
BEST ADDITIONAL CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE (BLENDING EXPERIENCE): Penfolds
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST ACCOMMODATION: St Hugo Wines
Clare
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST ACCOMMODATION: Skillogalee
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR: Sevenhill
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: Grosset Wines
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Mount Horrocks Wines
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST FOOD: Pikes Wines – Slate
McLaren Vale
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST FOOD: D’Arenberg
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR: SC Pannell
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR & BEST ACCOMMODATION: Inkwell Wines
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Samuel’s Gorge
BEST ADDITIONAL CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE (TOURS): Wirra Wirra
Coonawarra
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: Bellwether Wines
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR: Wynns Coonawarra Estate
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Balnaves of Coonawarra
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST FOOD: Ottelia – Fodder
BEST ADDITIONAL CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE (DINNER IN THE VINEYARD): Raidis Estate
CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST ACCOMMODATION: The Blok Coonawarra
Eden Valley
STAR CELLAR DOOR: Henschke
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR: Yalumba
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR & CELLAR DOOR WITH BEST FOOD: Flaxman
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Taste Eden Valley
Kangaroo Island
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST FOOD: Dudley Wines
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: Bay Of Shoals
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Islander Estate
Langhorne Creek
STAR CELLAR DOOR & BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE: Lake Breeze Wines
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR & BEST FOOD: Bremerton
BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR: The Winehouse
BEST ADDITIONAL CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE (BEYOND THE CELLAR DOOR TOURS): Bleasdale
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