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Small Group McLaren Vale and The Cube Experience: A Food and Wine Tour with Tastings
4.6
43 Ratings
Adelaide
Discover some of the best food and wine McLaren Vale has to offer, including a visit to the eccentric d’Arenberg Cube. From a delicious Italian style lunch to wine tastings and gin or beer tastings, you are sure to find something that tempts the taste buds on this full day tour.
Discover some of the best food and wine McLaren Vale has to offer, including a visit to the eccentric d’Arenberg Cube. From a delicious Italian style lunch to wine tastings and gin or beer tastings, you are sure to find something that tempts the taste buds on this full day tour.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre - Enjoy morning tea and wander around The Gallery, featuring local, regional and state exhibitions
- d’Arenberg - One of the highlights of your day, explore the d’Arenberg Cube. Nestled amongst the vineyards, this 5 level “Rubik’s cube” has been carefully designed to entice and excite the senses….
- McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre - Enjoy morning tea and wander around The Gallery, featuring local, regional and state exhibitions
- d’Arenberg - One of the highlights of your day, explore the d’Arenberg Cube. Nestled amongst the vineyards, this 5 level “Rubik’s cube” has been carefully designed to entice and excite the senses. From the Alternate Realities Museum to the many art installations on display there is so much to see and experience whilst you are there. Enjoy a formal wine tasting on Level 4, where you can take in the scenic views of the vineyards.
- Chalk Hill Wines - Next head to Chalk Hill Wines, a family-owned winery, dedicated to making small batch, hand crafted wines of distinction. Indulge in a traditional Italian style shared lunch prepared by Cucina Di Strada, paired with four of Chalk Hill’s most popular wines.
- Beresford Estate Wines - Continue to Beresford Wines, where you can choose from one of three tastings in their brand-new Tasting Pavilion. The Premium Wine Tasting introduces you to a selection of their wines from the Estate and Limited Release range. The Vale Brewing Tasting offers up to five craft beers from the sessionable Vale range. The third option is the 23rd Street Distillery tastings, where you can choose from five craft spirits or three craft gins.
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Wirra Wirra Vineyards - The final cellar door is Wirra Wirra Vineyards, located amongst the gum trees in the historic ironstone cellars. Enjoy a short tour of the cellars and a structured tasting of their range of quality wines. Look out for the ‘catapult’ and the ¾ tonne Angelus Bell in the picturesque grounds surrounding the cellar door.
(Woodstock Wine Estate will be the replacement winery for wine tasting on dates Wirra Wirra is unavailable.)
What's Included
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Live commentary on board
- Tea and coffee
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Live commentary on board
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Additional alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Additional alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Tour does not operate on Christmas Day
- Selected Adelaide CBD Hotels pick up & drop off available on request
- Tour does not operate on Christmas Day
- Selected Adelaide CBD Hotels pick up & drop off available on request
Location
Adelaide Central Bus Station Franklin St
Franklin Street
Please arrive at 9.00am to meet your driver by the entrance to the bus bays inside the Adelaide Central Bus Station, 83-85 Franklin Street, Adelaide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(43 Ratings)
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Geoff_and_roz
Jun 5, 2025
McLaren Vale wine tour with Adelaide Sightseeing. - We had an absolutely fantastic day out on this tour. Our group numbered only eight, but this made it super easy to form friendships. Our driver/guide Athol was friendly and informative which only added to the experience.
Our first stop at the visitor's centre for coffee was a bit long, but it did allow us to get to know our fellow travelers a bit. The second stop was at the d'Arenberg Cube, which is similar in quirkiness to MONA in Hobart. It included the lowlight of the tour - forced to watch 10 minutes of a computer-generated video on a large wrap-around screen which was somehow meant to be representing the different wines of this maker. A bit boring! The tastings shortly after made up for this though.
Our third stop was at Chalk Hill winery for lunch, and another round of tastings. The food was sublime, especially the first course of cold meats (second course was two types of pizza, also tasty), and the venue itself was magnificent. It is little wonder that it is becoming a popular wedding venue. The grounds are immaculate and the scenery around it is absolutely spectacular. This inclusion was the highlight of the day. It was a very good decision by the tour operator to listen to previous feedback and have lunch here instead of at the Cube on a permanent basis.
Beresford winery was our next stop, where the option of gin or beer tastings was offered as an alternative to wine. Our final stop was at Wirra Wirra, where a short tour of the factory including the history of the company preceded the tastings. Learning about the catapult was fun too! This venue was also very impressive in its own right.
We enjoyed this tour more than the others we have done over the years - Barossa Valley also in South Australia, and Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
To Adelaide Sightseeing - thank you!
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_dickwards
May 26, 2025
Highly recommend this tour - A fantastic tour. Roger was a great guide and the selection of wineries was excellent. Staff at all the wineries were friendly, attentive and informative and lunch was great
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Simonettad615
May 21, 2025
Magic place - What about a unique experience, the place is magical, art in the middle of the vineyards, the owner has seen over, congratulations, I am Italian I come from an area of Collio where there are several wineries, but this is unique. A special thanks to Nadia who explained us with great skill and cordiality. The super testing, we took a couple of bottles that we will open in Italy with our friends. Make a visit that deserves
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Cathy_d
Apr 22, 2025
The Cube & McLaren Vale Wineries - Phil our driver was great and knowledgeable
The small was a fantastic . The Cube is great including the wineries and lunch . The whole day was a great experience … would highly recommend the tour
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Paramedic2430
Mar 18, 2025
Great little sample of some of McLaren Vale wines - Driver Phil was fantastic, full of interesting facts and information.
4 wineries visited and had sampled some fantastic wines
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Megan_m
Mar 11, 2025
Great day out - The cube is well worth a visit; apart from the quirky art displays the view from the tasting room is spectacular.
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Sharon_d
Mar 6, 2025
Great way to spend a day - A full day - not rushed and all places visited were wonderful with great staff too. Visitor information centre was first up - with an excellent gift shop and even better cafe! Surprisingly great coffee and muffins - and I’m fussy…. Would definitely return!
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Angelaib9744vg
Jul 3, 2025
Great day out! - Great day out with Roger. He was knowledgeable, personable and good humoured. The day was well balanced with a bit of everything!
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Pamela_s
May 14, 2025
McLaren Vale Wine Tasting - Really enjoyed this tour but would have liked more time at the fascinating Cube .Nice selection of wines and gins for tasting.
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Jennifer_d
May 5, 2025
Could be extended - Great tour but a little rushed.. would be better with less morning tea time or none, to allow longer time at wineries and cube
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