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The Cellar door is like a home away from home. A place to kick off your heels after a hard week's…read morework and relax with your friends, family and kids. The view of the Adelaide Hills from the position of the Cellar Door is breath taking. Rolling green hills that seem to go forever. A great place for tourists to get an idea of how beautiful the Adelaide Hills can be. The owner took time to accommodate us in our tasting and inquiries during a busy service time while running at least 3 x functions. All guests, even the children were enjoying what Anderson Hills has to offer, a down to earth family winery experience. Not only is the wine and beer great, the menu is something that I will be back for as well. They offer wood oven pizzas, awesome sliders, and chutney & cheese platter. For the wine connoisseurs, please take note of the sauvignon blanc. It is quite unique in taste for the Adelaide Hills. Quite subtle and not as bitter as the rest. I actually love this place so much, I booked it in for my Father's 60th Birthday.

Aloha, we arrived around lunchtime & got the first class treatment at Bird in Hand Winery. They do…read morehave a nice restaurant too, but we opted for the full tasting along with the charcuterie & meat platter, wow oh so yummy! They let us sit in the barrel room enjoying the view, eating & drinking to our pace, nice. Great wines, some expensive some very well priced. We bought a few to enjoy during the rest of our trip in Adelaide. Fun time, thanks Jason for the suggestion!

How could you give this winery less than 5 stars? Outstanding service and beautiful place! Very…read morehappy to spend Saturday afternoon playing with kids on the beautiful lawn. Classy place, dressy casual suggested.

The Golding winery in the Adelaide Hills was a first class experience. I have been to many wineries…read morein SA and Golding is one of the top ten for me. The view is spectacular and the building is both cosy and warm. A truly professional yet welcoming experience. The wine tasting is fabulous - they are happy to bring out some of the more unique wines. And the service is second to none! It feels like you are being both educated and entertained. The quality of the wines are great. They know their stuff! There is a restaurant as well - although we didn't eat there. Next time I will though. I rate Golding very highly. Can't wait to visit again.

Went to Golding winery today as part of the Crush festival. It's such a beautiful little winery…read morewith great wine and a lovely lawned area to sit, relax and enjoy a wine or two. We met the old and new owners which are all so lovely and their family dog Leo. Just a really relaxing and friendly venue. Can't wait to go again.

Amazing setting, knowledgeable staff and excellent wines. Boutique, no busses, Nice modern and…read morelightfilled cellardoor set amongst the Vines. The oldest (?) vineyard in Adelaide hills, with an excellent range of single vineyards wines from its Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Coonawarra vineyards. Excellent ratings in the Halliday bible! For those interested, try the Chardonnay that is grown on some of the oldest rocks in the world! They wine is lovely, and you can admire a piece of the rock as you sample it!

Great service Edgy food yet not pretentious using fresh…read morelocal produce not over adulterated by the chefs ego. Wonderful menu of clean healthy choices like garfish and plenty veggie dishes.

This place is fantastic- fantastic location, fantastic food, fantastic wine, fantastic staff,…read morefantastic service What more can I say - well worth a visit and from our experiences we will definitely be back

They were one of the few open on Boxing day and we're so glad to have stopped in. It's a beautiful…read moreproperty with a small kitchen serving charcuterie and pizza (on boxing day. There's a bigger menu on normal days). Of course you come for the wines and they didn't disappoint! They have a lovely sparkling shiraz to start and some excellent 'museum' quality shiraz to finish. It was a wonderful visit and I would recommend it!

My partner and I went early to Barristers Block last a Monday morning because I'm Friday Sam asked…read moreme to marry him! We couldn't wait ! A wedding chit chat had informed me that this winery was beautiful & you could bring in your own caterers! Brilliant! Sam's brother in law owns a wicked restaurant and we'd only have him cater for us! We went quite early so should have been the first people there for the day. The grounds were beautiful! As we walked in to the cellar door the older lady behind the counter asked us if we were there for a tasting of which we promptly told her we were looking for our wedding venue & how excited we were. This is how the conversation went. BB Lady - Well our events manager isn't in today. Us - That's a shame! Could you tell us your availability for late next year? BB Lady - what date do you want? Us - Um well we're not fussed ! Whenever you're free? Could we check it out? BB Lady - Sigh walks over to the diary Us - Well were happy for anytime in November? BB Lady - There are no dates available for November. Us - Um ok. Silence. Us - just a quick question, Sam's bro in law owns a restaurant and we can't wait to have him cater for us! Is that ok with your winery? BB Lady - No we don't do that. Us - Oh. Well that's the only reason we came out here because we were told otherwise. Um. Thanks anyway. As we start to walk out. A little bit of context. Sam and I love wine. If the lady had even been a touch nicer to us we would have at least done a tasting and bought wine. Super disappointed with what happened & never plan to go there again.

I'd have to say that James Tilbrook is one of the best winemakers in the Adelaide Hills (you could…read moreprobably say in Australia to be fair). The cellar door is tucked away in the old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills building in Lobethal, and is not the easiest place to find. It's also not a particularly huge a space, nor is it catered to groups looking for a nice/clean cellar door experience. But the point is the wine. It is superb. In particular, the Chardonnay is remarkable. The estate chardonnay is good - very, very good. But you should treat yourself and drink the reserve chardonnay while you're there. Made from special little pockets of heaven it is very much like being transported to Burgundy. The only difference is that this wine would cost you about ten times the price if it came from France. The other wines are great too, don't get me wrong (very lovely Pinot and a cracking Syrah as well). I always enjoy coming to this place because when I go wine tasting I want to do that - taste wine. There's cheese/meat plates which are very easy to eat, and some quite delicious options of wood-oven pizzas. They have lovely outdoor seating, and some tables nestled back in the space between all of the barrels. This really gives you a feel that this is a working space. It's not the same clean "restaurant style" experience you might get at other big wineries. But just look at that glass of delicious liquid you wisely purchased!! A couple of warnings for those of you reading this and thinking, "wow, a cellar door I've not heard of/been to, and this guy thinks it's amazing, let's drop the kids off with their grandparents and head for the hills". Don't expect to necessarily have the experience befitting of the wine. The place itself is quite small, at least the cellar door is, and they can get quite busy and only having one or two people working there means it might be a few minutes before anyone asks you where you're from, why you're there and all the other usual cellar door chit-chat. Maybe just wait, read some of the tasting notes and slow down. The wine is worth waiting for. That being said. The last time I was there the winemaker sat with us to eat, took a genuine interest in our experience of his wine, remembered we'd been there before (about a year ago) and asked our opinion on his plans for the new cellar door location he's putting together. Now you don't get that at Jacobs Creek! After you've been to this little hole in the wall place you might want somewhere a little bigger, and with some views and there are several other options very close by. But do yourself a favour and buy a couple of bottles of Chardonnay before you leave because it is a very wise investment in your happiness.

we have been to Ashton Hills on numerous occasions for tasting. the staff are incredibly…read moreknowledgeable, friendly and helpful. We have taken a number of interstate guests there and they were very impressed. the wines are exceptiona.

What a nice surprise. No touring cars, just honest wines served in a shed next to where the grapes…read moreare grown. Loved the pinots and eventhe sparkling shiraz. Definitely great local boutique wine that focuses on australian market at affordable prices.

A must see in Adelaide Hills. Owned by same group that runs Crafers Hotel, the refreshed Uraidla…read moreis now a must see destination visit. So many different seating areas, wonderful all around. This hotel supports local wineries and local foods/produce. Terrific.

My memories of this place go back to 1998. A few mates of mine were Uraidla, Summertown and…read moreCherryville locals, so we used to frequent this pub for a bevy and a laugh. The owner Roger used to pour other people's left over beer into your glass when you weren't looking and there was often a car doing a burn-out out the front, a punch up or a band playing to keep you entertained. I even spent my 21st birthday in the front bar of the Uraidla with mates and ended up wresting each other on the oval with takeaway beers. Good times. Fast forward a lifetime and The Urey is back and kicking with a cash injection from everyone's favourite pub philanthropists: the Peter's. I haven't actually met Ed and Julie yet, but after they did up our old local - The Crafers; and now our new local - The Uraidla, I want to give them a big hug. The old mini orb bar is still in place with a new copper top, but most of the rest of the pub has been given a 2016 refurbishment. It is very mix and match with vinyl stools with chrome bases at the bar, galv plumbing pipe based laminate tables and then some nice solid timber tables and odd chairs and chesterfields. The centrepiece of the place must be the upside down table with floor lamps suspended from the main dining room ceiling as a makeshift thrift shop chandelier. Very creative. The wines include some local favourites from small wineries and the beer selection has some local crafties such as bierhaus, mismatch, prancing pony and prirate life alongside classics like coopers, west end and southwark. I'm going to see if I can get them to put some brew boys, big shed or little bang on tap. I'll keep you posted. As far as the food goes, I have tried a schnitzel with mushroom sauce and found it to be quite good, though very slightly overdone and a bit on the small side. My second meal was crumbed fish and chips and they were cooked very well and came with tartare sauce and lemon so I was chuffed. The main draw for this place though is the great historic hills pub history atmosphere. It oozes from every beam and stone in this building that dates back to the 1860's. The three fireplaces, the art deco entry and the quirky decorative elements such as the pressed tin ceiling to the ¾ keg urinals all make this place fun and cozy. Well done to everyone involved from the Peters to Advance Building Concepts, The locals who helped out and the new staff. I'm looking forward to the brewery and bakery that I've heard so much about and there have been other ideas floated such as communal table nights, quiz nights, whisky bars and more. Bring it on. It's great to see another hills town given a shot in the arm. Cheers!