Wow, this winery is amazing! I came here as part of a wine tour organised by work friends - I…read morehadn't heard of Shut The Gate before, so was pleasantly surprised to see a charming place with outdoor braziers, seating, and a very friendly couple who love talking about their delicious wines! Shut The Gate is a boutique winery, specialising in many types of riesling, but they also source other grape varieties for their sav blanc and red blends. Prices are around the $20-$25 mark, and well worth it! The labels are beautiful too, some done by a London artist based on fairytales with the theme of 'shutting a gate' ;) Oh, and they have a couple of winery cats - that's definitely worth an extra star!

This little gem is nestled away, just off the road…read more Walking in, we met the head wine guy who was excited to greet us, especially when I mentioned how nice his wines are having drank them at a couple restaurants around. The house is set up for tastings for small groups and couples in nooks and on couches. Its the most relaxed and fun tasting in the clare area. no giant benches and feeling like they want you gone. Sit out side on the patio on a sunny day and enjoy a glass of something something, you won't regret it. One of my favorite wine producers, which was only enhanced by this experience.

There are few places you go where the people are friendly and the atmosphere so relaxing you want…read moreto stay all day. This winery was that place for me. They had beautiful, calm music playing and aside from the fact that we were child-free, it was such a peaceful place to be. Now for the wines, they were all sublime, I wanted to buy all of them! Their taste was so unique and refreshing, I will be back to buy more.

Adelaidian's are spoilt having such a gem so close. The Riesling Trail is a must. Stay in Clare for…read morethe weekend and tour the wineries by push bike.

The Clare Valley is located about an hours' drive north of the Barossa and a sightly smaller…read moreversion of the latter. It stretches along a roughly 20km drive from Clare to Auburn and is home to more than 40 wineries. It's famous for the Riesling trail and two very famous cellar doors to visit are Annie's Lane and Knappstein. Along the way you can visit historic towns like Burra or Mintaro, which I didn't find that spectacular though. Overall it's a nice, cute and small region but some of the towns were very deserted and on our 3-day trip we sometimes had difficulties finding a place that was open for dinner. If you have the choice between the Barossa and the Clare, head to the former. However, if you've done the Barossa, give it a go and make up your own mind.

Richard gave us a lovely warm welcome as we entered the cellar door. The atmosphere is rustic and…read moreintimate. To the wines. Almost everything is for tasting, and we were offered cheddar cheese and crackers to go with it. Nice :). There are no bad wines here, but we do tend to favour Rieslings from this region. Both the Watervale and the Single vineyard Sevenhill were worth the $25 price tag. Beautiful fruit driven wine, and I will struggle to decide whether to drink it now or leave them for a couple of years. Either way it's going to be good. We remembered the Hummer from our last visit, which reminded me how long it's been since we had been to the winery. I'm not a huge fan of merlot, usually finding it a bit flat for my palate, but this is a beauty and they don't make it very often. We couldn't resist it and were prepared to pay the higher price tag. We bought a few red ales while we were there. Called the monkey's uncle, the red malts gives it a complex, lively character and slightly bitter to finish. It has everything on the palate the label lays claim too... Caramel, treacle, and yes even toffee apple. Damn good! I'll be keeping a bit of this in the fridge from now on. You can't taste the beer at the winery, so either take my word for it, or try it at one of the local pubs on tap. A very pleasant visit!

Enjoyed a nice visit today to sample a flight of their reds and buy a couple of bottles. A pleasant…read moreyoung lady helped us, and the two flights included some whites (for the lady) and reds (for me). Overall, some tasty selections, and I settled on a Shiraz and a Cabernet Mslbec to take back to the US where I'm from. Good stuff...a nice visit!

A beautiful and historic cellar door with more than a dozen wines on offer for FREE tastings. It's…read morea sprawling and open grounds and make sure to check out the historic church and stroll the vineyard.