ULTIMATE WINERY EXPERIENCES AUSTRALIA The Lane Vineyard, Adelaide Hills
T
e Ultimate Winery h Experiences Australia is a selection of premium wineries, offering quality winemaking, unique wine experiences and culinary excellence.
Two more South Australian wineries have been added to the program this year – Wirra Wirra and St Hugo bringing the total to seven, more than any other state in the country. The variety, breadth and depth of offerings spanning across the three wine regions of McLaren Vale, Barossa and Adelaide Hills, means visitors are awarded with exceptional experiences in South Australia. www.ultimatewineryexperiences.com.au
D’ARENBERG CUBE Fourth-generation winemaker at d’Arenberg, Chester Osborn, has embarked on his most ambitious project yet. The d’Arenberg Cube, inspired by the Rubik’s Cube, is a five-storey architectural marvel that appears to float among the Mouvèdre vines in McLaren Vale. The ground-breaking design incorporates sensory rooms, guided tastings, food and wine journeys, a new restaurant and both vale and ocean views. A building that has to be seen to be believed, the d’Arenberg Cube is set to draw visitors from far and wide. www.darenberg.com.au
THE LANE VINEYARD The Lane have added two exciting new tours to their complement of wine tours, including a Blend Your Own experience and a 360° Hilltop Experience. Blend Your Own gets the competitive spirit going, with teams competing against each other. The winning blend is bottled and personally labelled to be taken home. The 360° Hilltop Experience combines a tasting of The Lane’s seven most premium wines, carefully matched to tastings from the Chef and delivered in the vineyard itself.
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For the ultimate culinary indulgence, The Lane have also introduced Chef’s Table, a sensory journey of spectacular dishes created by Head Chef James Brinklow. This exclusive experience catering for up to just eight guests at a time, is a matched food and wine menu amid conversations and secret-sharing with the Head Chef himself. www.thelane.com.au
ST HUGO St Hugo is the Barossa’s newest luxury cellar door and restaurant. Perched on a rise with commanding views over the vineyard, the building melds heritage with modern, cutting-edge architecture to give visitors the best of both worlds. Visit for tours of the grounds and vineyards, structured or private tastings, and a mouth-watering menu where the food is crafted around the wine. For the ultimate in elite experiences, the Sainthood experience is a premium, multi-day experience including private estate tours, tastings of the finest old vintages, chartered flights to the vineyards where a permanent plate bearing your name will be placed on your chosen row of vines. Craft your own red wine blend, and receive a supply of your creation for the next three years, delivered to your door. www.sthugo.com
