Australian wine is now regional in a way it was not twenty years ago. Chardonnay from the Mornington Peninsula tastes nothing like chardonnay from Margaret River. Grenache from McLaren Vale is its own thing. To visit properly, pick one region and stay three days.
A Collection
Wine Destinations
The Australian wine regions worth the journey, and the growers who will happily meet you at the cellar door.
01
Margaret River
Western Australia
Chardonnay and cabernet, and forty kilometres of coastline you will not want to leave.
02
Mornington Peninsula
Victoria
Ninety minutes from Melbourne. Pinot noir that repays the drive.
03
Tamar Valley
Northern Tasmania
Sparkling wine at latitudes closer to Patagonia than Bordeaux.
04
McLaren Vale
South Australia
Old-vine grenache, a Mediterranean climate, and lunches under fig trees.