Private Adelaide Hills Wine Region Tour

Great experience with Mary, very relaxed and informative journey through the Adelaide Hills, highly recommended! Cheers!

From the minute we arranged our tour Mary was fantastic. She is a very knowledgeable wine guide and it was great to get an insight into the region. Would highly recommend Mary and John for your winery experience! We'll definitely be booking again on our return.

John Angel was great , friendly , informative. Gave us a great tour of several wineries and adjusted the schedule to our priorities. Highly recommend this tour.

We had a great day out with John who was so helpful in us planning our visit to the Adelaide Hills and really flexible with us on the day. John is very knowledgeable about Adelaide and the wine regions and was very generous in sharing his experiences with us. Travelled in a nice BMW in comfort and just the pace we wanted. Thanks John!

Went out on a 4 hour tour of Adelaide hills wineries. We picked where we wanted to go (he offered suggestions based on what we wanted), and John arranged the rest. Great day out! Really recommend, John and Best Wine Tours. It was totally flexible so we could have made it a longer experience but we only wanted a half day, plus we got to choose our start time. He arrived early to pick us up, in his immaculate BMW - which was a very comfortable ride for the day. He packed us some snacks and gave us plenty of information (as much as we wanted/didn't want) on the area and wineries we were visiting. He provided the right amount of engagement with us at the wineries, leaving us to enjoy and letting us know when we should probably be thinking about leaving. Fantastic host. Really enjoyed it. Our favourite winery was Cobb Hill Estate, we also visted Sidewood and Grunthal.

We had such a great day with Mary - she was very knowledgeable and took us to great cellar doors Very flexible with what we wanted to do - all tailored to us and we loved it Thank you Mary and John

We had a great day with Mary our wine tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about the wineries and the area in general. Best Wine Tours is definitely the BEST.

We had a lovely time and very much enjoyed the tour. We valued all of John’s suggestions and knowledge about Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills. John’s flexibility with our day was also greatly appreciated. Looking forward to touring another wine region with you when we return to SA.

John Angel of Best Wine Tours is a walking encyclopaedia of the area. He put together a 4.5 hour tour which including Shaw & Smith of Adelaide Hills and their exquisite Pinot Gris and Chardonnays, followed by the Shiraz of Penfolds. We ate at a German restaurant facility and thoroughly enjoyed our time with Mr Angel and his luxury BMW. and had great fun. Thanks to John and Best Wine Tours.

Review of Private Adelaide Hills Wine Region Tour Pending review We booked this tour about two days prior to arriving in Adelaide for our 5th Wedding Anniversary. I found Best Wine Tours just on a google search at the last minute, after a few weeks of research into the wine regions surrounding Adelaide and the companies that provide tours. Initially, we were looking at the hop-on hop-off tours, but in the end they just didn't feel like the right option for celebrating the occasion. John was quick to respond to my query and we had an itinerary and bookings set by the time we arrived. He was very clear in communications about what to expect and how the tours should run on the day for the best experience. We chose an itinerary that was a combination of John's suggestions and our selections based on research of vineyards/cellar doors that suited our particular tastes in wines. John was amenable to our input, but I think you couldn't go wrong with a fully planned tour either. He took care of all the included bookings as promised and on the day made sure we we stayed on time as best as possible. Usually, wine tasting for us is done while on family road trips with kids in tow and at places that often don't require bookings ahead of time. In the end, we only missed one of our tastings, but that's more because we got lost in the moment of being able to enjoy the wines without one of us having to be the designated driver!! We WERE a tincy bit tanked by lunch time... We chose to start out tour a bit earlier than the usual at 9AM to get up to the hills as close to opening time for our first tasting as possible. We stopped at the Beerenberg Factory as a bit of a filler...but I must confess I am a bit of a "Beerenberger" at heart. Didn't have time for a factory tour though. A quick run down of our wine tastings/recommends; 1. The Lane Vineyard - Estate Sparkling Blanc De Blanc, Rose, & Gamay Worth the wine club membership just for regular deliveries of these 2. Artwine - All good wines, we had our favorites but can't go wrong if purchasing any of them. Joined the wine club here too...well worth it!! Nibbles platter with tasting was a nice touch and our server was knowledgeable and engaging. 3. Mt Lofty Ranges for Tasting/Lunch Combo - Same as Artwine for quality of the wines. Garry looked after us for the tasting...it was sublime experience and he went above and beyond to make sure we understood the depth of work that goes into the wines, both from the viticulture perspective and the wine making process. The set menu lunch was tasty too. We purchased a selection of our favorites but unfortunately didn't join the wine club here. 4. Ten Miles East - A little out of the way and hard to find, we discovered. We almost didn't get there due to my failure as a navigator...but I think John discovered a place he hadn't been before. A boutique winery, small selection of wines produced from alternative grape varieties. Red varieties were a little too heavy for us, but the whites were exceptional. The Arneis was the stand out for us. There was also a few locals hanging out in the sunshine enjoying a drop or two. Overall, it was a great tour and well worth the price we paid. John was friendly and displayed excellent knowledge on the local wine industry and it's history, as well as on the areas we visited. I would definitely book another tour of any of the SA wine regions with him in the future and would also recommend friends and family to do the same if they were planning a trip down that way. Thank You for a wonderful experience John!! Michael & Zara