This cellar door is located off the road a bit in the Eden valley. However, if you are visiting on a week day, it is well worth a visit. Lovely cellar door with old buildings, much ambience and terrific wines. The only prob is that the cellar door area is very small and when we visited the presence of only about 12 people meant we were packed in like sardines. Surely they could create a better room.
Trips to the Barossa require visits to cellar doors, but for a wonderful, authentic, friendly experience you can't do better than Henschke. Not strictly in the Barossa proper, it's still worth making the trip over the few extra kms. The staff are so friendly and helpful, and the wine is excellent. PLUS they offer free shipping in Australia on cases! Excellent value when you live in Perth. Just note they are only open from 10-12 on a Saturday and not open at all on a Sunday, so make you trip during the week if possible.
Loved our visit to Henschke. Wines superb. Staff welcoming, knowledgeable and interesting. Peggys Hill good value reisling.
Home of one of Australia's icon wines - Hill of Grace Shiraz - this tiny little tasting room is worth cramming in to. They will let you taste the whole range (sorry not the Hill of Grace) but better to ask for guidance and just select (and savour) just a few. Make sure you ask =for directions back to Angaston via the Gnadenburg Church and the famous vineyard
This is a small winery cellar door, for one of Australia's most famous and highly regarded wine makers.If you are interested in Henschke wines, it's well worth a visit.On the other hand, if your interest in wine is not so great, then a visit to one of the area's winery visitor centers specifically catering for tourists may be a more worthwhile experience.The staff are knowledgable and friendly, the wines are excellent, and the setting is historic and quaint.Bear in mind it's a little out of the way as well.Well worth a visit for the aficionado!
went here a few years back - wonderful - worth the visit
Iconic winery set in original location. Small tasting area but great variety of quality wines to taste. Staff were very helpful and knew their stuff. Have to buy from cellar door it's a must.
The wines are just superb and offer some of the best quality Australians offer. Hill of Grace, or the other really expensive drops, are not on tasting, but you won't be disappointed with their tasting wines. We also got to have a look in some of the areas with the wine tanks, which was interesting. Best to be there early (around 9 am) to avoid tour groups. Thankfully, we just missed one. As another reviewer said, the tasting room is quite small!
This is one of those great wineries of Australia and, although it's off the beaten track, a cellar door that must be on your list. It's quite small and only open limited hours in the weekend, so try a morning visit midweek if you want to be able to engage with the staff. They have a great range available for tasting - and if you show some interest/knowledge the staff will treat you accordingly. I got to taste Hill of Grace when they quietly slipped me a glass, while those around me were raving over the entry level wines!
Henschke is legendary winery with small cellar door but fantastic personnel - worth to visit for wine lover. Penfolds is nearby - do not miss it