The long lunch: five cellar doors worth the drive
An editor’s short list of the estates that define Australian wine country.
Penfolds Magill Estate, Adelaide. The birthplace of Grange, a few minutes from the city, with a restaurant above the vines.
Henschke, Eden Valley. The family behind Hill of Grace, one of the country’s most sought-after single-vineyard shirazes. Book a tasting ahead.
Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River. The Art Series chardonnay, a restaurant among the karri trees, and a concert lawn with a long history.
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley. Dr Bailey Carrodus’s estate, famous for its field blends, an hour from Melbourne.
Brokenwood, Hunter Valley. Home of ILR semillon, and one of the Hunter’s benchmark cellar doors, two and a half hours from Sydney. Always arrange a driver.
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