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South Australia Wine

Australia's premier wine region

South Australia Wine travel destination
Adelaide has 45 venues in our South Australia Wine guide, spanning restaurants, bars, hotels and a winery. Its dining rooms combine tasting menus with extensive wine lists: arkhé centres its cooking on an open flame, while Botanic builds a degustation around native Australian ingredients. Wine bars offer different approaches to selection, from Mother Vine's focus on independent winemakers to East End Cellars' bottle-shop format. Local South Australian produce also runs through French-inspired bistros and contemporary Australian kitchens. Across the destination, our guide covers 117 venues. Barossa Valley wineries work with Shiraz, Grenache and Rhône-style wines, while fermentAsian serves modern Vietnamese food in Tanunda. McLaren Vale combines The Salopian Inn's guest-selectable cellar with winery tasting rooms and dining at d'Arenberg. Bird in Hand produces cool-climate wines in Woodside; Stirling Hotel serves regional cuisine in Stirling, Adelaide Hills. Clare Valley's wine identity centres on Riesling and Shiraz, with producers including Kilikanoon in Penwortham and Tim Adams Wines in Clare.

Adelaide for tasting menus and serious wine lists

Adelaide has the largest venue selection in our destination guide. These restaurants combine tasting menus with extensive wine lists and contemporary Australian cooking.

  • arkhé

    Norwood restaurant built around open-flame cooking. Jake Kellie leads the kitchen, which offers a tasting menu at the chef's table. The wine list and extensive list accompany a la carte dining, small plates and tasting menus.

  • Botanic

    Adelaide Botanic Gardens dining room focused on a multi-course tasting menu built from native Australian ingredients. Jamie Musgrave leads the kitchen. Its exceptional wine program and extensive list accompany the degustation, with Star Wine List recognition.

  • ODÉ Bistro

    North Adelaide fine bistro from Simon Ming and Bhatia Dhee, pairing contemporary Australian cooking with Asian influences and local South Australian ingredients. It runs both a la carte and tasting menu formats alongside a wine list.

Adelaide wine bars and drinking rooms

Adelaide's wine bars include independent-producer lists, bottle-shop selections and local and international wines. These picks span Adelaide CBD, East End and Peel Street.

  • Mother Vine

    Adelaide CBD wine bar with a 300-strong list selected by a Master of Wine and a focus on independent producers from Australia, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. It received Star Wine List recognition in 2024 and 2026.

  • East End Cellars

    East End wine bar attached to a premium bottle shop, with Star Wine List recognition. The selection includes natural and conventional wines, with over 15,000 bottles available for on-site consumption.

  • Jennie Wine Bar

    Peel Street wine bar with an exceptional international and local wine selection in a cosy room. Natural and conventional wines feature in its program, which holds Star Wine List recognition and an Australian Bar Awards Wine Bar of the Year finalist distinction.

Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale for dining and wineries

Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale combine regional restaurants with extensive winery selections in our guide. The dining ranges from modern Vietnamese cooking to contemporary Australian food with Asian influences.

  • fermentAsian

    Tanunda restaurant serving modern Vietnamese fine dining with an exceptional wine program and an extensive list. Tuoi Do's kitchen uses local Barossa produce in a historic stone house, with tasting menus and a la carte dining alongside World of Fine Wine three-star accreditation.

  • The Salopian Inn

    McLaren Vale dining institution serving contemporary Australian fusion with Asian influences and an exceptional wine program. Its extensive list includes a guest-selectable wine cellar, while the kitchen takes regional produce into a la carte dishes and small plates.

  • d'Arenberg

    McLaren Vale winery whose geometric Cube building contains a tasting room, restaurant and contemporary art installations. Its architecture draws on the form of a Rubik's Cube, and the estate has received World's 50 Best Vineyards recognition.

Adelaide Hills and Clare Valley for regional wine

Adelaide Hills brings cool-climate wines and regional bistro cooking. Clare Valley's producers include wineries focused on Riesling and Shiraz.

  • Stirling Hotel

    In Stirling, Adelaide Hills, this historic hotel combines a bistro and wine bar with modern Australian gastropub cooking. Its wine list and extensive list accompany regional South Australian cuisine, with local growers and winemakers central to the kitchen's approach.

  • Bird in Hand

    Woodside family-owned winery producing cool-climate wines, with a sustainability focus and estate tasting experiences. An art gallery and terrace gardens form part of the property, which holds Falstaff Winery recognition alongside its wine offering.

  • Kilikanoon

    Penwortham winery whose wines express regional terroir. Riesling and Shiraz define the surrounding region's wine identity, and the producer holds Falstaff Winery recognition alongside multiple awards as Australia's best winery.

Planning FAQ

Which Adelaide neighbourhoods have wine-focused bars?

Adelaide CBD, East End and Peel Street have wine-focused bars in our guide. Mother Vine offers independent-producer wines in Adelaide CBD; East End Cellars combines a bottle shop and bar in East End; Jennie Wine Bar serves local and international selections on Peel Street.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in South Australia Wine in your guide?

There are no Michelin-starred restaurants and no Michelin stars in our South Australia Wine guide across all the cities of Adelaide, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Clare Valley.

Which restaurants offer tasting menus?

Botanic, arkhé, ODÉ Bistro and fermentAsian offer tasting menus. Botanic focuses on native Australian ingredients, arkhé combines open-flame cooking with a chef's table, ODÉ Bistro serves contemporary Australian food with Asian influences, and fermentAsian offers modern Vietnamese dining.

Which picks on this page hold wine-list awards?

fermentAsian holds World of Fine Wine three-star accreditation and Star Wine List recognition. Star Wine List also recognises arkhé, Botanic, ODÉ Bistro, Mother Vine, East End Cellars, Jennie Wine Bar, The Salopian Inn and Stirling Hotel.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

Awards in South Australia Wine

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Where to eat in South Australia Wine

Selected entries from the current guide for South Australia Wine.

Hoosegow Charcoal Restaurant restaurant in Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

Hoosegow Charcoal Restaurant

Hoosegow Charcoal Restaurant on Magill Road brings the discipline of live-fire and charcoal cooking to Adelaide's eastern suburbs, operating outside the CBD dining cluster that draws most of the city's critical attention. The kitchen's commitment to charcoal as a primary cooking medium shapes both the menu's structure and its flavour register, positioning the restaurant within a small but growing tier of Australian venues where heat source, not just ingredient sourcing, is the defining editorial statement.

Adelaide, Australia

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Where to stay in South Australia Wine

Selected entries from the current guide for South Australia Wine.

Eos by SkyCity hotel in Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

Eos by SkyCity

Eos by SkyCity occupies a prominent position on Adelaide's Festival Drive, carrying a 2025 Michelin Selected distinction that places it within a small cohort of recognised luxury hotels in South Australia. The property sits adjacent to SkyCity Adelaide, positioning it at the intersection of the city's cultural and entertainment precinct. For travellers seeking a hotel with both central access and independent recognition, Eos reads as the dominant large-scale option in the Adelaide CBD tier.

Adelaide, Australia

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Where to go for a drink in South Australia Wine

Selected entries from the current guide for South Australia Wine.

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Which wineries to visit in South Australia Wine

Selected entries from the current guide for South Australia Wine.