Step through the glass doors at Primo Estate and the first thing you notice is the light: refracted off pale stone, softened by timber, framed by rows of vines that run towards the Willunga foothills. It feels more like a contemporary Italian villa than a conventional Australian cellar door – an architectural expression of the…

Founded in 1912, D’Arenberg is family created a winery that has become synonymous with the McLaren Vale region, today many of the visitors are just as familiar with the architectural cube museum and the restaurant. I grew up in the McLaren Vale region and D’Arenberg winery was part of my childhood, my mother worked…

Paxton’s cellar door at historic Landcross Farm makes a strong first impression: biodynamic vines rolling down to the valley, a repurposed 1850s shearing shed, and a quietly confident organic ethos that runs from the soil to the glass. This is McLaren Vale in a slower, more grounded key – relaxed lawns, build-your-own platters, and a…

Nestled into the slope above McLaren Vale with a long, low view across vines to the ranges, Chalk Hill feels less like a single cellar door and more like a small, well‑edited village built around wine, gin, and golden hour. APPEARANCE > Nestled into the slope above McLaren Vale with a long, low view across…