The Best Cellar Doors with a View in the Clare Valley
Where the riesling comes with a vineyard panorama to match.
Half the pleasure of a Clare Valley tasting is the country it comes from. These cellar doors and wine spots pair the region’s celebrated riesling and shiraz with vineyard views and hilltop settings worth lingering over.
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Penwortham
Skillogalee Wines
A hillside cellar door and restaurant with classic valley views.
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Sevenhill
Eldredge Vineyards
A hilltop Sevenhill cellar door with lake and valley outlook.
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Pack a leisurely afternoon and let the views slow you down between tastings.
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Image credits
- Clare Valley, Sevenhill Cellars - panoramio.jpg by Frans-Banja Mulder , CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons