Minibus Tours
Let our accredited passenger drivers get you safely to all the wineries - you will not waste a minute. Maximum of 7 guests per tour. Comfortable Hyundai iMax with great aircon and heating. Umbrellas available. Free collection and delivery to and from your accommodation in Penola or Coonawarra. Our qualified drivers will not intrude upon your day with their opinions - it is your enjoyment that matters!
Naracoorte, Robe, Mount Gambier pickups also available (additional charges apply).
If you stay at our accommodation property Coonawarra Bush Holiday Park or Ruby’s Cottage in Penola, you can enjoy 10% discount for our wine tours.
Best of Coonawarra winery full day tour $159 per person including 8-9 wineries. For group bookings of 4 and more guests, please call us to enjoy a group discount.
Tour duration: 10.00am -5.00 pm, max 7 persons.
Full Day Itinerary example:
9.50 Collection at Penola/Coonawarra accommodation
10.00 Parker Estate
10.45 Patricks or Hollick
11.30 Wynns (cheese platter optional)
12.15 Zema or Brands Laira
1.00 Your choice of lunch - platter, picnic or a la carte (see options below)
2.00 Redmans or Majella
2.45 Rymills or Balnaves
3.30 Katnook or Raidis
4.15 Whistlepost
5.00 Return to accommodation
Highlights of Coonawarra winery half day tour $119 per person including 5 wineries. For group bookings of 4 and more guests, please call us to enjoy a group discount.
Tour duration: 12.00pm -4.40 pm, max 7 persons.
Half Day Itinerary example:
12.10 Collection at Penola/Coonawarra accommodation
12.20 Zema or Brands Laira
1.00 Your choice of lunch - platter, picnic or a la carte (see options below)
2.00 Redmans or Majella
2.45 Rymills or Balnaves
3.30 Katnook or Raidis
4.15 Whistlepost
5.00 Return to accommodation
BUSH WINE AND CHOCOLATE OPTION
Exclusive to Coonawarra Discovery Wine Tours: Hundred of Comaum Coonawarra Wine and Chocolate Pairing $20 pp. Add this option to your tour.
PAID FLIGHT WINERIES
Recently (as of August 2020), some Coonawarra wineries have introduced paid flights instead of free tastings. Payment for these tastings is sometimes (but not always) offset against any wine purchases made at the winery. Coonawarra Discovery does not include any of these wineries in its standard itineraries due to this policy but is happy to take you so long as you understsand you will be required to pay for these flights and that the cost of these flights is not included in the tour fee. Currently, the wineries offering paid flights (redeemable) are Raidis Estate, DiGiogio, and Leconfield.
FOOD OPTIONS
Optional lunch choices from $20 cheese platters, hearty ploughman’s platters $40 (2 persons) and sit down lunches at Chardonnay Lodge, Ottelia or Hollicks from $70-$90pp. Do not forget the excellent local cafes also - Vintage cafe, Cafe Lito in Penola and the Coonawarra General store, all of which have hot home-made food and outdoor seating.
We highly recommend:
Ploughman’s Platters at Brands Laira $25 per person or Patricks of Coonawarra $45 for two persons
We can arrange platters as part of your tour, but if you prefer a more formal lunch try these options:
Chardonnay Lodge $40-50 pp
Website: Chardonnay Lodge | Coonawarra
margaret@chardonnaylodge.com.au Landline: (08) 8736 3078 | Mobile: 0416494868
Hollicks $70-90pp
Website: Restaurant | Hollick Estates | Coonawarra
Contact +61 (0) 8 8737 2752 or upstairs@hollick.com