Our blog highlights five essential experiences for couples, families and groups of friends enjoying a two-night stay at Barossa Shiraz Estate in South Australia’s renowned wine region.

From indulging in world-class wine tastings at iconic and boutique wineries, savouring local flavours at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop and soaring above the valley in a sunrise hot air balloon, exploring scenic trails and heritage sites and treating yourself to gourmet dining at acclaimed restaurants, the Barossa Valley offers something for everyone.

Once you arrive at Barossa Shiraz Estate you’ll probably find it hard to leave. However, if you’re keen to get out and explore the Barossa, without venturing far from your base, we suggest checking out the following attractions all within a five-minute drive of the Estate.

With over 150 wineries in the Barossa, visitors are spoilt for choice when it comes to cellar doors. And though we love the big Barossa icons, we also love unearthing smaller hidden gems and sharing these with our guests. Here’s a few of our recent discoveries.

When you are staying in luxury accommodation it is the little things that are so important. At Barossa Shiraz Estate it is important to us to use as much local produce as possible and the products that we use are of the highest quality.