Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

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Withmorethan 60 wineriesto

choosefrom,there’sa cellar

dooraroundalmostevery

corner.Renownedforits

cool-climatewines,including

sauvignonblanc,chardonnay

andpinotnoir,theregionis also

pushingboundarieswithnewer

styles,asroadstwistandturn,

andsteephillsanddeepvalleys

createdifferentmicroclimates.

Forstylishcellardoorswith

a view,youcan’tgopastthe

bignames:Shaw+ Smith,

MtLoftyRanges,Nepenthe,Bird

inHand,LobethalRoadandThe

Lane.If low-interventiondrops

aremoreyourtaste,besureto

stopbyNgeringa,CRFTWines,

OchotaBarrels,UnicoZeloand

LaProva.Plusthecellardoor

nexttoTheSummertown

AristologistforLucyMargaux,

CommuneofButtonsand

ChâteauCommeCiCommeÇa.

SAVETHEDATE

Fromdeliciouswineandlocal

producetomusic,artandtheatre,

discovertheregion’sofferingsat

CrushFestival.January22-24,

crushfestival.com.au

Clockwisefromtopleft:lavenderinbloomatJurliqueFarm;

theVillettaPorcinihutinMylor;a tranquilbedroomatSequoia

Lodge;MountLoftyBotanicGarden.Opposite:a winemaker

harvests grapes at La Prova winery in Hahndorf.

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