Where better than the National Wine Centre of Australia to taste great wines and learn more about their characteristics? Next to the Botanic Gardens, the centre is home to the largest tasting room in Australia.

A subterranean bar with a wine list that may take some time to read, Hellbound Wine Bar presents the perfect opportunity to try the best in wines from South Australia and around the world. Better yet, its snack and cheese selections keep drinkers lingering longer.

A fine wine merchant with an enviable tasting room, East End Cellars is a hub for Adelaideans and visitors with discerning tastes. Pair your choice of wines with gourmet provisions from the locale’s extensive menu.

Opt for a glass (or bottle) of your favourite drop or enjoy a guided wine tasting of the Tomich Woodside Vineyard range. Set in a bluestone villa, this cellar door is a go-to for fine wines, cheeses and a side of wine education.

A mere twenty-minute drive from the centre or Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a nucleus for emerging wine makers – particularly those who dwell in minimal intervention drops. Tastings abound in the hills’ cellar doors, as does sophisticated accommodation offerings and fine dining.

Just 60km northeast of Adelaide, the Barossa Valley is renowned around the world for its award-winning shiraz. Here, cellar doors are seemingly open on every corner. Some of its best cellar doors include Penfolds, St Hugo and Whistler Wines.

Less than two hours from Adelaide, Clare Valley is a popular go-to for Riesling fans. The limey drop is in abundance at the cellar doors of boutique wineries that dapple the golden landscape.

Whether you’re a shiraz drinker, a grenache fan or a cabernet sipper (or perhaps you’re happy with a glass of all three), McLaren Vale is filled with cellar doors offering tastings of each. Sample the likes of Fiano, Vermentino, Tempranillo and Sangiovese while in the region.