The Perrini Estate Winery is a small boutique winery nestled in the foothills of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Located in Meadows, South Australia, the winery was established in 1997, with the property boasting a spectacular view of the surrounding regions and offers total serenity. The Perrini Estate Winery is a must stop for all lovers of a big red wine. The newly built cellar door has a fantastic country feel to it and is open for tasting of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tony's Blend, Sauvignon Blanc, Rose and Tawny Port. The winery is a family run business that prides itself on quality rather than quantity. Tony and Connie would love to see you here. Your time will be well spent, as you are sure to leave with a good drop.
The Meadows Monthly Market is held on the second Sunday of each month and features stalls inside and outside with a wide variety of local produce including vegetables, fruit, jams, honey and eggs, plants, books, crafts and collectables. There are displays and demonstrations, which vary from month to month. Barbecue, Devonshire teas, sandwiches and soup are available at reasonable prices. Proceeds assist maintenance of the Meadows Hall. Admission is free and there is plenty of car parking, as well as a playground and park nearby. The Meadows Four Day Easter Fair is held each year at the Meadows Hall and admission is free. (Please note: if the weather forecast is 40 degrees or more, the market will be cancelled.)
Thimbella and Paris Creek Pottery, is a collector's paradise, a unique retail shop. We cater for collectors with thimbles, bells, miniatures and accessories for doll houses, miniature tea sets, lace makers, bobbins, buttons and numerous small animals like owls, elephants, dogs and frogs. Well worth a visit located 50 kilometres from Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills between Meadows and Strathalbyn. Most times the shop is open, but please telephone to confirm we are open.
Just over the hill from McLaren Vale, on a beautiful road winding past Kuitpo Forest, lies Top Note, a premium cool climate Adelaide Hills vineyard.
Top Note Vineyard is a world apart from the vale, sitting at 330 metre elevation. Altitude and exposure to cool south-easterlies blowing up off the Southern Ocean keep us up to 10 degrees cooler than our neighbours in the vale, allowing us to grow cool climate varieties like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and our rare Red Semillon as well as producing elegant Shiraz and beautifully structured Cabernet Sauvignon.
Owners Cate and Nick Foskett hand select the very best of each crop to make into small batches of exclusive, hand crafted wines under the Top Note label. The first Top Note release is a dessert wine made from the very rare Red Semillon - a pink berried relative of Semillon Madeira. The citrus notes of lemon and grapefruit on the nose are followed up on the palate with hints of granny smith apples.
Top Note will shortly be releasing a Pinot Noir and Shiraz from the 2014 vintage is currently maturing in new French Oak.
Tastings are by appointment - either by calling or emailing.
In 1987, Geoff Hardy - a fifth generation descendant of South Australian wine pioneer Thomas Hardy - finally found his ideal site for the production of outstanding cool climate grapes in the Adelaide Hills.
The vineyard became known as the K1 Vineyard as this unique, groundbreaking site was the first commercial planting of vines in the Kuitpo (pronounced 'ky-po') region.
Today, the K1 by Geoff Hardy wines are considered to be amongst some of Australia's finest ultra-premium, single estate wines. Geoff and his family continue their work to keep it that way and to make sure that the K1 cellar door maintains its reputation as one of Australia's leading cellar door experiences.