OUT OF ADELAIDE

Sheltered beaches, wind-swept bluffs, salty plains and rich soils make South Australia a one-stop shop for travelers, the best bit being that some of its most exciting wine regions are just a short 30-minute zoom from Adelaide.

Rich Italian roots and a matching Mediterranean climate are on show in coastal , where crisp white MCLAREN VALE varieties such as and sit alongside

FIANO VERMENTINO

Australian classic reds, and GRENACHE. Don’t miss SHIRAZ

VINEYARD’s ( oliverstaranga.com) famous OLIVER’S TARANGA porchetta parties, a visit to D’ARENBERG’s arty

WINE CUBE (darenberg.com.au), which explores all the ways wine influences our senses, or a tour of WIRRA’s (wirrawirra.com) WIRRA biodynamic vineyards.

Just outside the city lie the ADELAIDE HILLS BASKET RANGE, and ground zero for the experimental natural wine scene, where young winemakers use wild yeast and skin-contact fermentation to add texture and looseness to their production – check out Ochota Barrels ( ochotabarrels.com). But there are the established greats to explore too, and you should indulge in a tour, tasting and lunch at

PENFOLDS MAGILLE STATE (penfolds.com) or linger THE LANEVINEYARD’s at Chef’s Table lunch (thelane.com.au).

No visit to South Australia is complete without swinging by the VALLEY, home to Australian culinary icon BAROSSA

(maggiebeer.com.au) and a swathe of other top MAGGIE BEER food producers. Head to some of the country’s oldest estates such as ( jacobscreek.com) and

JACOB’S CREEK HENSCHKE (henschke.com.au). Fill your suitcase with SAUVIGNON, CABERNET and SHIRAZ, and drink your ‘year of birth’ vintage GRENACHE tawny at SEPPELTSFIELD WINES(seppeltsfield.com.au).