Wine & Food
Fleurieu Peninsula Wine
The Fleurieu Peninsula has world-class wine regions for you to discover, with some of Australia's most acclaimed wines produced here.
With around 60 winery cellar doors, McLaren Vale is the largest and closest to Adelaide of the Fleurieu Peninsula's wine regions. Each wine region owes much of its character to its proximity to water. Langhorne Creek has become a major grape producer for the premium wine industry, while Currency Creek and Southern Fleurieu have some of the oldest and newest boutique wineries in South Australia. Read the wine articles below for more insights.
Fleurieu Peninsula Food
By any gastronomic standards, this is a remarkable part of the world.
Look beyond the Fleurieu Peninsula wineries and you'll find a strong farming tradition, among long-established almond and olive groves. Here livestock and dairy cattle graze over green hills, while fruit trees in small family-run orchards are heavy with ripening crops.
In a landscape so blessed with such a wonderful array of ingredients, it's only natural that the locals have come up with imaginative ways to make the most of them. You can easily find roadside outlets selling jams, relishes, handmade breads, traditional cured and smoked meats, rich cheeses and much more.
Australia's best almonds are grown at Willunga, and the olive oil produced here is now compared favourably to Italy's finest. Follow the Produce and Tourist Trail from Mount Compass to find fresh blueberries, organically grown pheasants and quail, venison, marron (a freshwater crayfish), strawberries and jams, rainbow trout and authentic French-style goat's curd and feta cheeses, or thick, rich Jersey-milk cream and traditional farmhouse cheddars. And up and down the rugged coastline, fishermen glean all manner of seafood from the gulf's clear, unspoilt waters.
More on Wine and Food
- Fleurieu Wineries & Cellar Doors
- This is the place for bold, inky-black shiraz, rich but elegant cabernet sauvignon and grenache that holds its own in any company. Red wine country. But then, it also has some of the best chardonnay in Australia. Read More
- Country Markets
- If wine nourishes the soul of the Fleurieu Peninsula, then fabulous regional food sustains its heart. Buy direct at the local market. Read More
- Wine and Food Events
- Taste the Fleurieu Peninsula by joining in the fun of a food and wine festival. Read More
- Dining out in the Fleurieu Peninsula
- This regions makes the most of its location - surrounded by the sea on three sides. But its not all seafood. Read More
