Somerled Wines — Attraction in Hahndorf

Somerled Wines is another of those must-do things to do in Hahndorf. A great opportunity to sample some local Adelaide Hills wine, while stopping in the beautiful town for a few hours too.

The location is really pretty and so is the Cellar Bar itself. You enter off the high street through a wisteria arch and gorgeous front garden courtyard into the Cellar Bar. Here you find a really tranquil, warm show room with small circular, white clothed tables and seats. A wood burning fire keeps the whole room snug and toasty.

The atmosphere was very quiet with some guests by themselves, reading a book or absorbing the moment. I could well have been in a library cafe instead of a cellar bar :)

My wife ordered a $30, three-wine sample tasting of reds, which was mostly for my pleasure. And I'm not sure I was really in the mood for it, as I literally sipped, sampled and left three quarters of the wine in the glasses. But the whole experience was fun, tremendously relaxing and I'm...

What a gem in the Main Street of Hanhdorf!

We were drawn in by the tables in the sun, perfectly placed for people watching, as well as the allure of “Spanish and French platters”.

Our hosts Lucy and Clinton were divine. Knowledgeable, fun and accomodating all our questions, they really made the experience a special one for us.

On the wine front, we really rated their Shiraz, the best we’ve discovered in a long time.

The reserve chardonnay is also very good.

We spent an afternoon trying a few wines, eating bread and learning all about wines and history of the region.

Definitely...

Somerled Wines was an excellent stop for our day at the Hahndorf village.

We didn't plan to have a wine tasting on the day and decided to walk in and Clinton was more then accommodating.

We went through almost the entire flight of available wines and were impressed by both Clinton's knowledge and hospitality.

Personally I felt a little bad about not being able to purchase any wines on the day (as we had gone a little crazy on purchasing wines the day before) but Somerset Wines is on our 'reserve list' for future purchases!

Strongly recommend to try the Sparkling Shiraz and...