A day tour from Albany to four family wineries in the Mt Barker sub-region of the Great Southern, known for its Rieslings, with a local produce platter lunch at Plantagenet Wines.
Days
- 6 hours
Group size
- Max 14
Start / finish
- Albany / Albany
Return
- See itinerary for details
Transport
- Busy Blue Bus with a driver guide from Albany
Meals
- Shared platter lunch at Plantagenet Wines
Route
Included experiences
- Gilbert Wines — tasting
- Plantagenet Wines — tasting and platter lunch
- Galafrey Wines — family winery
- West Cape Howe — wine, olive oil and coffee tasting
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Reviews
5.0
Based on 14 reviews
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AI summary of 14 reviews
Travellers consistently praise the knowledgeable guides who demonstrated excellent understanding of the Mount Barker region and its wineries, along with the varied selection of four wineries visited, the quality of the wines tasted, and the pleasant provision of morning tea and lunch throughout the day. What stands out most often is the friendly and welcoming atmosphere created both by the guides and by winery owners and staff, with travellers noting the unhurried pace, comfortable transport, and the personal nature of the experience, which felt relaxed and informative rather than rushed. The most common caveat mentioned is the need to pace oneself during tastings given the volume of wine available to sample across the venues.
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“The Grape Escape”
A fantastic tour. Our guide knew the region and vineyards well, even the cellar staff and owners personally, each cellar door let us taste as much as we liked, and morning tea and lunch were just right.
“Great wine tour”
A great day at four very different and fabulous wineries, each with its own story, and lunch was a delicious platter of local food.
“Fantastic wines, wonderful host.”
A wonderful day with Susan as an amazing host. We visited four great Mount Barker wineries, with morning tea and lunch provided.
“Bus trip to mount barker wineries. Morning tea and lunch…”
A great, informative host with everything provided for the day and an excellent choice of wineries.
“Mt Barker Grape Escape”
Our winery tour of the Mt Barker area was for my partner and me and my sister and her partner. Susan knew the area extremely well and gave running commentary as she drove, the wineries all had superb wines, some of which we bought, and lunch was at one of them.
“Great Day Out!”
We did the Mt Barker Grape Escape with Susan and had the bus to ourselves, like a private tour. We learnt lots about local wine, tasted plenty, had a lovely morning snack and lunch, and the producers were friendly. Unrushed and welcoming.
