We first visited in October and then returned to eat in the restaurant in January.
The cellar door experience seamlessly mixes old and new and is a visual feast! Our elder son loved standing on the verandah next to the kangaroo and I spent ages look in the display cases at the old equipment. Meanwhile my husband enjoyed the tasting list and we have drunk many d'Arenberg wines over the course of our year here. A personal favourite being the footbolt, available for $18.99 from Dan Murphys and in various outlets in the UK for around £10.
On our first visit we tried to buy an ice cream for our elder son from the restaurant but we were told they only did A la carte so it was not possible. When we did eat at d'Arrays Verandah restaurant it was certainly both A la carte and delicious! They provided us with a high chair and a children's menu on request.
d'Arenberg is clearly a cellar door who prides itself on providing an experience, as a quick browse through their website shows. They offer visitors the chance to "blend the traditional cellar door with exciting discovery, luxury or culinary decadence with these packages. Explore the McLaren Vale regions in a 4WD, take to the skies and sore above the coast in a Waco plane, blend and bottle your own window indulge in the delights of d'Arrays Verandah Restaurant".
For those with less time and/ or budget it's worth a walk around their grounds where the old machinery is on display. Why not enjoy a glass of wine by the kangaroo looking out over the rolling hills?
Priced at $17.99 in Dan Murphy's the Custodian should be good value. d'Arenberg are know for their Grenache. With one third of the region's old bush vine Grenache they truly are 'the custodian'.
Osborn Road, McLaren Vale, SA 5171
www.darenberg.com.au
Tel: (08) 8329 4888
James Halliday five star winery
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