A Great Place to Experience Barossa Valley Wines Every cellar door in the Barossa Valley has a unique feel to it and tells you about the winery before you even taste their wines. The cellar door at Elderton makes you feel like you are in the cozy library of some wine connoisseur. Carolyn was superb in walking us through Elderton's wines, understanding what we liked and steering us to the wines that would match our palate. Notwithstanding that we live in Japan and thus have limited room to store wines, we ended up ordering a dozen bottles of wine to ship home, all of which were excellent. If you are in the Barossa Valley, Elderton should be on your list of cellar doors to visit.

Crisps and wine together? Never tasted so good. And the cuvée chocolates, all made for a very quaffable experience. Elderton and Small Victories, stop 2 of our e-bike winery trail

Great experience, excellent wines and cheese platter Enjoyable tasting of several wines, all very drinkable. Very informative hostess who answered our many questions. Very happy that we also bought the excellent and very generous cheeseplate.

Carolyn, our wine host, was professional, friendly, and genuinely knowledgeable. She read the room well and kept the tasting relaxed and engaging — we never felt rushed.

We sat at a large table beside a beautiful glass cabinet displaying Elderton’s range. Listen closely and you might hear the faint tap of the resident ghost quietly cheering on your selections.

The arrival is lovely: drive between the vines, park near the tennis courts, then wander along the garden path to the vine-covered entrance. A grand old character home and for the ladies the toilet/bathrooms are really nice

This was a top tasting experience of our trip. The $420 Helbig Shiraz is well worth the tasting, and for those more budget-conscious, The Command Shiraz ticks all the boxes at $75. Special mention for fortified lovers — don’t miss the 2024 Duke of Wellington Old Vine Shiraz VP $36.

For those staying at the Nuriootpa Caravan Park, it’s conveniently ..or dangerously?..just next door.

For palate reference: I generally prefer dark-coloured, smooth, full-bodied reds (Mad Bastard Cab Sav, Reschke Bull Trader reds, Peter Teakle Shiraz, Good Catholic Girls James Brazill Shiraz).

Best cellar door experience in the Barossa. We had a wonderful wine tasting experience with Carolyn today. The wines and location are wonderful. The cellar door experience and staff are exceptional - we can't rate them highly enough. We would rank it amongst the very best cellar door tastings we have had. Love Love Love it.

A favorite brand over the last twenty years, the visit (finally) to Barossa was highlighted by an incredible Elderton experience. The Command is a wine like few others…and experiencing the lineup leading up to it was just a joy. Kind staff and informative at every pour. Exceptional!!

Love this cellar door. Friendly service. Very homey ..cozy. Great wine tasting. Bought a bottle of Mix Red $60

If staff roll their eyes at you when you ask for a glass of water they probably shouldn't be in this kind of work! One staff said they would waive the tasting fee because of the purchases made by the group while the other server billed for it, with no remediation after mentioning this. We walked out with a tarnished impression of the brand, much better experience at other wineries in the region.

One of the best cellar door experiences I’ve had! I’ve been visiting wineries across Australia and New Zealand for over a decade, and this one really stands out.

The red is easily one of my all-time favourites — beautifully made and a joy to share with others. I also love that it’s a family-owned winery, now second generation, and originally started by a woman. You can really feel the heart behind the wine.

Can’t wait to come back. In the meantime, I'm getting frequent deliveries to home :))

Average tasting of 6 wines, we experienced more friendly service elsewhere in the region - but may have been an off day.

Strong recommendation for both cellar door experience and the quality of Elderton wine. The ‘21 Command Shiraz is a benchmark wine for me. This is a family owned and run winery producing at the highest level. Bravo to Cameron and Team. From our group you have some loyal customers for life.

Incredible Tasting!! What a day!
We popped in to visit a friend’s winery and left feeling like we’d won the wine lottery Cameron, the owner, took the time to show us around, share his stories, and pour some truly exceptional wines (generously, we might add!). It’s not every day you get to enjoy world-class wine with the person who made it, and we savoured every sip. Great wine, great company, and memories we’ll be toasting to for a long time.

We booked the Elderton exceptional Wine Experience on recommendation from the Barossa Big 4 Holiday Park, where we had booked a powered site in our caravan for two nights.
The voucher we received from the park was a 2 for 1 deal, providing a $25 discount off the experience we chose. We also ordered a cheese, and a grilled focaccia and Ortiz anchovy plate (definitely order a side plate, especially if you haven’t had much to eat before your booking). We were able to taste 6 wines each, personalised to our personal tastes by our lovely and knowledgeable hostess, Carolyn. She provided lots of information about the history of Elderton and its family owners. We chatted about wine, the Barossa, and things in general. We found the entire experience to be very enjoyable, and unpretentious, as although we love to drink wine, we don’t consider ourselves to be connoisseurs.
We purchased three bottles from our tastings - the 2023 Merlot, 2024 Pinto Gris, and the 2024 Grenache Mintaro. The building was really lovely, with a wood fire burning. Another group had the sofas in front of the fireplace, which at first I was a little disappointed that we didn’t have that spot, but by the end of our tasting experience, I would have been burning up, as the reds really warmed us up! 🍷
We will definitely return and highly recommend Elderton Wines.

Winter escape activity. We loved visiting elderton wines. Set in a beautiful home style cellar door . The only advantage to the sun going down early in winter is spending golden hour with a glass of wine on their porch before close. Just lovely and relaxing. The staff were extremely friendly as well.

Great day at Elderton We thoroughly enjoyed our tasting experience at Elderton. Complimented with a really nice cheese platter to complete our day

Wine tasting as it should be Fabulous wine tasting experience. The staff are friendly and knowlegeable but the real stars are the cellar door itself, and most of all the wines.

Great wine, great experience. We really enjoyed the wine tasting, walked from the caravan park to the beautiful cellar door & gardens.
Our host was lovely, wines & cheese platter excellent.
Recommend a visit.

One of the better Barossa wineries So much to like about this visit. A grand manor set amongst a gorgeous garden set amongst the vines. Our host was informative, cheerful and generous as we did the upgraded tasting experience (well worth doing), and the wines! The wines were the best we tasted on our visit. Thanks to all

A Day in the Barossa Fantastic wines on offer for tasting including some of the premium range at the end. Great knowledge and friendly atmosphere.

My husband and I did a wine tasting using the special offer we got from the Big4 Barossa caravan park. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The wine was great, especially the Elderton Command Single Vineyard Shiraz. Well worth the visit.

Beautiful building lovingly restored. Family owned. Some of the most consistently great wines we tasted in the Barossa.

Delightful wine tasting 🍷 Felt a warm welcome when entering the homestead which was beautiful maintained. Had a delightful wine tasting. Not rushed. Wine was lovely. Server asked us what types of wines we liked and told us all about the wines we tasted. Highly recommend a tasting.

Best of the Barossa Elderton is an amazing experience and the staff and wine are exemplary. If you want to taste and experience the best of the Barossa this is a must on the list to visit and experience.

Beautifully restored homestead, with magical garden outlook from the verandah. Our hostess Carolyn was super attentive and very knowledgeable about the region.
We had a couple of glasses of the Eden Valley Field blend which was delicious.
Had the cheese board and bread with anchovies.
A must visit winery. 5 stars.

World Class Tasting Experience Four of us did a tasting a Elderton last week. We are all wine buffs, who have tasted extensively at cellar doors around the world, and I have to say that our experience at Elderton was World Class.

We had booked for the Exceptional Sites tasting, which we took in front of the fire at the historic Ashmead residence (now the cellar door) on a winter’s afternoon. The house itself is set in the middle to home block vineyard site, surround by vines, some quite ancient, so the setting is special.

Jodhi hosted us, guiding us through the range and throwing in a couple of unexpected treats along the way. We are familiar with much of the Elderton range, and so it was no surprise that the wines were excellent.

Equally, Jodhi was a warm and professional guide, whose knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for wine shone through. As we departed we spied her Australian 2023 Best Wine Communicator - Cellar Door award; based on our experience, that accolade was richly deserved.

Thanks Jodhi and Elderton for rounding our time in the Barossa with such a great tasting, and (as Kiwis) for the Pinot Noir banter!

Stunning Californian Bungalow, wooden floors, rugs, fire places and lovely wines and cheese platters. Lots of room inside with several areas to relax and enjoy. A lot of history to soak in too. Kids and dogs..not so much.
*addit...we brought friends back as we had such a lovely experience with the host. We were sadly disappointed second time. The older lady with the curly grey hair was so frosty. We had arrived at 3pm both days. The first day we had the fire stoked for us and no problems having a platter. The second visit we were declined a platter as they were "finished for the day". She cheerfully waved us off goodbye.

We enjoyed our wine and Cuvée chocolate tasting although the chocolate is overall a bit waxy tasting. It was still fun to have the pairing. The wines were all quite good.

A nice touch would be if the owner said a quick hello. We were the only ones in the tasting room when they walked by.

We enjoyed our wine and Cuvée chocolate tasting although the chocolate is overall a bit waxy tasting. It was still fun to have the pairing. The wines were all quite good.

A nice touch would be if the owner said a quick hello. We were the only ones in the tasting room when they walked by.

We enjoyed our wine and Cuvée chocolate tasting although the chocolate is overall a bit waxy tasting. It was still fun to have the pairing. The wines were all quite good.

A nice touch would be if the owner said a quick hello. We were the only ones in the tasting room when they walked by.

Elderton Elite Tasting Our host from Elderton was Caroline, she had a vast knowledge of the Barossa wine valley, so we were very happy to as our Guide and host. She did a wonderful job of entertaining us with the Barossa history on the walking tour of the vineyard. When we reached the tasting room all the wines were laid out and the knowledge of hers just blossomed even more, it was a pleasure to take our time with the tasting as well as enjoying the delightful cheese board.
Thanks Caroline and Elderton

Elderton Wines We had done a tour of wineries before and found that they changed to venues about and that 8 or more was to many places to visit.
This time we hired car and decided to see three to four per day over a two day period in the Barrosa and Adelaide Hills.
Elderton was a wine we first encountered in 1989 and loved it and still do. So it was a must to see on our list. Others where Wolf Blas, closed for several days so no luck, Two Hands and Meltons.
Certainly Eldertons has the best cellar door I have ever seen. It's a beautiful old house and you get to try wine at the counter or seating in luxury.
The bathrooms are also fantastic and not the old tin sheds of the past I was seen in other wineries.
The lady on was very friendly as we were the only ones so far this day. All quiet in the area as tourists more interested in Bike races.
They have a tasting charge, all do, but waived if you buy. We like reds so my wife, I'm driving , does the tasting and selects a number that she thinks are just fantastic. Having just returned from France were wines are not full bodied and range from 45 to 500 Euro this was a great first start.
A nice case in the post for when we get home.

Must visit when in Barossa. Friendly knowledgeable staff who share their knowledge & beautiful facilities.
Warm cosy fire, lovely garden & excellent location. Wines is most sought after.

Had a fantastic tasting with the Lovely Jodhi today. Wines were stunning, and beautifully paired back, showcasing some Wonderful fruit and a richness in flavours. Highly recommend a tasting here.

Lazy woman would not serve only customers outside. Could not leave the phone unattended! We spent three days 2 nights in the Barossa wine tasting. So rang the day before to see if it was pet friendly. Yes, outside veranda- if it rains, etc etc. well we drove up got our dog out of the car and made ourselves at home. Daughter went inside to organise tasting (we had been inside last time). Oh no the woman told us she was ‘down a staff member’ and could not do outside tasting. She ‘couldn’t leave the phone unattended’. As if they don’t have a mobile. We would have been the only two customers!

Wonderful experience Beautiful Cellar door. The building is spectacular. Friendly, knowledgeable host. Loved hearing all the family stories and history.

A pleasant way to spend the afternoon A relaxing afternoon drinking the merlot and sampling the cheese platter. Sitting in a room with a fireplace. The wine was Devine and the platter delicious. Walking distance from the Nuriootpa caravan park.

Friendly and relaxed The Elderton Cellar door is a beautiful place to taste, learn about and appreciate the great wines produced there. Everyone was very friendly, a relaxed atmosphere and one of the best experiences in the Barossa.

A wonderful experience! My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Jodhi the Elderton Wines Cellar door manager at the Brisbane Good Food and Wine Festival. She was wonderful ! Friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about the Elderton Wines story. We were so impressed we have arranged a trip to the Barossa in June and Elderton Wines is certainly a ‘must do’. Did I mention the wines are fantastic too ? Steve and Suzanne

We have been enjoying Elderton wine for approximately 15 years and it's our favorite label. As a result of our purchases, Phil (my husband) is an Elderton Commander. Along with this title is an invitation to the annual Commander's luncheon at the winery at Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley, with members of the Ashmead family and other lovers of Elderton Wines. Beautiful food along with outstanding wines is served throughout the afternoon. We have also stayed in the Elderton Accommodation in Nuriootpa while attending this fantastic afternoon and can recommend this to future travelers to the Barossa Valley. All purchases either by phone or online arrive safely on our doorstep within a week. The new Cellar Door is one of the best we have visited and the staff is second to none. Our love of the Elderton Wines is so great that we chose to purchase and serve it at our sons wedding and received many rave reviews from our guests.
Cheers,
Phil and Colleen Aikman

Highly recommend the wine tasting! Excellent services, friendly staff and the venue is awesome! I would highly recommend Elderton Celar door for a tasting

A Must Do in Barossa Valley Undoubtedly, one of the best experiences in the Barossa Valley. Fantastic Cellar Door for tasting in a relaxed atmosphere with knowledgeable and friendly staff. Some may think that their premium wines could be on the expensive side (due to their superior quality), but don't let that put you off - they have something for all tastes and budgets. It is a MUST-DO for serious wine tasters, so don't let the opportunity pass. Be the envy of your friends when they find out you have visited Elderton Wines.

The Ashmead Family are so generous with their time and will take you through the history of Elderton Estate as well as the Barossa itself, explaining the transition from traditional settlers, fortified wine making, and the modern Barossa that the Elderton Estate represents so well.
The Elderton Estate Cellar Door is headed up by a team of fantastic industry career staff that will take the time to walk you through the full range of current vintage and heirloom back vintage wines.
Elderton has a wonderful selection of entry level wine that you can enjoy right now, a gorgeous range of mid cellaring Estate wines, and their amazing range of top international competitive wines are a must in any cellar collection.
Try them all and buy a selection of white and reds to enjoy all year round or put down in anticipation of what is to come from careful cellaring.

Great Seting, Wine and Welcoming Staff Wonderful setting and tasting rooms. Knowedgable and very friendly staff who made it a complete pleasure, and great wine. Thanks for a wonderful experience.

A wine and experience for everyone We visit the Barossa Valley and Elderton every year and it is always such a great experience. Every member of the Elderton team take such pleasure and pride in representing this family winemaking success story. The drive through the vineyard to the spectacular cellar door builds the anticipation of some excellent wines which deliver at every level of varietal and price. For me, I am always amazed at how well these wines drink upon release yet cellar brilliantly. Don't miss Elderton if you are in the Valley.

Whilst I now live in the U.S., every time that I am back home in Adelaide I make time to visit Elderton Wines.

It is such a wonderful cellar door experience, the staff are so bubbly, and owner Cameron Ashmead is always open for a chat.

Back in the day, the 1996 and 1999 CSM were my go-to, and now the "Ode to Lorraine", and the COMMAND Shiraz, is straight from the Gods.

For my birthday the family booked a Wine and Cheese Pairing Experience at Elderton. The wines were excellent and went so well with the selection of cheeses. Our host guided us through the tasting expertly and told some great stories about the wines.
The private room we were in added to the experience - very nice.
I look forward to doing another tasting - perhaps the Wine and Chocolate matching.

I have been going to Elderton for about 30 years now, so the wines are no surprise any more, they're always great.
We visited mid-morning in the middle of the week. What a great time we had. As well as the cellar door manager the winemakers joined in as well.
They were extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the property and of course the wines. There were a few jovial remarks being thrown around as well.
The wines are excellent, and I use them as a go-to for dinner parties or BBQs.
Thoroughly recommend them.

It is very rare to write a review where the words ‘a privilege’ are used, but this is certainly one of them.

My partner and I attended the Retrospective Tasting at Elderton with one of the owners Allister Ashmead on 25th Feb 2023.

Aside from the wonderful wines and delicious foods sampled on the day, Allister and his Team made the entire trip for us from Queensland an absolute joy. It was warming to hear not only the successes of the family as wine makers, but the trials that come with their entire heritage. Elderton has the perfect mix of nostalgia and family – this was delivered to us at a wonderful tasting experience that both my partner and I agree was a real privilege.

Overall the Barossa is a wonderful, honest and comfortable experience – Elderton exemplify this and we look forward to many more trips to their cellar door.

Absolute Privilege It is very rare to write a review where the words ‘a privilege’ are used, but this is certainly one of them.

My partner and I attended the Retrospective Tasting at Elderton with one of the owners Allister Ashmead on 25th Feb 2023.

Aside from the wonderful wines and delicious foods sampled on the day, Allister and his Team made the entire trip for us from Queensland an absolute joy. It was warming to hear not only the successes of the family as wine makers, but the trials that come with their entire heritage. Elderton has the perfect mix of nostalgia and family – this was delivered to us at a wonderful tasting experience that both my partner and I agree was a real privilege.

Overall the Barossa is a wonderful, honest and comfortable experience – Elderton exemplify this and we look forward to many more trips to their cellar door.

Lovely wine as always Many years since our last visit but the wines are still exceptional. New tasting area is the renovated Ashmead home and has some lovely old rooms to walk thru and a wine room to die for pity it's locked lol.
Our host was lovely and made the tasting experience more enjoyable.
The new Small Victories Wines is right next door and the rose is lovely. Put it on your to do list.

Fabulous Wines for Your Palate to Revel In Recently did the Elite tasting experience with Cameron, having tasted the first Helbig '15 some years ago and the Command often. Cam's deep knowledge and passion were generously shared with my boys & me and we had a great time. So much so that we left a sizeable amount on wine buys, including 2 Helbigs to carry us through the rest of the week. You should do the "Elite" too - it's so worthwhile.

A nice surprise Lovely family owned winery. Our host Jodhi was both knowledgeable and friendly and made the whole experience very enjoyable. The wines were excellent as was the tasting room in a lovely converted old house.

We stopped in near the end of the day hoping to catch a taste on the way back to our hotel. My wife and I join the ranks of Cameron fans in these reviews. He quickly assessed our interest and poured tastes through the Elderton lineup accompanied by interesting anecdotes. We left with a few bottles and renewed interest in Elderton’s offerings.

Carolyn served us here and she was fantastic. Really enjoyed chatting to her and hearing about the history of Barossa and the vineyards.

What a location! Drive through the wine fields to get to the old homestead turned cellar door. Great staff and a cute old ginger kitty, this place has lots of history and is well renovated. The wines are smooth and our favourite of the region now. Sit by the fireplace for a warm atmosphere on a comfy couch

Barossa's top 3 We arrived late for out tasting, but that did not make the staff rush us. Our host stayed back well after the others went home so he can ensure the experiences was one not to be forgotten.

Very stylish, cosy and welcoming place. The tasting included some exceptional and yet affordable wines.

I would highly recommend this cellar door.

Great wines in old homestead Has been over the 5 years since my last visit. What a transformation of their tasting room cellar door. A fully renovated character homestead in which to savour superb wine. Relaxed tastings, quality wine. Top notch.

Elderton’s wine & chocolate Such a great way to kick off our Barossa experience! Fantastic staff team, great chocolate and amazing wines in a beautiful setting. We all
Loved it

The winery hosted us with a wide range of tastings in both white and red. The hits were the reds named after the winemakers.

Royal treatment We were ushered into a private room for a food & wine tasting. $35 gave us exclusive use of a lovely room with exquisitely prepared canapés- one for each wine. We were not rushed but the host did check regularly and even gave us tastes of other wines normally available for tasting but not on our list. Beautiful cellar door too.

After being ignored by a rather famous winery across the road ????. I trusted my Google recommendation & am so glad I went to Elderton. Cameron is an excellent host & produced some wonderful stories and in-depth knowledge of the products. Beautiful surroundings and absolutely delicious wines. Spent way more than I expected, but so totally worth it ????