Love the romantic atmosphere of a vineyard at the weekend? Those lazy afternoons spent tasting estate-grown wines and snacking on charcuterie and cheeseboards can be taken outdoors at many vineyards around the country.
What could be better than picnicking among the vines with a bottle of choice and your someone special? Here are three venues around the country that offer picnic options at their wineries:
Picnic in the Lavender Fields
Take in the aromas and vistas of breathtaking lavender fields while sipping an estate wine at Kooroomba Vineyard Restaurant in Boonah. Nestled on a six-hectare vineyard in the Fassifern Valley at Mt Alford, Kooroomba boasts a cellar door, restaurant, wedding and function venue and lavender shop, all with magnificent views of the Scenic Rim mountains.
Grab a picnic basket and BYO blanket and enjoy a peaceful sojourn out in the lavender fields, olive groves and vineyards as you devour freshly made Kooroomba goodies put together by the Chefs; you can add your choice of alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages for the complete package.
Stunning Tree Top Panorama
Flyfaire on Tunnel Road in Albury delivers a vineyard cellar door and café experience like no other in The Murray region. This sustainable, low chemical and low carbon single block vineyard nestles in the pristine Woomargama National Park and provides a pleasurable escape from the rush of everyday life with a glass of wine and seasonal locally sourced menu.
Grab a delicious gourmet picnic box for two, a bottle of wine and head off to Wambariga ‘Yambla View’ just one kilometre up the road from the winery to take in a stunning tree-top panorama overlooking Table Top Mountain, The Rock and Beyond.
Picnic on The Lawn
Named after the hometown where owners Wayne and Myriam Keoghan first met, Anvers Wines on Razorback Road in Kangarilla offers some of the finest wines in the McLaren Vale region. Established in 1998 and with an emphasis on low-yield production, the winery showcases a range of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier varieties across 16 luscious hectares.
Perhaps picnic on The Lawn where you can enjoy enviable views over manicured lawns with family and friends, a bottle of estate wine and wood-fired pizza, under shady gum trees; or share rosemary focaccia, cheese, quince paste and fruit at wooden tables with your BFFs.
