Among winery restaurants, this is hard to beat – a dining room at the heart of the vineyard where a magic produce-driven menu is matched with celebrated single-estate wines.
A unique kind of farmhouse-Zen embraces you on arrival at Hentley Farm’s restaurant, a space that feels truly connected to the vineyards surrounding it and the history of the Seppeltsfield village nearby. It’s quiet and calming, the ideal staging place for a collection of exquisitely executed dishes and matched wines that comprise a compelling dissertation on the concept of terroir – the character of wines particular to the place where the grapes are grown.
Everything that passes across the tongue, every element on the plate, every note in the glass, has something to say about the cycle of the seasons, the importance of working in harmony with nature, and the underlying origins of deliciousness. This is a restaurant that feeds mind, body and soul.
The only thing better than waking up and gazing out over vineyards to where you’ll have lunch is ordering another bottle of wine at the end of that lunch and looking back towards where you’ll rest your weary head. Andrew and his wife Skye operate Cambourne, a beautifully restored cottage on a hill overlooking Hentley Farm that can sleep up to six guests in pampered comfort. It just makes sense.
If you’re here simply to try some of the Barossa’s most acclaimed wines, the cellar door is open daily from 10:00am to 4:00pm; be sure to book beforehand.
