About this tour
Step into Seppeltsfield's barrel cellar to taste a century-old fortified wine—the only winery globally with an unbroken lineage of aged tawny stretching back to 1878. This 30-minute experience draws directly from barrel, letting you sample a wine that's been ageing since before your great-grandparents were born. You'll walk among the historic wooden vessels that hold Australia's most remarkable fortified collection, understanding how patience and oak transform grapes into liquid history.
Highlights
- Taste 100-year-old tawny poured straight from barrel
- Walk through Seppeltsfield's original stone cellar
- Only winery with unbroken fortified wine lineage since 1878
- Understand the ageing process behind century-old wine
- Small-group experience in South Australian heartland
What to expect
You'll be led into the cool barrel cellar where thousands of wooden vessels sit in precise rows. Your guide will explain how each vintage was laid down and aged. Then comes the centrepiece: a 10ml pour of the current 100-year-old release, tasted as it comes from the barrel. The wine itself will be complex, smooth, and tell the story of a century in flavour. The tour moves at an easy pace through temperature-controlled spaces. Allow time to absorb the scale of the collection before and after your tasting.
Good to know
Comfortable shoes recommended for cellar walking. Not suitable if pregnant. Service animals welcome. The 10ml tasting is modest—perfect for savouring rather than gulping. Book ahead, especially during peak harvest season.
Tour sold and operated by its supplier via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries, not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.