Tomich Wines Cellar Door

This little weekend adventure came about thanks to a work colleague who had me looking at online deal website deals one day. For a few bob, we were able to attend a structured, very civilised wine tasting on a lovely sunny day. Nothing better methinks.
The standard bubbles-​whites-​reds tasting was interspersed with a minimal touch of discussion from the lovely sommelier who was happy for us to intersperse a cheeky rose-​ay in the tasting mix because the weather was just right. And I’m glad we did because we really liked it and grabbed a couple of bottles on our way out.
It is a sit-​down session, as you can see from the photos they even give you a scribble pad… after one glass, I was writing nonsense notes like ‘the wine has the appearance of a poem about a blonde lass’ which made it even more fun!
The stand outs for us were the rose-​ay and the whites — the sauv blanc and the bubbles are very sessionable and agreeable for the current climate.
The reds were OK but we only tried the pinot and the bottom-​of-​the-​range shiraz so we decided to save our red-​wine pennies for another day.
The complementary cheese platter (thanks to our deal voucher) was a great match to the whites, with all cheese sourced from Woodside Cheese Wrights. Love that WCW!
This seems like a funny spot for a cellar door and you don’t get any of the magnificent views of the Hills, but for city people it is worth a look and you don’t have to get a tour guide to get you here and back.
We sat down at midday and left at about 2.15pm so we took our time, but I wouldn’t have wanted to have gone any faster.
Open limited hours but worth a look in, if only for an excuse to slip away from the hustle and bustle of the real world and try some top hills wines. Tomich = T for tick!

An intimate cellar door experience… Just down the road. The cellar door is beautiful and the staff are divine. Enjoyed a Sunday afternoon session of wine tasting and cheese to go with.
When the weather is fine there is a nice verandah out the front, only then would you realise your not in a vineyard in one of SA’s fabulous wine regions.

A winery with a tasting room located just out of the city — sounds good to me! And that’s exactly what you’ll get when you go to the Tasting Room and Head Office for Tomich Wines on King William Road at Unley just 5 minutes from the heart of the city.
Tomich wines may grow their grapes and make their wines in the beautiful surrounds of the Adelaide Hills but their newly located tasting room is located in a fully restored bluestone villa on King William Road. They also hold evening classes at the site where people can learn the finer points of wine appreciation over a number of weeks and of course you can also buy your Tomich Wines from the same place. You can even hire the King William Road location to hold your own function and the Tomich team in conjunction with Mantra Restaurant will organise the catering for you. There’s the option of cocktail parties or sit down dinners on offer.
As they say on their brochure — a boutique wine experience for the heart of the city. Love it!