Watervale

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“Awarded 'Best Restaurant in a Pub or Club in Australia', 'Best Wine List in an Australian Pub', with SA Chef of the Year in the kitchen.”

— watervalehotel.com.au

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Condé Nast TravelerDec 25, 2025

In Australia's Clare Valley, a New 6-Day Trail Connects Historic Vineyards, Luxury Cottages, and Wild Lavender Fields

In South Australia, fresh initiatives and openings are creating a new top wine destination.

Region's oldest hotel with a former jail private dining room

13 things in this story

Wine & Wilderness TrailTrailSix-day, 62-mile trail finalized in 2024
SkillogaleeRestaurantHistoric vineyard with cottages and a newly imagined house
Stillhouse at Clare Valley DistilleryHotelLuxury cottage that sleeps eight
Taylors WinesPlaceWinery offering behind-the-scenes tours and river walks
Sevenhill CellarsPlaceRegion's first winery, established in the 19th century
Mount Horrocks WinesPlaceTasting room converted from a defunct railway station
WendoureePlaceLegendary for its inaccessibility and beautiful Shiraz
Bush deVineRestaurantOn-site restaurant of Pauletts winery
Kilikanoon WinesPlaceWinery with vineyard views
WatervaleHotelRegion's oldest hotel with a former jail private dining room
Pauletts winerySightWinery with on-site restaurant Bush deVine
Spring Gully Conservation ParkPlace
PaulettsPlace

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