Barossa Valley: Pheasant Farm Wine Tasting Experience
About This Experience
The cheapest Barossa wine experience on this site, and a genuinely useful one if you are driving yourself or already in the valley: a guided 30-minute tasting through the Pheasant Farm Wines range at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop in Nuriootpa.
Pheasant Farm is Maggie and Colin Beer's own label. Colin has been growing Barossa fruit for more than forty years, and the range runs to the varieties the valley is known for — Shiraz and Cabernet among them. A host takes you through the wines and the story behind each, which is a more structured half-hour than the free pour-and-go you get at a busy cellar-door counter.
Afterwards you are free to spend as long as you like in the Farm Shop itself, which is one of the region's best-known food stops. Book it as a fixed point in a self-drive day, or as an add-on if you are staying in the valley and want a proper tasting without committing to a full tour.
Highlights
- Guided 30-minute tasting through the Pheasant Farm Wines range
- Taste Barossa classics including Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon
- Hear the story of Maggie and Colin Beer's forty-plus years growing Barossa fruit
- Free time in Maggie Beer's Farm Shop at Nuriootpa afterwards
What's Included
- ✓ A guided wine tasting through the Pheasant Farm range
Not Included
- Food
- Transport to the Farm Shop
- Wine purchases
What to Bring
- Government-issued photo ID
- A nominated driver, if you are driving yourself
Good to Know & Caveats
- This is a tasting only — there is no transport, so you need your own way to Nuriootpa or a tour that stops there.
- The tasting runs 30 minutes; the Farm Shop is open around it for as long as you want to stay.
- Check in with the Farm Shop team at your booked time.
- South Australia's blood-alcohol limit is 0.05 for a full licence and zero for learner and provisional drivers.
Not Suitable For
- Children under 18 years
Meeting Point
Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, 50 Pheasant Farm Road, Nuriootpa SA 5355. Check in with the Farm Shop team at your booked time.
What Travelers Say
Rated 4.9/5 by 12 verified GetYourGuide travelers.
It was really amazing. There were some interesting stories about the process that takes place to make the wines. Also good value for money and a lovely place to be!
— Nick, Februar
Chris was very knowledgeable and the wine was great.
— Kate, June 22
Easily booked tour. It was a weekday so heaps of parking. Very pleasant hostess explaining the wines to us. Value for money.
— Anne, July 24
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the Pheasant Farm tasting?
A guided 30-minute tasting through the Pheasant Farm Wines range, hosted by a member of the Farm Shop team, who talks you through each wine. Food is not included, but you are free to stay in the Farm Shop afterwards.
Where is Maggie Beer's Farm Shop?
50 Pheasant Farm Road, Nuriootpa, in the northern Barossa Valley. Check in with the Farm Shop team when you arrive at your booked time.
Does the price include transport from Adelaide?
No. This is a cellar-door tasting only. You need your own transport, or a guided Barossa tour that includes a Maggie Beer's Farm stop — several of the tours on this site do.
Which wines will I taste?
The Pheasant Farm range, which covers the varieties the Barossa is best known for, including Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Maggie and Colin Beer have been growing fruit in the valley for more than forty years.
Is it worth booking if I am driving myself?
Yes — that is exactly who it suits. It is the cheapest structured tasting in the valley and it gives a self-drive day one fixed, guided appointment. Just remember South Australia's limit is 0.05 on a full licence and zero on a learner or provisional one, so somebody has to abstain.
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