The Best Places to Eat & Drink on the Limestone Coast
Cellar doors, country pubs and fresh local catch
Good food and drink follow good produce, and the Limestone Coast has it in spades, from terra rossa Cabernet to southern rock lobster. These are the places worth building a day around.
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CoonawarraWynns Coonawarra Estate
The iconic cellar door and the face of Coonawarra Cabernet.
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Di Giorgio Family Wines
A generous Italian-Australian family welcome on the southern strip.
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CoonawarraLeconfield Coonawarra
Relaxed tastings of structured Cabernet near the top of the strip.
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Whether you want a long lunch among the vines or a counter meal with a slice of folklore, the region rewards a hungry traveller.
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Image credits
- Winter vineyard in Coonawarra.JPG by ScottDavis , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons