Barley Stacks Wines

Vines were a bold thing to plant in the middle of the Yorke Peninsula's barley belt, but in 1996 the Gregory family did exactly that at South Kilkerran, a short drive from Maitland — and Barley Stacks Wines became the peninsula's first commercial vineyard and winery. The Schulz family has owned and run it since 2008, and everything in the bottle is grown, crushed, fermented and bottled on the property.

The plantings lean on shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and viognier, ripened by long gulf-tempered summers. The cellar door and function centre is open daily, with tastings, wood-oven pizzas and cheese platters — and even an electric car charger, a nice surprise this deep in farm country.

For a proper Yorke drinks trail, pair it with Watsacowie Brewing Company in Minlaton: grain country covered from both ends, grape and barley.