Make the most of your time in Coonawarra this Easter break, with an array of activities and events happening at Coonawarra’s wineries across the long weekend.
Our famed Coonawarra Strip is lined with over 25 Cellar Doors with many boutique and family-owned operations. While some are taking a break on Good Friday, it’s business as usual from Saturday right through the Easter long weekend.
As far as we are concerned, Good Friday is just as good a day as any to go wine tasting.
With over a half dozen Coonawarra wineries opening their cellar doors, you’ll have a good array of options to fill your itinerary (and your glass)!
View our Good Friday Cellar Door Guide here
Want to know who is pouring what wines, where you can grab a bite to eat or which cellar doors welcome dogs? You can refine your search here
Walk, ride or hit your stride along Coonawarra’s newest Tourism Trail- The Coonawarra Rail Trail, or weave your way through the vines and enjoy the Coonawarra Wineries Walking Trail.
You can also download our Coonawarra Wine Region Map to help you navigate your way along the Coonawarra Strip.
EXPERIENCE COONAWARRA THIS EASTER
Make the most of your time in Coonawarra this Easter break.
If you’re travelling to our region, be it for a day trip or an extended stay, don’t miss this selection of cellar door experiences and special offerings being featured exclusively on the Easter long weekend.
REDMAN VINTAGE TOUR
Experience the sights, smells and tastes of vintage first hand with an exclusive EASTER LONG WEEKEND winery tour and tasting at the Redman Family Winery.
Daily Tours. Bookings Essential. Limited spaces available.
Friday 29 March | Saturday 30 March | Sunday 31 March | Monday 1 April
$20pp | Tour Starts at 10am
📍REDMAN WINERY
GOOD FRIDAY + EASTER SUNDAY PIZZA & TUNES
Chill out with the family or gather your friends for an afternoon at Raidis Estate. Kick back to live music and enjoy delicious woodfire pizzas with an assortment of wine, beer & cider.
Friday 29 March | 12noon – 5pm
Sunday 31 March | 12noon – 5pm (🐇🐰🥚EASTER EGG HUNT!)
📍RAIDIS ESTATE
Book ahead to reserve your table!
LUMBERJACKS BBQ AT LECONFIELD COONAWARRA
Get along to Leconfield Coonawarra on Easter Saturday and enjoy a BBQ feast of mouthwatering wood-fired smoked brisket
Enjoy and afternoon of food, wine and music. Kick back on the lawns with a Brisket Bun and a glass or wine or two.
Free entry. Family Friendly. BYO chairs or relax on the lawn.
Saturday 30 March | 11am – 4:30pm
📍 LECONFIELD COONAWARRA
TURK-BEY SATURDAY
Grab a bite to eat at Katnook Coonawarra on Easter Saturday with tasty Turkish delights on offer.
Sink your teeth into some authentic Turkish Pide (PEE-dae) with a variety of topping options, whilst sipping back on Katnook’s range of wines. Book your tasting in advance: https://www.katnookestate.com.au/Cellar-Door/Book
Saturday 30 April | 11:30am – 4pm
📍KATNOOK ESTATE
HAPPI BELLI STREET FOOD AT WYNNS
Relax this Easter Long weekend with a bottle of Wynns Coonawarra Estate wine & delight your taste buds with delicious Vietnamese Street Food by ‘Happi Belli’
Make an afternoon of it beneath the shady trees on the lawn in front of the iconic triple-gabled winery overlooking the stunning Wynns vineyards.
DATE | Easter Saturday 30 + Easter Sunday 31 March 2024
TIME | 12noon – 3pm
COST | FREE ENTRY. Food and Wine various prices
📍WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE
A celebration of the wine & food of the Limestone Coast. Walk in and taste the growing portfolio of Ottelia wines. Enjoy their mouthwatering menu which showcases the abundance of produce found within the region and the fresh ingredients grown in the fodder garden. You can’t go past their woodfired sourdough pizza’s – also available for takeaway!
Open 11am – 3pm
Easter Saturday 30 March | Easter Sunday 31 March | Easter Monday 1 April
MENU OPTIONS
$50pp – A series of snacks and small dishes followed by wood fired pizzas to share.
$75pp – The ultimate long lunch at Ottelia, also known as our Chef’s Menu.
LIGHT BITES AT BRAND’S
Looking for a light bite to eat? Enjoy a selection of seasonal dishes, at the stunning Brand’s Laira cellar door overlooking the vineyards and sprawling lawns. Choose from Soup of the Day, Ploughman’s Platter, Pastry of the day or a tasting plate – perfectly paired with your favourite drop of wine.
COST | from $10. View the sample menu here
CALL (08) 87363260 TO ORDER IN ADVANCE
📍BRAND’S LAIRA COONAWARRA
PARKER PIES
Pop into Parker Estate this Easter Long weekend and enjoy a delicious homemade, locally sourced lamb and rosemary pie.
Treat yourself and take the opportunity to sample Parker Estate’s exquisite wines, locally crafted beer, and award winning Gins.
There’s something for everyone.
Saturday 30 March – Sunday 7 April
📍PARKER ESTATE
CHOCOLATE + WINE PAIRING – PATRICK OF COONAWARRA
Take yourself on a self-guided tasting of Patrick of Coonawarra wines, matched perfectly with Red Cacao Chocolate. The wines are chosen to complement the flavours and textures of nut, berry and toffee-infused milk and dark chocolates.
TASTING AVAILABLE DAILY
COST | $25pp
CALL (08) 8737 3687 TO BOOK
📍PATRICK OF COONAWARRA
CHOCOLATE + WINE PAIRING – KATNOOK ESTATE
Enjoy a delectable Cuvee Chocolate pairing with 4 of Katnook’s best-matched wines in the beautiful Katnook tasting room. Featuring Katnook Estate NV Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot, Estate Chardonnay, Estate Shiraz and Estate Cabernet, you’ll discover the exquisite match that is Chocolate and Wine!
TASTING AVAILABLE DAILY
COST | $20pp
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Reserve your spot online here
📍KATNOOK ESTATE
GOOD FRIDAY ‘TEA NIGHT’
join members of the Coonawarra and Penola community at the monthly Coonawarra Community Club Tea Night. Pub style meals available to order cooked up by Coonawarra Community Club members.
Have a yarn with the every day, grassroots people of this fine region. Mix and mingle with the wine growers, the winemakers, the cellar door staff, the viticulturists, the farmers, the store owners, the teachers and their families, and so many more. As authentic as it gets!
Bar Open from 5:30pm | Kitchen Open for meals from 6pm
ALL WELCOME!
Bookings not required. For enquiries contact Winnie: 0438363307
MAGGIE’S EASTER EGG HUNT 🐇🐰🥚
Hop on into Bellwether on Easter Sunday and keep the festivities going with an Egg Hunt for the kids. Families are invited to swing into the winery for a tasting, while the kids explore the produce garden and winery grounds in the quest to find the hidden eggs.
Sunday 31 March | 2pm
📍Bellwether Wines
GIDDY UP FOR THE EASTER CUP
📍PENOLA RACECOURSE