The Places · Australia
Adelaide Hills
Made By profiles 10 places in Adelaide Hills, spanning winery, distillery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Bird in Hand
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Bird in Hand sits at the quieter end of Woodside in the Adelaide Hills, a winery that earned a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025 and operates within one of Australia's most compelling cool-climate wine regions. The property on Pfeiffer Road draws visitors who want tasting-room depth over cellar-door spectacle, placing it firmly in the focused, estate-first tier of Hills producers.
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02.Winery
Ochota Barrels
Adelaide Hills, Australia
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03.Winery
Shaw + Smith
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Shaw + Smith has built one of the Adelaide Hills' most respected reputations on a focused range of Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, and Chardonnay, produced from estate fruit at Balhannah. A 2025 EP Club Pearl 2 Star Prestige award places it in the upper tier of Australian wine producers. The cellar door at 136 Jones Rd offers a direct encounter with wines that have defined what cool-climate viticulture looks like in this region.
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04.Winery
Ashton Hills Vineyard
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Ashton Hills Vineyard sits in the cool-climate pocket of the Adelaide Hills at 126 Tregarthen Rd, Ashton, earning a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025. The estate occupies one of South Australia's most serious Pinot Noir and Riesling addresses, where altitude and maritime influence shape wines that place it in a distinct tier within the region's increasingly competitive producer landscape.
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05.Winery
Nepenthe
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Nepenthe is an Adelaide Hills winery holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025, operating from Balhannah in the Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley corridor. The estate sits within a cooler-climate region that has quietly shifted the national conversation on aromatic whites and Pinot Noir, with Nepenthe among the producers shaping that argument at the prestige tier.
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06.Winery
Unico Zelo
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Unico Zelo operates from Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025. The producer sits within a regional comparable set that has reshaped how the Hills are read internationally, moving the appellation well beyond its cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc reputation into more textured, site-expressive territory.
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07.Winery
Murdoch Hill
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Murdoch Hill sits in the Oakbank pocket of the Adelaide Hills, a wine region defined by cool-climate precision and a growing commitment to low-intervention viticulture. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige status in 2025, the estate represents the Hills' capacity to place restrained, site-expressive wine alongside the region's most credentialed producers. It belongs on any serious itinerary through South Australia's cooler wine country.
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08.Winery
Gentle Folk
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, Gentle Folk operates from Forest Range in the Adelaide Hills, producing wines that reflect the cool-climate character of one of South Australia's most compelling growing regions. Sitting in a niche tier defined by low-volume, terroir-focused production, it draws comparisons with peers like Ashton Hills Vineyard and Murdoch Hill rather than the region's larger commercial names.
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09.Distillery
Ochre Nation (Applewood Distillery)
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Ochre Nation, the on-site tasting and hospitality arm of Applewood Distillery in Gumeracha, holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among the Adelaide Hills' most recognised craft spirits destinations. The venue sits at 24 Victoria St within one of South Australia's most active cool-climate production corridors, where distilling and food pairing have increasingly converged into a structured visitor offer.
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10.Distillery
Adelaide Hills Distillery (78°)
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Adelaide Hills Distillery (78°), operating from Hay Valley on Chambers Road, holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025, placing it among the region's most decorated producers. The Adelaide Hills' cool-climate elevation shapes the character of everything made here, from the base spirit inputs to the finished distillate. For serious collectors of Australian craft spirits, this is a reference address.
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