If You Go: Sydney

How to get there

The cheapest round-trip air fare between Boston and Sydney at press time was $1,059 on Qantas Airways. Between Sydney and Adelaide, the cheapest fare was $382 on Qantas. The Barossa Valley is just east of Adelaide on Australia's south coast.

Information
www.barossa-region.orgwww.atc.australia.com.

Barossa Daimler Tours
RSD Mail RoadRosedale
011-61-08-8524-9047
www.barossadaimlertours.com.au.
Owner John Baldwin personally knows all the winemakers in the Barossa Valley. Daily rate for hiring a Daimler limousine: $130 to $330 a person, depending on the number of passengers.

What to do

Langmeil Winery
Corner of Langmeil and Para roads
Tanunda
011-61-08-8563-2595
www.langmeilwinery.com.au.

Schild Estate Wines
Corner of Barossa Valley and Lyndoch Valley highways
Lyndoch
011-61-08-8524-5560.
www.schildestate.com.au.

C.A. Henschke & Co.
Henschke Road, Keyneton
011-61-08-8564-8223
www.henschke.com.au.

Where to stay

Abbotsford Country House
Box 675, Lyndoch
www.abbotsfordhouse.com.
Rooms in Confederation-style cottages with spectacular views of vineyards and Barossa Ranges. Rooms $180 per night including full breakfast.

Where to eat

1918 Bistro & Grill
94 Murray St., Tanunda
011-61-08-8563-0405
Popular with local winemakers who often bring their own bottles to share with friends. Dinner for two with wine about $60. Eye fillet of beef is excellent.

Vintner's Bar & Grill
Nuriootpa Road, Angaston
011-61-08-8564-2488
www.vintners.com.au
Nouvelle cuisine meets outback tucker. Dinner for two with wine about $75. Kangaroo is outstanding.