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Fleurieu Peninsula


Putting a forgiving spin on your McLaren Vale winery experience, this rather Provence-looking, two-storey cellar door pours good bottles of local La Curio and Pieri Italian-style wines (excellent sangiovese and montepulciano, respectively). Light lunches and cheese boards available on weekends. Lingering too long on the website pre-visit can be a bit visually distressing…


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