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Located just an hour from Adelaide on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula, McCracken Resort is ideal for a getaway. Surrounded by the Tony Cashmore designed links/lakes Golf Course, the resort boasts panoramic views across Hindmarsh Valley and Southern Ocean beyond.
The d’Arenberg Cube is a five storey multi-function building set among Mourvèdre vines. The building has the optical illusion of floating in a vineyard, each level with spectacular views overlooking the rolling hills of the Southern Mount Lofty Rangers. Inside you’ll find a cellar door, a casual restaurant, and numerous artworks and features throughout curated by chief winemaker and fourth generation family member, Chester Osborn. Your experience begins in the Alternate Realties Museum on the ground floor of the d’Arenberg Cube, where a self-guided exploration will take you through a space filled with wall to wall art installations designed to excite and awaken your senses. The Blending Bench is a hands-on, interactive experience where you play winemaker. A palette of wine parcels, each with distinctive flavours and textures are melded in search of balance, fullness, and finesse. You then bottle, name and label a 750ml sample to take home. Following your blending session, indulge your taste buds at an eight-course degustation in d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant, overlooking the rolling hills of McLaren Vale. The combination of flavours and textures created between the food and wine pairings makes for an experience that will linger.
Journey deep into the darkness of Hardys private cellars to find out in this fun and interactive wine tasting designed to engage the senses. Switching down the lights, putting on the blindfolds and tasting…in the dark. Your host will guide you through the wine tasting process and help you develop the knowledge and vocabulary to taste like a professional. This experience is suitable for all levels, no prior knowledge required and there are no wrong answers. This tasting is about enhancing your knowledge and gaining a deeper understanding of wine, your own palate and elevating the wine experience. You will walk away with deeper knowledge of wine and learn some sensory tricks and skills to take to your next dinner party. Experience includes a tasting of four Hardys Wines, a sensorial tasting plate and private hosted experience.
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