Gemtree Wines Winery Tours and Experiences

Gemtree Wines Winery Tours and Experiences

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Posted 2022-01-12 by Jenny Esotsfollow
Gemtree Wines is an organic winery dedicated to growing better wine naturally using biodynamic principles. They run a series of tours and experiences that involve good wine, good food and proactive promotion of their sustainable wine production methods. The tasting experiences are conducted while seated at your own individual table and the food and wine tours provide exceptional value and flavour.



Family Owned Winery
Gemtree Wines is a third-generation family-owned winery, that is bordered by the hills and the coast. Their location in the Southern Vales is surrounded by majestic gums, rolling hills and vales and views that go on forever. Bookings are required for all tastings and tours, as they are in demand, it is wise to plan ahead. Further info on booking a tour or tasting experience is available here .



Indoor and outdoor tasting rooms
Gemtree's sustainably built tasting room takes in elevated views over McLaren Vale and to the ocean beyond. There is a range of local sustainable produce available for purchase, including olives, cheese and crackers. In addition to Gemtree's sought-after range of organic wines.




Wine tour experiences
The food and wine tours at Gemtree Vineyard provide an informal interactive experience for visitors. The tour leaders are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and welcoming. Their Being Biodynamic tour aims to give people a deeper understanding of biodynamic practices. For example, instead of spraying weeds, Gemtree recruit flocks of sheep to eat them, or they use a dodge plough to pull them out. Instead of spraying synthetic fertilisers, there is an ancient system of filling cow horns with fresh manure and burying them. The cow horns are dug up months later when the manure has transformed into a rich, concentrated fertiliser.



All natural processes
Gemtree Wines proactively spray prepared natural ground quartz over the vines to strengthen them and reduce possible fungal problems on the vines. This makes them fungus resistant while also enhancing the effects of natural sunlight and promoting stronger growth. If a problem occurs in the vineyard, Gemtree will use a natural preparation spray to solve it, rather than a chemical. In other words, the philosophy is to use all-natural processes, which is kinder for the environment and also makes great wine.



Lunar Cycles
Gemtree Wines also factor in the lunar cycles in the production of wine, as the moon causes the tides in the Gulf of St. Vincent, only a few short kilometres to the west, it also affects the way our plants grow and produce fruit. Gemtree plant, graft and harvest according to the phases of the moon. All water used is recycled water and the vineyards have solar panels to power the irrigation pumps, winery and cellar door. The Gemtree biodynamic ethos aims to be better for the soil, vineyards, employees and the flavour of their fruit.



Gemtree Ecotrail
Adjacent to the Tasting Room is the one-kilometre Gemtree Ecotrail, a meandering path through ten hectares of regenerated natural bushland. The trail offers visitors a connection to the surrounding land that inspires Gemtree's guiding philosophies.



Nature, food and wine
Visitors to Gemtree Wines can choose from a number of experiences that deliver a perfect blend of nature, food and wine. Tours include The Gemtree Tasting Experience, The Gemtree Wine & Native Tasting Experience, the Being Biodynamic Experience, and a Wine and Wander Experience. Check out more info on the experiences here .

They are only 45 minutes from the Adelaide CBD and 15 minutes from the pristine beaches of the south coast. **The Tasting Room is at Gemtree Wines is at 167 Elliott Road, McLaren Flat, SA
Open 7 days - 11am - 5pm. Bookings are essential.**



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