Just 15 minutes' drive from Adelaide is Penfolds Magill Estate (0061 8 8301 5569; www.penfolds.com) – one of Australia's oldest and certainly prettiest wineries, and the producer of Grange, the country's most expensive red. Heritage Tours operate twice daily and cost $55 (£31). The Adelaide Hills, one of South Australia's hidden gems, does require a flexible timetable and a rental car, but it is worth the effort – the hills are home to 30 vineyards producing excellent cool climate wines. Stop for a vineyard lunch at The Lane (0061 8 8388 1250; www.thelane.com.au) or explore the ersatz-German village of Hahndorf. On the way home, spend a few minutes at the Mount Lofty lookout (2,330 feet), which offers bracing views over the plains to Adelaide and the Southern Ocean.