Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Adelaide Hills

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 16 ranked Adelaide Hills producers run from 85 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Wine Enthusiast's mean score across every wine of theirs Wine Enthusiast has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

16
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
94
Top score
139
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Ochota BarrelsAdelaide Hills, Australia4 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  2. 293Yetti And The KokonutAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  3. 391Charlotte DaltonAdelaide Hills, Australia12 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  4. 491Unico ZeloAdelaide Hills, Australia11 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  5. 590Shaw + SmithAdelaide Hills, Australia39 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  6. 689Mt YengoAdelaide Hills, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  7. 789Riposte by Tim KnappsteinAdelaide Hills, Australia11 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 889Yacca PaddockAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  9. 988The Lane VineyardAdelaide Hills, Australia18 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  10. 1088MonterraAdelaide Hills, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  11. 1187Pike & JoyceAdelaide Hills, Australia14 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  12. 1286BurtonAdelaide Hills, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  13. 1386GhostAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  14. 1486Elysian SpringsAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  15. 1586AltaAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  16. 1685Starvedog LaneAdelaide Hills, Australia8 wines ratedDISTINCTION

How we choose

Wine Enthusiast rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Enthusiast score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many Adelaide Hills wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
16 wineries in Adelaide Hills, Australia have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Adelaide Hills winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Ochota Barrels, at a 94-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Yetti And The Kokonut and Charlotte Dalton.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Enthusiast's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Enthusiast-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Enthusiast's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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