Stories
Longer reads, travel guides and field notes from the Adelaide Hills.
The Villages of the Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills is best understood village by village. Each leafy town has its own personality, from antique-shop Aldgate to foodie Uraidla.
June 2026 · 6 min read
A Garden Lover's Adelaide Hills
Altitude, cold winters and a century of European planting make the Adelaide Hills a garden region without equal in the state. Here's how to explore it.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Where the Wild Things Are: Hills Wildlife
From hand-feeding kangaroos at Cleland to spotting bettongs after dark at Warrawong, the Hills offers some of the most accessible wildlife encounters in the state.
June 2026 · 5 min read
A Spirited Hills: Gin, Whisky & Craft Beer
Wine made the Adelaide Hills famous, but a new wave of distillers and brewers is giving the region a second drinks story built on native botanicals and fresh-poured ale.
June 2026 · 5 min read
The Cider Country of the Adelaide Hills
Long before it was wine country, the Adelaide Hills was orchard country. That heritage lives on in a modern cider scene pressing dry, complex drinks from genuine local fruit.
June 2026 · 5 min read
The apples of the Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills built its first fortune on apples. We trace the orchard heritage that still shapes the region, from pick-your-own to proper dry cider.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Lobethal Lights: a Hills Christmas tradition
Every December the valley town of Lobethal glows. We look at the history behind one of Australia's longest-running Christmas light displays.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Mount Lofty and the trails of Cleland
The Mount Lofty Ranges rise straight out of Adelaide's suburbs. We climb the region's most famous trail and explore the forest that surrounds it.
June 2026 · 6 min read
A foodie's guide to the Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills is one of South Australia's great larders. We map a region of cheese-makers, chocolatiers, farm gates and serious cellar-door kitchens.
June 2026 · 7 min read
A cellar door crawl through the Adelaide Hills
The higher you climb in the Adelaide Hills, the cooler the air and the crisper the wine. We trace the region's best cellar doors along that line of altitude.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Autumn in the Adelaide Hills
For a few golden weeks each year the Hills' exotic deciduous trees turn red and gold. Here's where to find the best autumn colour - and a wine to match.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Cool-climate wines of the Adelaide Hills
Altitude, mist and cool nights give the Adelaide Hills a signature: taut chardonnay, vibrant sauvignon blanc and world-class traditional-method sparkling. A guide to the region's flagship cellar doors.
June 2026 · 7 min read