Discover Rowland Flat

Explore Rowland Flat from several perspectives: wine tastings, trails along Jacob’s Creek and places with historical connections each offer a different focus. If you’re planning a stay, these themes can help you decide what you want your trip to be about. You can weigh up whether you’d prefer to focus on wine, cycle a route or learn about the area’s history.

Wine and local history

The Jacobs Creek Visitor Centre opened in Rowland Flat in 2002. Rowland Flat Cemetery and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church also offer specific points of interest for those interested in cultural history: both are classified as Local Heritage Places. These places complement the wine-related experiences with a different perspective on Rowland Flat, without requiring any particular approach.

Another historical connection lies near Rowland Flat: in 1877, Gustav Gramp established a winery there and named it Orlando, the Italian version of the settlement’s name. This connection between place names and wine history extends beyond today’s tasting experiences. When planning, it’s helpful to think of this as a story about the surrounding area, rather than as a place within Rowland Flat.

Wine tastings and experiences

At Jacob’s Creek, you can choose a bookable guided wine tasting or an experience that includes a vineyard horse ride followed by a wine tasting. The latter adds a ride to the tasting, while the former focuses on a guided tasting. Booking details may change, so check them before making plans.

Jenke Vineyards invites visitors to discover the family’s handcrafted wines in an 1850s settler family home that has been converted into a cellar door. The range also includes older vintages from the Museum Range and a bottle-fermented Sparkling Shiraz. The availability of individual products may change.

At Lou Miranda Estate, the Winemaking Experience involves creating your own blend of Barossa Valley Shiraz and learning about grape varieties. Here, the focus is not only on tasting, but also on creating a wine blend. Jacob’s Creek also has a demonstration vineyard with 14 grape varieties.

Places to eat

St Hugo’s restaurant serves its wines alongside culinary creations by Executive Chef Simon Hicks and his team. At The Cellar Kitchen at the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort in Rowland Flat, produce from the Barossa region is showcased through a sustainable, seasonal philosophy. Restaurant operations and menu details may change, so check the latest information if a particular visit is important to your plans.

Grant Burge Wines, together with artisan chocolatier Just Bliss, offers a chocolate and wine tasting experience. It brings two different indulgences together in one tasting. When choosing activities, you can consider pairing chocolate with your visit in addition to classic wine tastings.

Trails and nature

The Jacob’s Creek Walking Trail offers a peaceful way to experience nature. Visitors can walk or cycle along the banks of Jacob’s Creek. Together with the wine experiences, this gives you a choice of different activities without requiring the trails and experiences mentioned to be combined into a single route.

Two distances should be distinguished when planning routes. The 12-kilometre Steingarten Loop is easiest to cycle clockwise from Rowland Flat via Steingarten Road. Rowland Flat is also on the 14-kilometre section of the Barossa Trail between Tanunda and Lyndoch. One distance refers to the loop; the other refers to a trail section between two places. They are not two distances for the same route. Route conditions may change, so check them before setting out.

Discover more destinations: Tanunda, Lyndoch, Angaston, Cockatoo Valley, Nuriootpa, Mount Pleasant, Springton, Vine Vale.

For the broader travel overview: The Barossa Council.