As part of an ongoing commitment to provide accessible world-class experiences to visitors from Australia and overseas, Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia (UWEA) has recently announced new partnerships with specialist local operators in South Australia and Victoria following the success of its collaboration with ExperienceSmith in Western Australia.

UWEA Executive Officer Sally Cope says:

“We're really pleased with the additional suite of experiences these relationships have enabled.  With plans for other partnerships in progress and additional itineraries already in the pipeline, we can see huge opportunities for these collaborations going forward.”

These partnerships provide opportunities to include accommodation, private road or air transfers and local attractions with UWEA's exclusive behind-the-scenes winery experiences, making them easy to promote and book.  All itineraries and experiences have been developed into packages that are available year-round and commissionable to the travel trade. 

In Victoria, UWEA has partnered with luxury tour operator, Acacia Tours on a selection of experiences including 3-day, 2-night fully guided itinerary, Valleys of Victoria,connecting the Yarra and King Valleys, priced from $2,948 per person.  This relaxed tour combines winery experiences at De Bortoli Yarra Valley, Pizzini Wines and Brown Brothers with additional local attractions and free time to explore.  Accommodation, most meals and transfers are included.

In South Australia, UWEA and private tour operator, SeaLink have partnered to design itineraries in iconic South Australian regions such as the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.  The 2-day, 1-night Barossa Wine Indulgence, priced from $1,590 per person, begins with a Jacob's Creek Master Class Experience with lunch and also incorporates VIP winery experiences at prestigious winery, St Hugo and the historic Seppeltsfield Centennial Cellar.  Accommodation at the beautiful Jacob's Creek Cottage, with dinner and breakfast delivered to the door, is also included.

UWEA continues its successful partnership with ExperienceSmith in Margaret River, offering a selection of 'Ultimate' experiences such as the Margaret River Ultimate Overnight Experience: This experience includes private air or road transfers to and from Perth, a tour and lunch at Vasse Felix followed by a guided walk along a section of the Cape to Cape track, dinner, overnight accommodation and breakfast at Cape Lodge, a guided tasting at Voyager Estate and a two-course lunch at Leeuwin Estate.  Priced from $3,029 per person.

The UWEA group of wineries is now 22 strong, with representation in most of Australia's renowned wine regions across five states. In NSW: Audrey Wilkinson in the Hunter Valley.  In Victoria: De Bortoli in the Yarra Valley, Pizzini Wines and Brown Brothers in the King Valley, Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove and Jackalope at Willow Creek on the Mornington Peninsula, Tahbilk in Nagamabie Lakes and Fowles Wine in the Strathbogie Ranges.  In South Australia: The Lane and Penfold's Magill Estate in the Adelaide Hills, Yalumba in the Eden Valley, Jacob's Creek Visitors Centre, St Hugo and Seppeltsfield in the Barossa Valley, d'Arenberg and Wirra Wirra Wines in McLaren Vale.  In Tasmania: Moorilla Estate and Josef Chromy Wines.  In WA: Leeuwin Estate, Vasse Felix and Voyager Estate in Margaret River and Mandoon Estate in the Swan Valley. 

For more information, the consumer website has all experiences listed http://www.ultimatewineryexperiences.com.au/experiences/with a user-friendly search tool where you can search by winery, by region, or by experience type.

Detailed rate sheets can also be downloaded from the UWEA trade website https://tradepartnerservices.com/c/uwea/, where the UWEA image library, fact sheets and wine trail itineraries are also available for download.

Acurated summary of UWEA's picks for the 2017/18 year can be downloaded in both English and Mandarin.

For more information please contact:

Sarah Ireland
Ultimate Winery Experiences of Australia
0424 781526
sarah.ireland@ultimatewineryexperiences.com.au