Petaluma's Bridgewater Mill

LOCATION A pleasant 20 minute drive from the CBD to the Adelaide Hills. PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIA What better way to spend a lazy winter day than taking a pleasant 20-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD, past vineyards and rolling acres, and stopping at Petaluma’s Bridgewater Mill to sample some wines and fill the belly. Take respite from the cold inside the stone walls of this award-winning restaurant, relax by the open fire and enjoy the delicious combination of their sensational food and Petaluma’s wines. Structured tastings are available by appointment, or drop in half an hour early for a tasting at the cellar door. The informative staff are only too happy to help match wines with dishes. HISTORY The first water powered flour mill to operate in South Australia, circa 1860, it was purchased by Petaluma in 1984. This impressive bluestone building with its extensive cellars was promptly resurrected to create a production site for the company’s flagship sparkling wine; Croser, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes sourced from the Adelaide Hills vineyards nearby. The Petaluma winery is a stones throw away in the Piccadilly Valley with the vineyard as its backdrop. FOOD AND BEVERAGE In summer dine on the deck by the waterwheel, and in winter relax inside the sturdy stone walls of the award winning restaurant by the open fire.