Experience Guide

SEQUOIA AND THE HILLS

While being seemingly removed from in altitude. In the past, this area was the hustle and bustle of the world, highly sought after by Adelaide’s elite Sequoia sits on the side of Mount Lofty, as a place to build their summer holiday high above the Piccadilly Valley in the homes. Today, summer continues to Adelaide Hills, a region currently being be much cooler than anywhere else in considered for UNESCO World Heritage . During winter months, status. The area’s significance centres the Piccadilly Valley experiences more on its working agricultural (food and rainfall than Tasmania, with roaring fires wine) landscapes, historic settlements, creating a cosy retreat to hide away. abundant wildlife, pure environment, Autumn is one of the most beautiful continuing culture and practice. times to visit, with an array of colours, perfect for a picturesque stroll through Nowhere else in the world are there four the neighbouring botanic gardens. In world-class wine regions found within a spring, the hills come alive with new 50-kilometre radius. These range from beginnings of native flora. the hot and dry , to the maritime McLaren Vale, the cool climate Within 20 minutes of Sequoia are the Adelaide Hills and the high-altitude homes of many South Australian icons Eden Valley. The region is not only home including Jurlique, Magill Estate to the largest surviving koala population, (the home of Grange), and a little further but it is also one with extensive afield is R.M. Williams. There are also Indigenous history. It is no wonder South more than 200 cellar doors with whom Australians have kept the Adelaide Hills we have arranged intimate behind-the- a secret for so long! scenes experiences, curated exclusively for our guests. Mount Lofty temperatures are generally five to seven degrees cooler than the Sequoia will connect you to the South Adelaide Plains, some 700 metres lower Australia you never knew existed. LODGE WELCOME

Gather on the valley rim at sunset meet fellow guests and interact in an where you are introduced to the intimate, engaging environment. Your fascinating stories of our region, from host will invite you to share your story South Australia’s local icons to the and what you are hoping to experience boutique and extraordinary. This is a whilst you are here. fantastic preface to the amazing region surrounding Sequoia, and what’s on offer Be introduced to the surrounding during your time at the lodge. regions that are showcased in front of Sequoia - from the Barossa on the left of Learn about the traditional custodians the valley through to the Adelaide Hills, of the land and the significance of the McLaren Vale and the Coorong on the as a pivotal meeting right. Uncover intimate stories of local place where important decisions were icons including Jurlique, Penfolds and made many years ago; get a glimpse R.M. Williams - not to mention some of into the history of Mount Lofty Estate and the best boutique and most memorable Arthur Hardy. South Australian winemakers in the country. Whilst you are listening and engaging with your host, overlooking the Piccadilly Valley you will enjoy local wines and share some delicious Adelaide Hills produce. It is a perfect opportunity to ARTESIAN SPRING-FED HOT POOLS SUNRISE YOGA

Deep beneath the grounds of Sequoia, Yoga is a transformative pathway to a ancient spring waters run through the stronger body and calmer mind. Join us mountain. Carving their way through the for a bespoke experience of movement layers of sandstone, the spring waters designed for beginners and advanced break free at the earth’s surface feeding yogis alike. This session will allow you to every tap on the estate, and filling our take a break from the everyday stresses artesian hot pools along the scenic rim. of life, connect with your surroundings and tune in to the sounds of wildlife Rejuvenate your body and mind and around you. soak in the benefits of of the naturally flowing spring water which was highly The session is tailored to each individual, recognised as a source of life by the using scientific and ancient yogic Kaurna and Peramangk people many knowledge to empower you to your years ago. fullest potential. Your class will include an array of postures based on your Book one of two private artesian hot fitness level combined with breath pools ranging between 38 and 40 enhancement exercises and meditation degrees, for up to one hour of relaxation. to support deep relaxation. Alternatively, our third hot pool can also be enjoyed at your leisure, shared alongside fellow guests. GATEKEEPER’S DAY SPA The beautifully appointed Gatekeeper’s successful skincare brand places great Day Spa offers a destination spa escape focus on the finest biodynamic and within the iconic Mount Lofty Estate. organic ingredients that are grown and hand harvested at its farm, located in Leave the weight of daily life behind Mount Barker, just a stone’s throw away as you retreat into the historic walls of from Sequoia. this sanctuary. The holistic menu offers relaxing rituals, rejuvenating experiences Our professionally trained and and gentle beauty treatments that compassionate spa therapists will tailor honour your body’s individual needs and your treatments specifically to your acknowledge where you are in your life’s personal needs to ensure you get the journey. most benefit from your experience and feel completely revitalised. We are very proud to be an exclusive Jurlique-approved day spa. This globally MAKER AND SOMM LE NEZ DU VIN A South Australian winemaker will ‘The Nose of the Wine’, designed by join one of our own sommeliers to Jean Lenoir, is a nifty kit consisting pour, taste and discuss their wines of 50 superb quality aromas used for in an exclusive behind-the-scenes making rapid progress in . experience. This tasting is much more Aromas are learned from nature or than what you will find at a typical cellar perfumery. If you have been curious door – instead, you will have the rare about scents in your youth, or have not opportunity to spend time with a duo of had the opportunity to explore them, experts – a sommelier and a winemaker your olfactory references may be more – in an interactive, fun, and informative limited than you might expect. Have setting, where the dynamic relationship you ever sighed, “Ï know this smell but I between the winemaker and sommelier cannot seem to put a name to it”? creates a lively, energetic environment. Delve into the complexity of wine, and The Maker and Somm series is a chance understand what gives it such a unique for you to ask all your pressing wine identity and aromatic expression. You questions. Spice up your home cooking can expect to explore aromas such as we delve into food and wine pairing as cedar, pine, licorice, boxwood (or with a focus on dishes that relate to your blackcurrant bud), cut hay, thyme, home kitchen. vanilla, cinnamon, clove, pepper and saffron – just to name a few.

Our sommelier takes you on a journey where you will witness your glass of wine become a sensory illustration. Cleland Wildlife Park Adelaide Hills South Australian Tourism Commission/Adam Bruzzone GUIDED NATURE WALK STAR GAZING AT SEQUOIA

Rise with the sun and fill your lungs with Gaze into the stars that light up pure mountain air as you discover the the Piccadilly Valley, with a private land, nature and wildlife surrounding Celestrom Telescope at your the lodge. Join us on a 90-minute disposal. This experience offers you guided nature walk and trek along the the opportunity to observe ancient renowned Heysen Trail. Stroll through constellations and planets. Discover Cleland Conservation Park amongst thousands of stars that are exclusive South Australian blue gums, local flora to our skies, with 100 times more stars and fauna, and even koalas, kangaroos, on display that you simply cannot see wallabies, cockatoos and kookaburras. anywhere else in the world.

Off-Site Experiences

ICONIC ADELAIDE HILLS

Known for charming towns nestled Visit the widely-acclaimed Shaw + Smith within lush greenery, and sprawling winery. Embark on a behind-the-scenes vineyards with cool climate wine region tour throughout their picturesque winery elegance, the high-country Adelaide and vineyard, followed by a hosted wine Hills showcases award-winning artisanal flight tasting. food and wine amongst picturesque scenery. Resume your viticultural exploration, at the family-run Deviation Road. Driving through the winding roads of This boutique winery showcases a the Adelaide Hills, arrive at Hahndorf, spectacular cellar door and tasting Australia’s oldest German settlement. room with a specialisation in méthode Dating back to 1839, Hahndorf’s traditionnelle sparkling wine. aesthetics combine traditional European village charm with modern Australian Disgorge your own bottle of sparkling influences. Explore this historic town wine to take home as a remembrance of and its variety of boutique stores and your wonderful day in the Adelaide Hills. artisan creations, alongside heritage-rich museums and art galleries.

Hahndorf Adelaide Hills Michael Waterhouse Photography Shaw + Smith Adelaide Hills Meaghan Coles CLELAND KOALA EXPERIENCE

In the early morning, Cleland Wildlife food where you can walk amongst Park comes alive to the tune of and hand feed these iconic Australian many iconic Australian animals. This species. Yellow-footed rock wallabies experience offers you the unique are normally a shy and elusive animal opportunity to venture inside Cleland in the wild, however they love coming Wildlife Park before it opens to the out from their rock homes to meet with general public, on a two-hour engaging guests at Cleland Wildlife Park. adventure hosted by your Cleland Wildlife Park guide. Explore the forest aviary containing many unique South Australian Starting at the entrance to Cleland, bird species such as the critically visit the new cockatoo aviary and endangered regent honey eater, read undertake an immersive cockatoo warbler, musk lorikeet and princess encounter. Entering the aviary, you will parrot. have the opportunity to interact with these unique birds, and have them fly Before your adventure comes to an end, down to be hand fed while learning spend some one-on-one time with a about the biology and natural history of koala in a private session with a koala some of the region’s largest and most keeper, where you will hold a koala. A spectacular birds. souvenir photograph will be gifted to you as part of this special memory. Learn The next stop along your journey interesting facts about the history and is meeting and hand feeding freely future of the koala, fall in love with their roaming kangaroos and emus. With a beautiful aroma, and be delighted at large walk-through enclosure, you will their thick, soft grey fur and big noses. be provided with your own kangaroo

Koala - Cleland Wildlife Park Adelaide Hills South Australian Tourism Commission PRANCING HORSE

Experience the beauty of South This is a privately guided and hosted Australia on an intimate supercar driving experience by Prancing Horse where experience across the beautiful Adelaide guests will receive personal instruction Hills. and guidance via two-way radio communication with a dedicated lead This is an immersive driving experience vehicle driven by our team. Multiple in the latest Ferrari 488 GTB. You will driving sections and pitstops allow you drive along the most thrilling roads of and your partner to share the drive the Adelaide Hills, winding between together along the journey. the apple orchards of Lenswood and the bends of Cudlee Creek Road. Enjoy An immersive and spirited experience, exhilarating curves of Gorge Road and available only from Sequoia. photo opportunities at Kangaroo Creek Reservoir lookout before ascending Corkscrew Road; a series of sequential hair-pin turns. ULTIMATE PENFOLDS AND HILL PRIVATE CHARTER

Investigate the most renowned wine Your host will lead you through a brand in Australia, including a tasting of private, structured tasting of Penfolds’ its coveted Grange Hermitage followed most coveted wines including Penfolds by a visit to meet the owners at South Grange Hermitage, finishing with a Australia’s signature sparkling wine three-course lunch and wine to match producer. each course.

A short drive to Penfolds Magill Estate Head to Deviation Road and meet will see you on a private historical tour of Hamish or Kate Laurie, famous sparkling Penfolds Magill Estate, including Grange wine producers from the Adelaide Hills. Cottage, the original home of Doctor Experience their range of premium Christopher and Mary Penfold. Take a handcrafted sparkling wines with a trip to the Vintage Cellar and journey Noble Cuvée wine flight, followed by a through the famous underground drives tour of the winery where you will hand to uncover the original hiding spot of disgorge and bottle a souvenir custom Max Schubert’s hidden Grange. cuvée.

Deviation Road Adelaide Hills Ryan Cantwell Piccadilly Adelaide Hills Michael Waterhouse Photography

HILLS AND VALE PRIVATE CHARTER

Traverse up to two of the highest Enjoy a tasting and lunch while breathing wineries in the Adelaide Hills, then in their beautiful garden and vineyards. explore the very best of McLaren Vale Yangarra Estate is a highlight, where and its spectacular coastline. they produce wines solely from their single vineyard estate, where bush Tapannapa Wines is the first vineyard vine is their keystone variety. site in the Adelaide Hills, home to the With no less than three 99-point scores legendary Australian winemaker Brian in Halliday’s recent Wine Companion, Croser. Indulge in a private tasting Yangarra is one of South Australia’s overlooking the vineyard, before a pre-eminent winemakers. picturesque drive through glorious rolling hills. Conclude with a masterclass at Bekkers Wine overlooking the estate, which was Deviation Road Wines, a signature recently named by Gourmet Traveller sparkling winemaker in South Australia, Wine as one of the top six wineries in and owner Kate Laurie was trained in the country, and lastly, head to the France to make fine sparkling wines beach to view the spectacular Fleurieu using the traditional method. Peninsula coastline. McLaren Vale Isaac Forman, Serio MCLAREN VALE PRODUCERS PRIVATE CHARTER

This is a spectacular tour to see some Bekkers Wine is one of the best in the of the finest small winemakers in the Vale. Named by Gourmet Traveller country. Wine as one of the top six wineries in the country, join one of the owners for Launch into a 4WD tour to ancient a private masterclass overlooking the Onkaparinga Gorge and marvel at estate. geology that dates back 600 million years, whilst soaking up beautiful views Yangarra Estate produces wines solely overlooking the coast and vineyards. from their single vineyard estate, with bush vine grenache as their keystone Samson Tall is a boutique, small batch variety. With no less than three 99-point producer making exceptional single scores in Halliday’s latest Wine vineyard wines. Surrounded by the first Companion, Yangarra is at the top of its Church Block vineyards, this chapel is game. A private tasting in their lounge home to some of the most magnificent will familiarise you with a select range single vineyard wines in McLaren Vale. of Yangarra Estate wines, in addition Enjoy a private winery tour before to famous single vineyard wines from settling in for a tasting. Hackenbush Estate, a vineyard which for many years provided shiraz for Penfolds At Salopian Inn, one of Australia’s Grange Hermitage. top 100 restaurants as voted by both the Australian Financial Review and Tasting Australia, savour a delicious three-course lunch in a stunning old homestead with expansive vineyard views.

Vineyard, McLaren Vale Fleurieu Peninsula Graham Scheer The Currant Shed Fleurieu Peninsula HEY GENTS WINEMAKER FOR A DAY Get up close and personal with vintners harvesters and learn how the fruit is and discover what really goes on during prepared for winemaking. Your guide vintage season. Visit Shottesbrooke will take you through the fermentation winery in McLaren Vale and learn the process and what happens right before secrets of winemaking. Go beyond the the juice is ready to be placed into cellar door to see what takes place in a barrels. modern winery during vintage, with the opportunity to get “hands on” with some After making your way through the unique vintage tasks. winery, taste an exclusive offering of raw, unfiltered and unrefined wines, Upon arriving at Shottesbrooke winery, alongside current and museum releases begin a guided tour through the that truly showcase the progression of beautiful Shottesbrooke property and where a wine begins, through to how it state-of-the-art winery complex, whilst matures. Following this, take a guided learning about how this company has walk back through Shottebrooke’s native truly become a sustainable producer woodlot and vineyards to their award- and contributor within the McLaren Vale winning hatted restaurant, the Currant region. Shed.

Enjoy a short morning tea break, before At the Currant Shed, indulge in embarking on an expedition through a regionally inspired six-course the winery to immerse yourself in degustation lunch, matched perfectly the excitement of vintage. See fresh with Shottesbrooke wines and enjoy fruit being delivered into the winery the incredible view of the vineyards and direct from incredibly efficient Pellenc surrounds. David Franz Barossa Duy Dash BAROSSA WINEMAKERS PRIVATE CHARTER

Meet a series of famous winemakers Visit David Franz, an iconic cellar door, in Australia’s premier wine region, the for lunch while savouring spectacular Barossa Valley. views over the valley and up to the ranges. Part providore and part cellar Your experience will begin with Yelland door, this is a stunning lunch experience & Papps, where you will meet owners of mixing a range of smoked meats, local Michael Papps and Susan Papps at their cheeses and some of the finest patés cellar door for a tasting and personalised in the Barossa, with a great wine list winery tour. With a wine style that is of traditional and new styles to match, elegant and distinctive, they pride made by the famous Barossan, Dave themselves on practicing old world Franz Lehmann. techniques in a new world way, with minimal intervention. On your next stop, visit Phil Lehmann’s own private vineyard in Eden Valley. Your next stop is Standish Wine Lehmann, his wife Sarah, and their two Company, owned by sixth generation children reside on this vineyard in Eden Barossan, Dan Standish, whose wines Valley, showcasing wine and olive oil are regarded as some of the very best of from their property under the label those produced from old-vine Barossa Max & Me. Phil has great international shiraz grapes. Standish Wine Company experience, having completed vintages has no cellar door and only takes private in Stellenbosch, Napa, Burgundy and of bookings by appointment. Here, you will course, the Barossa. Today, he is Senior enjoy a winery tour with Dan followed by Winemaker for WD Wines, however on an exclusive tasting in the winery itself. this visit, we focus on his own label, Max This is hallowed ground in the Barossa & Me, indulging in a tasting of his shiraz – one of the legends in the community and cabernet direct from his vineyard. with some of the rarest and finest shiraz in the region that sells out quickly every year. Barossa Andre Castellucci

ULTIMATE BAROSSA PRIVATE CHARTER

Explore one of Australia’s most notable Head over to Vintner’s Bar and Grill for wine regions, the Barossa Valley. Join a beautifully curated two-course lunch us for a day tour that explores the most with perfectly paired wines. famous wine brands in the country in a series of private tastings. Following lunch, you will visit Henschke Wines. Enter this icon and take a Begin your journey and revel in a private private tour of Australian winemaking tasting in the Duke Room at the original history. Enjoy exclusive access to Elderton Homestead. Elderton wines one of Australia’s most celebrated has vineyards dating back to 1894 and is vineyards, the Hill of Grace Vineyard, famous for winning World’s Best Shiraz including a walk-through this famous in 2000. vineyard to see the oldest “Grandfather” vines in the region. Savour a tour of is one of Australia’s most Henschke’s historial working winery to distinguished winemakers with no less explore 150 years of family winemaking than five 100-point scores from Robert history, followed by a private tasting Parker’s Wine Advocate. of Henschke’s most precious wines, Enjoy a winery tour and private tasting in including the Hill of Grace. the Clan Room at Torbreck Vintners. Adelaide joeyjoenes

ICONIC ADELAIDE The Adelaide Central Market boosts Museum for a privately guided tour. 70 traders and is one of the largest After these unique city experiences, undercover fresh produce markets in stop by Penfolds Magill Estate restaurant the Southern Hemisphere, buzzing with for a leisurely lunch. Known for its life and colour all year round. Be treated casual dining experience paired with to a private tour of the establishment, breathtaking views out over the city, meeting many of the wonderful vendors Magill Estate is a stunning destination and learning about their long-standing to conclude your Adelaide experience. histories. The market remains Adelaide’s Explore a private tour of the estate, premier food destination for multicultural cuisine. From the markets, you will tasting the magnificent selection of be escorted to your next destination, on offer. With a history dating the JamFactory, which showcases back to 1844, Penfolds and its excellent local craftsmanship found within the collection of wines are the result of Australian creative community and then multiple generations of knowledge and journey over to the South Australian innovation. R.M. WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE

R.M. Williams is an iconic South showcasing the wonderful craftsmanship Australian brand and has become one found within the Australian creative of the best-known and best-loved community. A private tour of the footwear brands in the world. Go behind precinct’s four studios - ceramics, glass the scenes of the iconic R.M. Williams blowing, furniture, and jewellery - will workshop on an exclusive tour and give you the opportunity to observe the experience the many processes and remarkable collection of locally made the care that every handcrafted pair of crafts and designs. Once your time at leather boots receives. You will even the JamFactory has concluded, journey get to take home your very own pair of R.M. Williams boots – personally fitted! over to the South Australian Museum for a privately guided tour. Immerse yourself After lunch visit the JamFactory, in the ancient and beautiful culture of located in Adelaide’s West End Creative the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and Precinct. The JamFactory is a unique, view the largest collection of Aboriginal not-for-profit organisation that supports ethnographic material in the world. local talented designers and artists by 1 Mawson Dr, Crafers SA • +61 (08) 8130 9230 • sequoialodge.com.au