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2pm and 6pm to 8pm) serves classy pub food (roo fillets with pepper crust and cabernet
glaze) and schnitzels as big as your head. There's a summery beer garden, too.
Georgie's Cottage
B&B $$$
( 08-8737 3540;
www.georgiescottage.com
; 1 Riddoch St; d from $185; )
Feeling romantic?
A short stroll from town on the road to Millicent, Georgie's is a cute little stone cottage
fronted by blooming roses and hollyhocks. Gourmet provisions include chocolates and
wine, which you may or may not feel like cracking into for breakfast.
Pipers of Penola
MODERN AUSTRALIAN $$$
$$$
( 08-8737 3999;
www.pipersofpenola.com.au
;
58 Riddoch St; mains $30-37; 6-9pm Tue-Sat)
A classy, intimate dining room tastefully constructed inside an old Methodist church,
with friendly staff and seasonal fare. The menu is studded with words like 'galette',
'kromeski' and 'rotollo' − seriously gourmet indicators! The prices are getting up there,
but quality is too. Superb wine list with lots of locals.
diVine
CAFE $
( 08-8737 2122;
www.penola.org/divine.htm
; 39 Church St; mains $10-19; 9am-5pm)
A
bright, mod cafe serving baguettes, all-day breakfasts, great coffee and internationally in-
spired lunches (try the steamed Chinese pork buns). Nattering Penolans chew muffins
and local cheeses, discussing the nuances of various vintages.
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Information
Penola Visitor Information Centre
( 08-8737 2855, 1300 045 373;
www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/tourism
; 27 Arthur St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Ser-
vices the Coonawarra region, with info about local cycling routes and winery tours. The
John Riddoch Centre is also here. Pick up the
Penola Cycle Trails
and
Walk With History
brochures.
DON'T MISS
COONAWARRA WINERIES
When it comes to spicy cabernet sauvignon, it's just plain foolish to dispute the vir-
tues of the Coonawarra Wine Region (
www.coonawarra.org
). The terra rossa(red
earth) soils here also produce irresistible shiraz and chardonnay. Five of the best:
