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Couple turn an old bus into an amazing cellar door

Down the Rabbit Hole wines has a tasting room with a difference - by Nicola Conville
  • 11 Nov 2019
Couple turn an old bus into an amazing cellar door

When winemaker Elise Cook and her husband Domenic were travelling Australia in their cute Kombi, they hit upon the idea of creating a tasting room on wheels.

Down The Rabbit Hole Wines eventually found a home in a 1974 vintage Leyland bus, which came all the way from Scotland to Australia 15 years ago.

"We went on a mission, to make him ours and then to drive him back to South Australia," Elise said.

"After a whole lot of TLC - he’s ready. We made a clear canvas enclosure for the top but in summer it will come off for an open rooftop zone."

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Our little tasting room 🚌🍷 We had such a beautiful sunny day to open with yesterday 🙌🏼 such a surreal day. We've got some cosy corners to park yourself with a bottle of wine today. 🔥 Open 11am - 9:30pm Swipe across for some before and afters of the work we did on Lennon 😊
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Important announcement: ✨😄🍷🙌🏼 As of Friday, the 23rd of August, this bar will be open and we can't wait to pour you a glass! Opening days / hours are on our website - we're open Friday 11 - 9:30. Tastings 11 - 5 We'll have the fires roaring ☺️

The couple's unique cellar door launched in August 2019, and is open six days a week from 11am to 6-6.30pm. They've also made a few additions since launch, including a coffee/cocktail hut and toilet block.

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Our little coffee hut is also going to be our cocktail hut 🙌🏼 Been trialing a few recipes... it's a good time 💕 ready to shake em up and roll em out this weekend. Top is @fortunateonestore 💛
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Our little indoor / outdoor toilet block has been getting a bit of photo love over the last few weeks 😄 who would have thought... amazing what a beautiful cabinet can do for a bathroom. To answer the questions: We transformed these rattan @ozdesignfurniture cabinets into our vanities, and fitted them with @nood_co basins (one in blush, one in terracotta) and @highgrovebathrooms brass gooseneck taps. The tiles (straight over the concrete slab) are from @tilecloud and work so well with the heavy foot traffic. Our big round mirrors are from @zanui And the doors, we made and painted in our signature terracotta blush (you'll find pops of this colour everywhere here!) Big thanks to our family and friends who built and painted this toilet block with us in pouring rain, under tarps and with head torches at night 🙌🏼 turned out alright.

Down The Rabbit Hole wines also offers grazing boards created from fresh produce sourced from local organic farms.

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☺️✨ Date night on the top deck 🙌🏼 And finally - some before and afters of the upstairs of our vintage bus (Lennon). 👉🏼 The enclosure we made for the top unzips on both ends, rolls up on the sides, and in summer - the whole thing will comes off so it's an open rooftop (perfect for summer sunsets at @downtherabbitholewines 👌🏼- because yep, it's a PLACE now, still kinda can't believe it...) There's going to be some special times up here, I can feel it ☺️ Feels good.
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Warm golden goodness. 🙌🏼 We're open late Fridays - cocktails, wine or beers with a platter, some honey sunlight, and a pink sky. We'll even get the fires going while the good tunes play ✨
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Golden hour out the back, with our little pack 🐓🍷🐈☺️ It feels like Summer is just about here. ✨ And a new picnic rug to match the bus, I love this one the most @wanderingfolk 💕
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I have a wine bar in my backyard... 😄🙌🏼 💛 One day a week, this place is just for us. The rest of the time, it's for you! I finally wrote about all things cellar door (including where all my favourite treasured pieces are from) in a blog with @spell - I'll pop the link in my story. 🧡

For more information visit the website at downtherabbitholewines.com.au or check them out on Instagram.

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