Choose either a 3 or 5 Tasting Pass. You or the gift recipient will receive an email with instructions on how to download the Pass digitally to your phone.
Use your pass to discover places to explore, things to see and offers to enjoy.
Explore by what you feel like: vineyards, distilleries, breweries, bakeries, farm-gate favourites and more. Build a route that suits your day or follow our self-guided multimedia tour to get the most out of your experience.
Arrive and Redeem
When you’re at a venue, redeem offers, including your tasting experiences, credit or other special offers all through our app. It’s simple, quick, and fully digital.
Taste, discover, and take your time.
Each pass has a different way to use it. Do it over two days with a 3 Tastings Pass, or spread it across multiple visits over a year with a 5 Tastings Pass. The trail is there when you’re ready.
Two ways to taste
Both passes include a $20 tasting credit to spend on the day. The difference is how many venues you visit — and how long you have to do it.
Pick any 3
A weekend away, sorted. Choose any 3 venues you like from across the region.
Pick any 5
Make more of it. Choose any 5 venues from the same list — the most tastings per dollar.
Both passes are self-guided and delivered instantly by email. One pass per person. The 3-venue pass is valid for 90 days from purchase and used over 2 consecutive days; the 5-venue pass is valid for 12 months from purchase.
THE MOOD OF THE TRAIL
This is a Southern Highlands day done properly. Easy conversations over a tasting paddle. A few unexpected discoveries along the way. It’s relaxed yet elevated - thoughtfully curated without ever feeling forced.
Ideal for couples, friends, weekenders, and locals looking for a fresh way to experience their own region.
Short historical videos and local Maker's stories that make every stop more meaningful.
Live maps and a suggested JRNYZ route to help you move smoothly between venues.
Special offers put together for Tasting Trails customers, so you get more value as you explore.
Tasting Trails is a curated, self-guided alcohol and food trail in the Southern Highlands. Your pass bundles prepaid tastings, a $20 credit, along with additional savings in several venues in the region. It is delivered all through an app.
Each pass includes:
No. Your tasting experiences are fully prepaid as part of your pass. Book ahead of time and show your QR code and enjoy the tasting, nothing more to pay.
You get $20 credit per pass, per person, to put toward local purchases at participating venues. Not every venue accepts it, and how much they'll take varies, so check the listing before you shop. The maker applies it at checkout. It's not refundable or redeemable for cash, it's there to help you take something local home.
Passes are delivery digitally to your email inbox. Make sure to check your spam folder after you have purchased a pass.
For merchandise, we will work quickly to ship your order as soon as possible, usually you will receive items between 4 and 7 business days.
Your pass is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. It is not a subscription. Once you have used all the tastings you are still able to take advantage of specials and discounts until the pass expires.
Credit is designed for purchases made by the producer or locally produced goods. The maker will apply the credit amount at checkout.
Not always. Each maker decides whether they accept credit and how much they'll accept. Check the maker's listing before you shop.
The credit is not refundable or redeemable for cash, it's there to help you take something local home.
You can do it in a day, over a few days, or spread it out over the year, depending on the pass you pick. Your pass stays valid for 12 months from date of purchase, so you can go at your pace. We do not suggest you do 5 alcohol tastings in one day.
If you enjoy discovering regional food and drink without being locked into a group tour or fixed schedule, the pass offers a flexible way to experience the Southern Highlands in one app-based product. It combines tastings, local stories, perks, and credit to spend at participating venues, all with 12 months validity from purchase.
The pass is designed around the Southern Highlands and participating makers within the region. The exact venues available are listed in the app, where you can view locations, inclusions, booking requirements, and participating offers before heading out. Venues range from Robertson, Fitzroy Falls, Exeter, Sutton Forest, Berrima, Bowral, Moss Vale and Mittagong.
The Southern Highlands is spread across a number of towns, villages and rural areas, so having a transport plan is important. You can explore at your own pace using the Tasting Trails app to find participating venues and plan your stops.
If you intend to enjoy alcoholic tastings, we recommend nominating a designated driver, arranging local transport or staying overnight. There’s no need to fit everything into one day — your pass is designed to be enjoyed over multiple visits.
Yes. If you purchase a pass as a gift, you can add a message to your gift for the recipient who will receive it by email.
Most venues require bookings which can be done through the App, weekends and special days are particularly busy so book ahead. If a booking is needed, the app will show the relevant link, phone number, or email details or a 'Book' button.
Open the maker’s listing in the app. If a booking is required, you’ll see a link, phone number or email to reserve or a button to book.
Weekends have the most buzz, but can book out faster. Midweek can be quieter and more flexible. Always check venue opening hours before you set off. Please note some vineyards are not open early in the week so check individual listings before you head off exploring.
Yes. You can choose any participating makers you feel like on the day or if you are preplanning ahead, as long as they have tasting availability and your pass inclusions remain. Once you’ve made a booking you will not be able to cancel it unless you contact the venue directly and they accept based on their own policy. Cancellation policies differ from venue to venue.
Yes. You do not need to complete the experience in one day. You can use it in a single day, across a few days, or spread it out over time, as your pass remains valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Go to the listing page in the app and check what you are redeeming, whether it is a tasting or a credit, then tap Redeem, and a either you will be asked to pick a date and time to make a booking or a QR code will appear. Show that QR code to the venue when you arrive to process your tasting, credit or offer. If you had to book and received confirmation just give them your name when you arrive.
You’ll want a working data connection for the smoothest experience. If you’re heading somewhere with patchy reception, open your key listings before you arrive. Your pass is available offline in the app. Download Jrnyz the self-guided tour at home before you leave.
If you’re travelling together, you can keep several passes on one phone as long as you can easily present the right QR code at each venue. For a smoother day, having each pass on each person’s phone is ideal.
First, check reception and restart the app. If it still doesn’t work, use the Help button in the app for support. Venues can manually process your pass using your pass number.
No, each person must purchase a separate pass. If you are travelling together, you can keep multiple passes on one phone, but each pass is for one person only.
No, we created this pass to share the love around all Makers and to get you experiencing as much as possible. 1 tasting per venue only.
Each pass includes either three or five prepaid tastings at cellar doors and bakeries. The pass is designed to encourage exploration across the region, so tastings are limited to one tasting per venue.
In the App you will find a section called Special Offers. These are bonus offers at selected venues, like a complimentary drink with a meal, an added extra, or a discount. Tap Redeem in the app and show the QR code to claim it. If you do not have access to internet please show your digital pass from the Smartvisit app.
Premium experiences like mini workshops, harvesting, or hosted tours are not included in the pass. Some can be booked through the app via direct booking links.
JRNYZ is your multimedia self-guided tour content. It uses location-based storytelling, video and maps at select spots to bring the region to life. Make sure to allow Notifications and keep your Location Service On.
Only when safely parked. In NSW, using a mobile phone while driving is illegal, including when stopped in traffic. Learner, P1 and P2 drivers must not use a phone at all while driving, even hands-free or in a holder.
This experience is for adults 18 years and over as many tastings are alcohol related.
Some venues are dog-friendly and some are not.
Raw & Wild are super dog-friendly; Artemis Wines welcomes well-behaved dogs in their outdoor areas; Dawning Day is pet-friendly in certain areas; Bundanoon Hotel and Sutton Forest Inn allows dogs in the beer garden/outside area.
We recommend you check each venue’s listing and rules before you go.
Dietary options vary by venue. If you have requirements, check the maker’s listing and book ahead where possible.
Support is available via the Help button in the app. Email [email protected], or via WhatsApp Chat. Click to chat now: https://wa.me/12133541860
Share the booking code with the recipient. They can download the app, enter the code, and start planning.
Choose your bookings carefully as Tasting Trails does not offer cancellation assistance, this needs to be done directly with the venue and is governed by each venue’s own policy.
If you have not used your Tasting Trail pass and have a change of mind, you are entitled to a refund within 30 days from the date of purchase only if the pass has not been used. Once a tasting has been redeemed you are not entitled to a partial refund.
Contact Customer Service: Through the Help button in the Smartvisit App, email [email protected], via WhatsApp Chat. Click to chat: https://wa.me/12133541860
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