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Barossa Valley Wine Region The Barossa is Australia’s eminent wine region, a landscape of historic villages panning out to vine-swept hills and grand buildings on old wine estates. Shiraz is the premier drop, with semillon the star of the whites. Some of the old shiraz vines date back to the 1840s, and several winemaking families, many with German backgrounds, are into their sixth generation. Senior names include Yalumba (1849), which is officially part of the Eden Valley, PENFOLDS (1844) and Seppelt (1851). You can sample the iconic PENFOLDS Grange at PENFOLDS Barossa Valley (Tanunda Rd, Nuriootpa, (08) 8568 9408) and even visit the Winemakers’ Laboratory to blend your own wine to take home in a personlised bottle. Seppelt (1 Seppeltsfield Rd, Seppeltsfield, (08) 8568 6217) is a must-visit winery with its elegant bluestone buildings and gardens. Its range of fortified wines includes Spanish styles and classic tawnys – the jewel is Para Liqueur, a tawny released when it is 100 years old. Peter Lehmann (Off Para Rd, Tanunda, (08) 8563 2100) and Wolf Blass (97 Sturt Hwy, Nuriootpa, (08) 8568 7311) are other well-known wineries in the area. Smaller gems include Charles Melton (Krondorf Rd, Tanunda, (08) 8563 3606), known for its Nine Popes blend of shiraz, grenache and mourvedre and for the Rose of Virginia; the nearby Rockford (Krondorf Rd, Tanunda, (08) 8563 2720), with fantastic wines seldom seen in other Australian states; Torbreck Vintners (Roennfeldt Rd, Marananga, (08) 8562 4155), offering excellent shiraz and shiraz viognier; and Langmeil (Cnr Para and Langmeil rds, Tanunda, (08) 8563 2595). For some history on the Barossa and winemaking, the Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre (Barossa Valley Way, Rowland Flat, (08) 8521 3000) has a gallery with displays next to its wine-tasting area, where you can sample some of this well-known label’s varieties. For more information on the region see Tanunda, Lyndoch and Angaston.
Light Pass: a small, historic township with notable Lutheran churches and Luhrs Pioneer German Cottage, displaying German artefacts; 3 km E. Maggie Beer's Farm Shop: tastings and sales of gourmet farm produce from renowned chef and writer Maggie Beer, as well as Pheasant Farm and Beer Brothers wines. Enjoy a gourmet lunch (bookings essential); Pheasant Farm Rd; 5 km SW. Wolf Blass Visitor Centre: an opportunity to discover your own unique and memorable Wolf Blass experience, be it through learning about one of Australia’s most storied winemakers or enjoying the tasting room; Sturt Hwy; (08) 8568 7311.
