We had a fabulous day today enjoying Chateau Tanunda, Peter Lehmann Wines, Seppeltsfield Wines and some culinary inspiration at Maggie Beers Farm Shop. Each has a very special story! Great wine in the Barossa but there is much, much more to enjoy in this fabulous area! Fascinating and inspirational!
Learning the wine tasting jargon! We had "flights" today - a line up of the same wine to taste but slightly different styles so you can compare them. So we "flew" through the Barossa today!
Mind you it was dizzying! lol
Maggie Beers Farm Shop was fabulous - what a wonderful farm Maggie and her husband Colin have created! Pete's comment - "I'm glad we came here, it is really good!" (obviously he wasn't really keen when I suggested we drop in there. lol :) )We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon tea, roamed and tasted the delights created from local produce of the Barossa, watched a cooking demonstration using her famous Verjuice, stood in the kitchen where the popular TV show "The Cook and the Chef" was filmed (an identical replica of her own kitchen), and strolled around the farm and along the Nature Walk they have created. An inspiration!
CHATEAU TANUNDA
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| The sun came out over the Barossa ranges - lovely backdrop to the Chateau! |
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| The Chateau rebuilt and renovated by the Geber family |
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| Lovely formal gardens and arbour around the Croquet Green |
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| Most congenial! |
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The Cellar Door
Let's go in.......................... |
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| Just the odd barrel of wine! |
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| Lovely public areas |
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| The Rose! |
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| The tasting was very, very pleasant! |
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| A nice area for a quiet drink or a coffee |
Great story about the Geber family and the history of the Chateau (Our Chateau)
PETER LEHMANN WINES
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| Lovely entrance - the gardens and autumn trees were beautiful |
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| The roses love the climate in the Barossa and they are the centre pieces to many of the gardens |
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| The Cellar Door has a great picnic area and more beautiful gardens |
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| The colour of the ornamental grape was stunning! |
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| Very homely on a coolish day! |
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| Enjoying a flight of Chardonnay |
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| Ahh...another fire! :) Goes with a red well! |
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| Settling in and enjoying the moment! |
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| A nice casual dining area - they serve cheese platters to enjoy with your wines. |
Another great story
THE PARA ROAD WINE PATH
We walked part of this great wine trail that links four of Tununda's well-known wineries..........
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| From Peter Lehmann's we headed along the trail to historic Langmeil Winery |
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| Walking through the beautiful red gums on the Wine Trail and arriving at.......................... |
LANGMEIL WINERY
"About Us" is a great story!
The history and heritage..........................
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| A forgotten picker or a scarecrow? |
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The Winery has a very interesting history.
It was good to see the original buildings and machinery that were used at Langmeil |
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| The small cairn marks where Auricht built his home |
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| Auricht's 1843 Shiraz vines! |
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| The 1843 Shiraz Room |
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| Steps on the side down to an under ground cellar |
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| Inside the room today - used for special tastings |
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| The Cellar Door |
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| The lovely old historic bluestone building looked amazing swathed in the ornamental grape in its full autumn dress |
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| A beautiful arbour to enjoy your tasting on a sunny autumn day |
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| Another warming fire - great atmosphere! |
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| More tastings - enjoyed their Rose and the Tawny Fortified Wine |
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| What an inspirational couple! |
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| The kitchen (identical to Maggie's real kitchen) used in the TV show "The Cook and the Chef" is at the Farm Shop |
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Great cooking demonstration - three different vegetables cooked using Verjuice - lots of ideas on how the
veges could be used once cooked |
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| The tasting - delicious! |
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| The painting of Maggie and Simon that took out 2nd place in the Archibald Art Competition |
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| Maggie's famous Verjuice - clever lady! |
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| Pete cooking up a storm in Maggie's kitchen! |
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| Maggie's kitchen in her home |
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| Maggie's kitchen at the Farm Shop |
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| Interesting way to serve our coffee |
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| The Farm Shop (left) and the Function Centre (right) across the dam when we did the Nature Walk - lovely scene! |
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| The pet Peacock |
SEPPELTSFIELD
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| Date Palms line all the roads in Seppeltsfield |
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| The Seppelt's Mausoleum |
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| The Function Room, part of the old Homestead |
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| The Cellar Door |
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| The Cellars |
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| The leafy picnic grounds in the Winery |
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