Homing in on the Barossa
Homing in on the Barossa Famous for stellar cellar doors and top drops, the Barossa Valley also boasts an abundance of farm-fresh fare, restful retreats and a laid-back welcome, right on Adelaide’s doorstep. WORDS SIMON THOMSEN PHOTOGRAPHY John LAURIE Bethany Wines, Tanunda JULY 2013 QANTAS 53 FORAGinG barOssa valley Top row, from left: Apex Bakery, Prue and Stephen Henschke, Bethany Wines; middle row: Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop, Henschke Hill, Blond Coffee; bottom row: Hentley Farm Restaurant (two images), Casa Carboni Italian Cooking School MID SO MANY FAMOUS NAMES, from Maggie Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop old-school bakery produces ABeer to Peter Lehmann, the Barossa, a one-hour drive north-east of 50 Pheasant Farm Road (off Samuel excellent pies and pasties from Adelaide, is really just a big country family that sweeps visitors up Road), Nuriootpa. (08) 8562 4477. recipes dating back to the 1800s, as in its arms and adopts them. It’s home to Australia’s oldest family- maggiebeer.com.au well as sourdough breads and cakes. owned winery ( Yalumba) and iconic wines such as Penfolds Grange, The doyenne of Australian cooking’s Hill of Grace, Bethany, Jacob’s Creek and Greenock Creek, declared former restaurant is now a produce DRINK Australia’s number-one winery by US wine critic Robert Parker. store and cafe. While many of her Tscharke Wines Migrants from Prussia moved to the region in the early 1800s and products are familiar, there’s a great 376 Seppeltsfield Road, their love of food and wine, architecture and tradition live on in range of farm shop-only seasonal Marananga.
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