Barossa Valley SA

Vineyards, wineries and cellar doors as far as the eye can see!

We started the day in Tanunda exploring the main street. A couple of coffees and famous Browns Barossa Donuts later, we headed to St Hugo’s for a private tasting. Definitely a good way to start our Barossa adventure. A few Cabernet Sauvignons later and we were off to find our next experience.

Back in Tanunda we capitalised on a hot tip from Dan’s sommelier friend with a visit to Brothers at War Cellar Door. This was perhaps the find of the day, so many great tastings. We’re now amongst the newest members of Fight Club (but we won’t talk about that) and all going well should have a half dozen bottles of their finest waiting for us when we return home to Sydney.

For lunch we headed out to Seppeltsfield Winery where we enjoyed a light meal under the shade of some majestic old gum trees before settling in for another tasting, including some lesser known varieties - Vermentino & Nero d’Avola. We still came away with a Shiraz LOL 😁 #wheninthebarossa

Moving on, we visited Two Hands Cellar Door for yet another tasting, including a fantastic single vineyard Waterfall Block Shiraz to rival Penfolds’ Baby Grange 😋

Last but not least we stopped in at Seppeltsfield Road Distillery to sample their award winning Shiraz Gin. The guy serving us was a genuine salesman and we walked away with some new favourites.

In fairness to the kids, the remainder of the afternoon was spent back at the van and in the pool and games room where a highly competitive family ping-pong tournament ensued while we waited for our bolognaise dinner to defrost. Who knew Lachie had such a killer shot!

Fun Fact: During the Great Depression, the Seppelt family supported local families by employing them to plant date palms from the Adelaide Botanical Gardens. They provided food and shelter until regular work was available. About 2,000 date palms were planted, with those along Seppeltsfield Road affectionally named ‘The Avenue of Hopes and Dreams’.Läs mer