The Barossa offers everything you'd expect from Australia's most famous wine region. Winemakers waiting to share their secrets at the cellar door; landscapes etched with manicured vineyards; passionate food producers proffering their wares at country markets; and grand chateaux surrounded by ornate gardens. And it's all just an hour from Adelaide.The region owes much of its appeal to the European peasant farmers and English free settlers who made the place home from the 1850s. You'll get a taste of their rich cultural legacy in superb Barossa specialty foods, dozens of festivals and events, historic architecture and inspiring arts and antique galleries.Take a winery tour in a limousine or vintage car, or float above the valley in a hot-air balloon. Wake up in the Barossa after spending the night in a restored settler's cottage, a resort suite, a luxurious country house or a shady caravan park. Sample German wursts and cakes in heritage bakeries and butcher stores as you follow the Barossa's Butcher, Baker, Winemaker Trail. And get right into the swing of things at one of the 100 events making up the biennial Barossa Vintage Festival.Please take me to Australia - find photos, videos, accommodation, sightseeing, tours, car rentals, package holidays and attractions around Australia. A total solution for your holiday, vacation or travel plans. http://pleasetakemeto.com
Wine Tasting Clip of Terra Barossa Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2005 selected from Majestic on 12 July 2006.WINE: Terra Barossa Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2005VINTAGE: 2005PRODUCER: Thorn-ClarkeGRAPES: Pinot GrisREGION: Barossa, Eden ValleyCOUNTRY: AustraliaONE WORD: WaxyTASTING: Hints of peach and pear blossom and beeswax. This could be so much more exciting at yet remains a fairly innocuous wine which has both weight and body, but little charm.FOOD MATCH: Moreton Bay bugs with a citrus butterFOOD MATCH FROM: James Booth's own
http://flashbackentertainment. om/movie.asp?ID=1160Ted Egan's journey from the plains of Adelaide into the hills to Hahndorf and then north to the Barossa valley traces the route taken by early german migrants on their quest for new lands and freedom from religious persecution.
