The Barossa

We couldn’t visit the Barossa without calling into the Jacobs Creek Visitor Centre.  It’s a beautiful setting and they certainly make it easy for you to sit and relax, with beanbags on the lawn, overlooking the vineyards.  You can also learn about the history of the winery and walk along the famous creek.

As well as all the famous wine names, Barossa is foodie heaven.  Maggie Beer’s farm shop is just outside Nuriootpa.  For overseas readers, Maggie Beer is Australian cookery royalty.  There is a huge quince orchard at the farm.  It seems that quince trees thrive in South Australia even when neglected but no-one knows what to do with them apart from making quince jelly.  We bought a jar from a farmers’ market but it would have been better used as sealant.  Maggie Beer has developed quite a few recipes including her famous quince paste.  There is an interview with Maggie in the current issue of the Australian Women’s Weekly.  It was a very interesting path that led her to where she is now.

Our Barossa feast: Penfolds Father Tawny Port.  Garlic metwurst from Linke’s Meat Store in Nuriootpa, a selection of cheeses from the Barossa Valley Cheese Company in Angaston, Maggie Beer’s pheasant pate and Barossa Bark crispbread.
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