Barossa Valley - famous for wine.

Part 2 of why we did the Barossa Badly!
After the historical tour around the valley, we headed off on the winery trail. So far, so good.

First stop was Chateau Dorrien.

Not sure what these are.  They did have doors of sorts,  but no windows. They appear to be wine vats but don't appear to be in use. They look good though.

The inside is like a museum.

They use the old wine vats like different rooms Didn't do any tasting,  Although they did have a chocolate liquor that sounded good.

Next stop was Maggie Beer's Farm Shop.

There were tasting tables for many of her products. This was the pate tasting.

Jonnie liked the salted caramel and so did I.  I also liked the Verjuice and the nonalcoholic bubbly.  YES did a sort of wine tasting.

We were there when a cooking demonstration was about to start, which was interesting. All about selling their products but interesting as we were told about the history of the kitchen and the farm.

The kitchen was a recreation of Maggie's own kitchen, so the TV show 'The Cook and the Chef' could be filmed. Another mirror image kitchen is also being built so staff can test new recipes.

After everything was cooked we got to taste it. Roast potatoes, pumpkin and sweet potatoes (front) roasted onions (middle) and mushrooms (back).

I bought some dukka for $12.95 and Jonnie got a small tub of Maggie's ice cream for $4.95. Nice ice cream, but way too expensive.

Seppeltsfield Road is lined with palm trees and has so many wineries I lost count.  Didn't go to any,  we just enjoyed the scenery.

We had fish and chips for dinner from a cafe in Nuriootpa,  where I found these signs.

This is where we stayed and we will stay here again,  as we didn't do the Barossa very well.

Next time we will taste some wine! !

"Not all who travel are lost" J. R. R. Tolkien. 

Allison.