A Food and Wine Tour

We wanted a little holiday, a few days away before the chill of Winter sets in.  Covid has made travelling a bit tricky so we wanted a place that was an easy drive and close enough that if a lockdown occurred we would be able to get back over the border and not have to quarantine.  Something a bit rural or away from busy traffic, with the opportunity for some easy walks, good restaurants would nice...

A few years ago we had a trip to South Australia and decided that it would be good to revisit the Barossa and McLaren Vale, areas that are well known for their wines and good dining. We usually just set off but with all the restrictions in place we decided that it would be best to book the restaurants we wanted to visit and accomodation nearby. 

Our accomodation in the Barossa, the Winery Cottage at Tanunda Cottages. A quaint old cottage complete with wine cellar (under repair) and a lovely garden. It proved to be an excellent base as according to Google Maps everything was only ‘seven minutes’ away.

Back seat drivers and navigation team

Picnic in the park en route to the Barossa. Keeping it simple in anticipation of all the good things to come.

Beautiful old stone buildings 

Same morning routine... A twenty minute walk to Darlings coffee shop for my morning coffee and then home via the Bakery for supplies

Down to the serious business of... wine tasting 

Dining, so many fabulous dishes. This time we visited Fino, Vintner Bar and Grill, Appellation and revisited Hentley Farm. A few of my favourites.

And in between the wining and dining we went to this art exhibition at the Jam Factory, Seppeltsfield

Abundant Wonder, blown glass sculptures by Tom Moore 

Visited a sculpture park

Drove around checking out the scenery and exploring a few walks in the bush

Impromptu brush and mark making in the bush

Doing the Barossa Scarecrow Trail. Some of the fun scarecrows on display as you walked and drove around.

Really delicious  pies and bread from the local bakery, cheeses, local olives

Knitting, I always have a project to work on.