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HUNDREDS CELEBRATE THE BAROSSA GOURMET WEEKEND, 2015
The Barossa Gourmet Weekend 2015 was a raging success for those Valley wineries and businesses which participated, and the increasing numbers of the 20-30 somethings who come to the Valley for a good time, enjoying food - and wine - responsibly, over the weekend.
Lots of loud music blaring out mid 70’s-mid 80’s classics and jazz kept the lubrication happening - lubrication which was matched by a range of foods, from ‘finger’ to ‘formal’.
In our video below (best viewed at this size), we celebrate the Barossa Gourmet Weekend 2015 by visiting Kies Winery Lyndoch, Seppeltsfield Winery and Pindarie Winery - and we left contemplating how businesses within the Barossa can improve the Gourmet Weekend by building on present audiences and attracting increasing numbers of visitors with new attractions next year.....
In our video below (best viewed at this size), we celebrate the Barossa Gourmet Weekend 2015 by visiting Kies Winery Lyndoch, Seppeltsfield Winery and Pindarie Winery - and we left contemplating how businesses within the Barossa can improve the Gourmet Weekend by building on present audiences and attracting increasing numbers of visitors with new attractions next year.....
WINE AND WHEELS IN WILLIAMSTOWN
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Dust off the deadly treadly and drag on the Lycra for what is likely to be the best start to a Tour Down Under as this wildly popular bike race and festival kicks off its 2016 Tour in the South Eastern gateway to the Barossa, Williamstown - a stage which also takes in the Southern Barossa hamlets of Lyndoch and Sandy Creek.
The First Stage of the Tour will wheel its way through the Southern Barossa on January 19 and many hundreds of fans are expected to flood Williamstown and Lyndoch to see it. This is the closest a ‘Barossa leg’ of the Tour has come yet to the Adelaide Metropolitan area; past Barossa TDU events have been in the northern Barossa regions of Tanunda, Angaston and Nuriootpa -- often a ‘trip too far’ for many aficionados, being at least two hours away (or more) from Adelaide. This year’s First Stage is to start in the inner northern suburb of Adelaide, Prospect, then wend its way up to the Barossa via Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood, then on to Chain of Ponds and Kersbrook, before arriving in Williamstown. |
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This is the most scenic ‘commuter’ drive for those who share the best of the Barossa but who are close enough to Adelaide and whose drive to work is one of the most picturesque in Australia. Little wonder it was chosen as the First Stage by the Tour Down Under organisers, honoring as they are the township of Williamstown which has won the ‘Best Dressed Town’ of the TDU celebrations in past Tours.
Word is that Williamstown’s Whispering Wall Hill will be one of the unique viewing places to view the Peleton in the area - but Williamstown township is likely to provide the best viewing as it sees the Peleton pass through no less than SEVEN times.
While we are not TDU experts, we believe this is remarkable in TDU history -- for many towns, the sweep of the Peleton once or twice is celebration enough. In this year’s case, the Peleton passing through one town, Williamstown, seven times, is extraordinary.
The finish line is not in Williamstown but in Lyndoch, where locals will see the Peleton pass by 4 times - and where visitors will celebrate the best of the Barossa’s food and wine at the Southern Barossa Gourmet Village, set up for the day.
So the Southern Barossa looks forward to seeing you - and to celebrate the TDU’s venture into its region - a route and ‘fixture’ which will no doubt be repeated again and again in years to come as the Southern Barossa experience becomes a ‘jewel in the crown’ for the Tour Down Under.
Word is that Williamstown’s Whispering Wall Hill will be one of the unique viewing places to view the Peleton in the area - but Williamstown township is likely to provide the best viewing as it sees the Peleton pass through no less than SEVEN times.
While we are not TDU experts, we believe this is remarkable in TDU history -- for many towns, the sweep of the Peleton once or twice is celebration enough. In this year’s case, the Peleton passing through one town, Williamstown, seven times, is extraordinary.
The finish line is not in Williamstown but in Lyndoch, where locals will see the Peleton pass by 4 times - and where visitors will celebrate the best of the Barossa’s food and wine at the Southern Barossa Gourmet Village, set up for the day.
So the Southern Barossa looks forward to seeing you - and to celebrate the TDU’s venture into its region - a route and ‘fixture’ which will no doubt be repeated again and again in years to come as the Southern Barossa experience becomes a ‘jewel in the crown’ for the Tour Down Under.
Hot Rod wheels in Williamstown! Hot rods 'n' chrome on display at the picturesque Williamstown Oval!
If you like your cars with CHROME - real chrome, not that plastic rubbish - the Williamstown Oval was the place to be on Sunday October 25 for the Williamstown Hotrod Show’n’Shine event, which this year attracted more than 160 entries, double that of last year.
Williamstown is fast becoming the home of ‘wheels’ in the Valley, what with its status as the regular ‘best dressed town’ of the internationally significant Tour Down Under (which incidentally at the upcoming 2016 event, focusses on Williamstown and its sister town, Lyndoch). Williamstown is regularly inundated at weekends by ‘boys with their toys’ as motorcyclists make their way up to the Barossa often alongside Ferraris to Model T’s as they all enjoy the very best ride to the Barossa through Houghton, Inglewood, and Kersbrook. But this weekend it was the turn of the Hotrods and other classic ‘chrome’ vehicles, many of which made their way to Williamstown in convoy. We called in to see what makes the event a feast for the eyes - but a warning -- keep your sunnies on - the chrome may blind you! Our video runs 2minutes 40 secs - best viewed at its original size below |
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