Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Festivals & Events
Barossa under the Stars
MUSIC
(
www.barossaunderthestars.com.au
)
Wine-slurping picnickers watch easy-listening crooners
such as Chris Isaak and Sting in January.
Barossa Vintage Festival
FOOD & WINE
(
www.barossavintagefestival.com.au
)
This week-long festival has music, maypole dancing,
tug-of-war contests etc; around Easter in odd-numbered years.
Barossa Gourmet Weekend
FOOD & WINE
(
www.barossagourmetweekend.com.au
)
Fab food matched with winning wines at select
wineries; happens in late winter or early spring.
A Day on the Green
MUSIC
(
www.adayonthegreen.com.au
)
A mature-age moshpit at Peter Lehmann Wines, with acts
such as Simply Red and Diana Krall. Held in December.
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Getting There & Around
BUS & TRAIN
ootpa ($12, one hour) and Angaston ($14.50, 1¼ hours).
TAXI
Barossa Taxis
(
0411 150 850)
Taxis for up to nine people; 24-hour service.
DON'T MISS
BAROSSA VALLEY WINERIES
The valley is best known for shiraz, with riesling the dominant white. There are
around 80 vineyards here and 60 cellar doors, ranging from boutique wine rooms
to monstrous complexes. The long-established 'Barossa Barons' hold sway − big,
ballsy and brassy − while spritely young boutique wineries are harder to sniff out.
Five of the best:
