Markets, Mud, Merlot and all that Jazz ~ Part 2

We had a fabulous family weekend in the Barossa last weekend and you can read about how it started here.

After our close encounter with Maggie Beer the children had one thing on their mind so we made our way to Maggie's Farm Shop. We have been here before and it was quite a hit. We have since reminisced about the lake with turtles in it, the peacocks that wander around the farm, jam tasting and Maggie's non-alcoholic wine that we tasted in a very grown up wine tasting experience so there was an air of expectation in the car and we were not disappointed.


Maggie's Farm Shop



A couple of coffees and some purchases later we were ready to get down to some serious gourmet behaviour seeing as it was the Barossa Gourmet Weekend. Our first stop on our Barossa...Be Consumed adventure was Whistler Wines, just up the road.

After nibbling from a tasting plate by Saskia Beer (can you see a theme here?) and being entertained with some swinging blues from the Valley Cats we went in search of our lunch...



Whistler Wines

We didn't really have a plan about where we wanted to go. We picked locations according to what food they had, what the fussier members of the party would eat and which wineries were part of the 'family friendly loop', providing entertainment for the little gourmets.

Our next stop was Pindarie as we were lured by the promise of a giant haystack to play on, live jazz and lunch. Imagine our surprise when, on our arrival we found the food was by Elli Beer and we saw the Beer family celebrating the gourmet weekend! It wasn't intentional...this stalking behaviour, I promise!!!

Pindarie...it is a beautiful location!!!

 

 The last stop on the day's schedule all hinged on dessert and the Baileys and Belgium chocolate pots being served at Seppeltsfield won! The weather was rather soggy and the little gourmets were wearing out by this stage so we ate, took in some petanque then headed off for a post gourmet nap...

More on how some of us tried to convince the rest of the family to stay put and how we finished our weekend soon...!

Kate xx

Gourmet Food Parcels {Wordless Wednesday}

What do you get if you cross a self confessed gourmet foodie with an avid internet shopper?

One exciting box of goodies from the Maggie Beer Farm Shop on my doorstep...

Bon Appetite...bottoms up and all that  :)

Kate xxx


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