Barossa Valley wines are pretty good indeed. I'm not much of a wine person but I appreciate a good one of course. I will do a post on the ones I bought from St Hugo's at some point when I get time.
If you're into South Australian wine you've probably had wines from McLaren Vale and Coonawarra also. All good.
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Mclaren yes, but not Coonawarra, yet. Ill be looking foreword to your St Hugo post! One thing that I find fascinating about Ausie wines, is the age of the vines. Perhaps you are familiar with this more so then I? I do not know the the time frame, but sometime in the mid 19th century a disease wiped out many of the worlds vines, but Australia was not effected by this. So it is common to find Shiraz vines that are up to 200 years old! Expensive stuff, but damn I imagine it is worth it.
Yep, the Barossa valley was first settled in 1842 by German immigrants who initially settled in a place called Bethany. (I was there on Sunday). They began the wine heritage we know today with names like Seppelts, Henschke and Gramps are still known today. I feel privileged to have grown up in the area and to see it as what it is today. Certainly a place all wine lovers need to visit.