{"id":2457,"date":"2022-06-27T22:18:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rjjc.net\/home\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2022-12-02T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T09:17:33","slug":"nuriootpa-barossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rjjc.net\/home\/nuriootpa-barossa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuriootpa (Barossa)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nuriootpa<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Jo Turns 60<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Wineries<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Tanunda<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Greenock<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Kapunda<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Pindarie Wines<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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Angaston<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Van Site – Big4 Barossa<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Nuriootpa Football Ground – from our van<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Nuri Football Ground – from our annex<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Nuri Football Ground at night<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Barossa Sculpture Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Barossa Sculpture Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Barossa Sculpture Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Barossa Sculpture Park – entering properly<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Barossa Sculpture Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Nuriootpa Linear Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Labryinth in Nuriootpa Linear Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Jo walking the Labrynth in Nuriootpa Linear Park<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Big4 Barossa Caravan Park<\/h5>\n\n\n
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Van Site – Big4 Barossa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

So… having experienced all that Tailem Bend had to offer we set of to Nuriootpa<\/a> to spend two weeks enjoying the wine, food and atmosphere of the Barossa region. We stayed the entire time at the Big4 Barossa Tourist Park<\/a>, which is located on the edge of Nuri’…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nuri Football Ground at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The park itself was quite a large park and our van site was huge by comparison to other places we had stayed. It was directly beside the local football oval with a front row view from inside our annex. Since we were staying for two weeks we were hoping to see a local derby with the Nuriootpa Tigers… Of course, when we checked the local draw, the first weekend was an away game and the second weekend was… a bye!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all that… it was a great place to stay and a good base from which to explore the Barossa. The weather continued to be on again \/ off again without being dismal although winter did begin to make itself known at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linear Park \/ Coulthard Reserve<\/h5>\n\n\n
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Jo walking the Labrynth in Nuriootpa Linear Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Nuri’ Linear Park and Coulthard Reserve<\/a> are just across the road from the Big4 Barossa Tourist Park<\/a> and provide a nice place to walk and also wander amongst native plant reserve that also contains a labrynth, sculptures and native gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barossa Scultpure Park \/ Mengler Hill Lookout<\/h5>\n\n\n
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For our first day in Nuri’ we took a drive to the Mengler Hill Lookout and Barossa Sculpture Park<\/a>. From the lookout you get a panoramic view of Tanunda<\/a> and surrounds. Below the lookout is the sculpture park that showcases a number of large obelisk style sculptures in granite and limestone. Mostly abstract in nature but some a little more subject oriented. All in all… a good place to visit and wander around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie Beer Farm Shop<\/h5>\n\n\n
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Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A trip to Nuri’ is not complete without a visit to Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop<\/a>. Now… Maggie Beer is a South Australian legend and has done a great deal for S.A. food and tourism… however… the best part of the Farm Shop is the display of exotic pheasants and fowls near the car park.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

For me… the farm shop is just a little bit stale and uninteresting with over-priced Maggie Beer labelled goods for sale and a somewhat kitchy replica of her ‘The Cook and the Chef<\/a>‘ kitchen, where foodie tragics line up to take photos of themselves pretending to cook in a fake kitchen… There’s a kind of cringryness to this for me that detracts from the place rather than adding to it. Sadly… you can buy Maggie Beer products at the major supermarkets for the same price as the farm shop, which just doesn’t sit well from my perspective. Maggie Beer has become a slick marketing image that lacks the authenticity resulting from commercial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I’d rather buy home-made quince paste at a local farmers market…<\/p>\n\n<\/div>

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Jo’s 60th birthday dinner – Vintner’s Bar and Grill<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Ridiculously good passionfruit souffle – Vintner’s Bar and Grill<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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60th Moet & Chandon – Tanunda<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Jo’s schoolfriend’s 60th birthday reunion – Tanunda<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Cimicky Winery<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Cimicky Winery – grape crusher<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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Seppeltsfield Winery<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>
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So… In Nuriootpa the fair Princess Joanne turned 60! And it should be noted that on the very same day she applied for and received a ‘Seniors Card’. Funny and tragic at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a bit difficult to organise a birthday present when you’re travelling in a caravan with limited space, etc… So I decided to do two things to mark the occasion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n