Where to Find 90-Year-Old Wine in Australia's Barossa Valley
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Here, F&W's editor-in-chief Dana Cowin takes in Australia's beautiful Barossa Valley and all it has to offer—from amazing Vietnamese food to an excellent winery tour.
Tour
The amply mustachioed, deeply knowledgeable John Baldwin ofBarossa Daimler Tourschauffeured me around in the jazziest car: a black 1962 Daimler once used by visiting British royalty. He knows every vine and every person in the Barossa.barossadaimlertours.com.au.
Winery Visit
Seppeltsfieldis a winery that has turned its magnificent buildings and grounds into a haven for tasters and artisans. For a relatively small fee (around $50), you can ascend to the barrel room to sample the tawny port of your birth year—no difference in price if you’re 90 years old or 25! On the property, at an outpost of Adelaide’s JamFactory, cutlerBarry Gardnermakes custom knives and also teaches classes. A restaurant with a star chef will open on the grounds later this year.seppeltsfield.com.au;gardnerknives.com.
Restaurants
Run by chef Tuoi Do and her partner in life, Grant Dickson,FermentAsianis a passion project. Dickson has a vast knowledge of the wines of the region; He paired unusual, small-production bottles with Do’s Hanoi spring rolls and other completely fresh Vietnamese dishes.fermentasian.com.
设置在翻新稳定the vines atHentley Farm Wines, Hentley Farm restaurant offers a modern tasting menu with surprises like wine marshmallows and a bright yellow pumpkin-ginger puree topped with poppy seeds and served in an eggshell.hentleyfarm.com.au.
Hotel
The best place to stay in the Barossa isThe Louise, which American-born Jim and Helen Carreker have turned into a perfect base from which to visit wineries.Doubles from $490;thelouise.com.au.