Barossa Journeys

Into A Valley Of Tradition
Second Edition

'Barossa Journeys: Into a Valley of Tradition' creates a sensorial experience where the flavours of wine and food intermingle with the celebrations of festivals and music. Favourite places and enchanting, out-of-the-way sites are revealed. Explore places as evocative as the long-lost village of Hoffnungsthal, and the strange cave home of the eccentric explorer Menge. Wander through historic cemeteries and puzzle over inscriptions written in Gothic text; view traditional "Fachwerk" cottages and Lutheran Churches . . .

Listen to the tales of the Barossa: of the migration of Prussian refugees, the entrepreneurship of British and German winery pioneers, and the planting of Yalumba's vineyards on moonlit evenings. Follow the secret treks of the potter . . .

The Barossa's old customs and symbols are also explained: the black Lutheran wedding dress; the tin-kettling rite; the featherstripping evenings; the pagan meanings of harvest celebrations; the Wends and their folklore and witchcraft beliefs.