Barossa Journeys

<p><em>Barossa Journeys: Into a valley of tradition</em> creates a sensory 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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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; and the Wends and their folklore and witchcraft beliefs.</p>