Travel – Lou Miranda Estate

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Barossa Walks and Outdoor Adventures

March 1, 2023ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Living, Travel

The great outdoors of the Barossa From the rolling hills of the Mount Lofty Ranges to the open space of the Valley floor, there’s so much to explore in the Barossa. Call us biased, but we think we live in one of the most beautiful natural environments in South Australia. No matter how much time you have, there are options to suit any fitness level. Enjoy relaxing Barossa walks through the towns and surrounding landscape. And while much of the Barossa is best enjoyed on foot, exploring by bike is very popular and for the more adventurous the sky is the limit, quite literally. On Foot The Barossa is well suited

February 10, 2023ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Travel

Barossa, More than just wine When you hear Barossa Valley, you probably think excellent wines. And you’d be right. Here at Lou Miranda Estate, we’re proud to be part of a world class wine region. But even wine makers like to drink other things, and here in the Barossa, there’s so much more on offer to drink than just wine. Barossa Gin from the local distillers, Beer from the Micro-breweries and coffee from the local roasters are now very much in the spotlight of what the Barossa Valley has on offer. But first Coffee Every good day starts with a Prosecco. Oops, I mean coffee! You can easily find great coffee all across the

Day in the Grove

January 5, 2023ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Food, Travel, Wine

Enjoy a day in the grove at award-winning Rio Vista Olives - a haven found north of Adelaide near the Murray River - and indulge over lunch from three renowned chefs. Start your Saturday with a sommelier-led tasting and grove tour, going behind the scenes to see how extra virgin olive oil is created. Then prepare to sit back and relax in the grove with a feast created by chefs Mark Best, Jason Roberts and Paul Farag. The trio will use luscious produce from across the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong, with wine parings from Fierce III - the newest label from the Barossa's Lou Miranda Estate. Best is synonymous

Fire & Feast 2023

January 5, 2023ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 1Food, Travel, Wine

Settle in for a feast prepared in true Barossa style. Your destination: Lou's Place at Rowland Flat, the lauded restaurant on site at boutique winery Lou Miranda Estate. Fire and Feast invites you to savour the Barossa's impressive produce in what will be a Mediterranean feast for the senses. Watch Lou's Place chefs preparing the feast over fire while you sip and swirl on a glass of red produced only metres away. Stations will showcase the day's food offerings - think slow-roasted porchetta, chargrilled octopus, fire-pit vegetables and lamb on the spit. Settle in for a delicious and unique culinary experience. Each ticket includes live music and five interactive food stations

Barossa Art, History and Culture

November 26, 2022ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Culture, Travel

Be inspired and learn as you explore the Barossa The Barossa Valley has been the home to the Indigenous Australians, the Traditional Owners, from Karuna, Peramangk and Ngadjuri peoples for thousands of years prior to European occupation in the early 1800s. The region provided a rich abundance of life-sustaining natural resources, including year-round water from the Para River and its tributaries. The Barossa Valley continues to hold great cultural significance to the Kaurna, Peramangk and Ngadjuri peoples to this day. The post-European settlement Barossa Valley is founded in the traditions of the early German and English settlers since 1842. Culture remains central to many of the traditions that continue to

Looking for the best Barossa Food?

September 26, 2022ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Culture, Food, Travel

Eat like a local Good food and wine are synonymous with the Barossa Valley. Discover local producers who grow, nurture, and make the best Barossa produce, supplying the Barossa’s world class chefs. The Producers Luckily in the Barossa, picking up goodies directly from the local producers is a regular pass time for locals and visitors. There are 2 weekly farmers' markets, The Barossa Farmers Market at Angaston and the Mt Pleasant Farmers Market. Operating every Saturday morning for 49 weeks of the year. A weekly shop and treat of a freshly cooked breakfast at the markets is the best way to find and stock up on local produce. All around the Barossa are farm

Winemaking Experience at Lou Miranda Estate

September 8, 2021ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 1Food, Travel, Wine

Explore winemaking techniques at Lou Miranda Estate with our new Winemaking Experience. Create your own unique blend of Barossa Valley Shiraz while learning about the grape varieties and what makes a Barossa Red. The Winemaking Experience is hands on, interactive and creative. You get to blend your own wine. Using three barrel samples of our premium Shiraz & one of premium Cabernet you get to create a wine in your own style. Each parcel of wine has its own distinctive flavours and textures. The physical work has been done – picking, crushing, fermenting and barrel maturation. You will meld the components to create a wine that is truly unique. You then bottle,

Getting around the Barossa

March 16, 2021ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Travel

You made it to the Barossa. Welcome, Welcome. Now how do you get out and about and around. One of the main reasons for visiting the Barossa Valley is to partake in wine tastings or indulging in an eating session. If you want to avoid delegating a designated driver I have listed a few ways to get around in the Barossa from the fun and adventurous to the conventional and convenient. When planning your Barossa itinerary you will need to account for the travelling times between the towns. If you go out by bike one day you might want to restrict your travelling to a smaller area such as

Day Tripping – Southern Barossa Valley

February 12, 2021ByVictoria Miranda 0 Comments 0Food, Travel, Wine

Are you planning a visit to the Barossa Valley? Barossa.com have an incredible resource on their website of wineries, eateries and places of interest. An invaluable wealth of information is available on the website but sometimes can be fairly daunting. Where to start? Where to end? What are my needs? When putting together an itinerary for my own personal travel I think to have a few places planned out that I have heard of but I usually leave room for recommendations from locals too. Keeping that in mind we have put together a series of day itineraries, the first one is for the Southern Barossa. Dutschke Wines - First up