Gravel Cycling in the Barossa Valley: Australia's Top Producing Wine Region
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- "The Barossa Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest and most premier wine regions. Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56 km (35 miles) northeast of the city of Adelaide. Unlike most of Australia whose wine industry was heavily influenced by the British, the wine industry of the Barossa Valley was founded by German settlers fleeing persecution from the Prussian province of Silesia (in what is now Poland). The warm continental climate of the region promoted the production of very ripe grapes that was the linchpin of the early Australian fortified wine industry." - Wikipedia.org
"As the modern Australian wine industry shifted towards red table wines (particularly those made by the prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon) in the mid-20th century, the Barossa Valley fell out of favor due to its reputation for being largely a Syrah from producers whose grapes were destined for blending. During this period the name "Barossa Valley" rarely appeared on wine labels. In the 1980s, the emergence of several boutique families specializing in old vine Shiraz wines began to capture international attention for the distinctive style of Barossa Shiraz, a full bodied red wine with rich chocolate and spice notes. This led to a renaissance in the Barossa Valley which catapulted the region to the forefront of the Australian wine industry." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa...)
In this video, JOM and his partner, Lady Gravel Cyclist, conduct a tour of the farmlands northeast of Gawler, South Australia, and later, through the vineyards near towns such as Greenock, Nurioopta, Tanunda, and Lyndoch. This 128km / 78 mile route of JOM's design was ridden on January 1, 2024. So many gravel roads on this day!
South Australian Towns visited along the Route:
Gawler
Roseworthy
Freeling
Kapunda
Greenock
Nurioopta
Tanunda
Lyndoch
Reminder:
ALWAYS BE A STEWARD FOR GRAVEL CYCLING: Respect the roads, respect the locals, respect the land, respect your fellow cyclists.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Blue Tongue Skink Saved!
1:22 First Gravel Road of 2024!
2:02 Dry Weather Road Only
2:17 Roseworthy - South Australia
4:50 Freeling - South Australia
9:34 One of my Favorite Spots
10:24 Kangaroo Sighting 2
10:43 Kapunda - South Australia
12:42 Kangaroo Sighting 3 with Drone
13:34 Olive Trees & Vineyards
14:49 Greenock - South Australia
15:37 Greenock Brewers
16:35 Nurioopta - South Australia
17:58 Australian Cockatoos
18:40 Vineyards & Gravel Roads
19:26 Tanunda - South Australia
21:41 Back onto Gravel Roads & Farmland
22:42 Sheep Stampede
23:04 Chateau Yaldara Winery
24:00 Lyndoch - South Australia
26:39 Return to Gawler - South Australia
27:40 Closing
28:05 General Madness!
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Barossa Valley Tourism Website - barossa.com
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I love your home country of Australia, it is on my bucket list to visit before I die. The mulch sign is an example of the Aussie attitude and personality that is endearing to me. The cycling content of your channel drew me in but your Aussie accent and your travel locations keeps me coming back!
Hello, thanks for the kind words. I greatly miss my Aussie homeland, for some of the reasons you highlight, and more. I'm just a few years away from being eligible to retire from my regular gig, I am looking forward to residing in Oz part time. I sincerely hope you get to visit. If you make the trip, please stay for at least a month.
half a world away and we still have some constants ..post offices. Thanks JOM.
Hey, hey wait a minute there. Best beer in the world? Better get your butt up to the Pacific Northwest. Home of the micro-brewery. Got some competitors over here. And a few gravel roads too.
Love your videos. Keep up the great content.
Haha thank you.
Yes well exciting Adelaide gravel ride with of course a mention of the best 🍺on the planet coopers pale ale .
Max knows the deal with Coopers Pale Ale.
Hi, another great video, I wish we had gravel like that in the UK.
Thank you Martin. I've never visited the UK, I expect you'll have to visit forest tracks and the like to get away from it all?
@@GravelCyclist yes exactly and there are M. O. Do tracks on Salisbury plain.
Awesome ride with plenty of opportunities to consume some muscle relaxers and electrolytes 🍺🍷.
This was a long ride. It would have been longer if some of those wineries were open :)
I guess since you're in Australia you'll be missing the Philly Bike Expo in a couple of weeks? Was looking forward to some good content of the show. Your coverage will be missed.
This video was recorded on January 1, 2024... that's how far behind I am. However, I am missing the Philly Bike Expo this year :(
@@GravelCyclist 😢
A pleasant surprise through some great landscapes, of course it’s real gravel!
Everytime I see them wheels turning, I’m thinking, please may the long term review end. LOL. Cool route with no one about, but a blue tongue lizard and some crazy ants…
The ultra long term review of the Time ADHX 45 should appear late next week... thanks for your patience!