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Turning off the highway, lines of ancientdatepalms stand as sentinels to guard the road to Seppeltsfield.Spiresof fairytale churches stretch heavenward, competing withgrand oldgum trees on every side. Ancient bluestone cottages watchoverlines of primordial vines, their twisted trunks bearingthelaughter lines of a century-and-a-half of life in the Barossa.Century-old barrel halls dot the countryside, ripe with theheadyperfume of vintage. The main street of Nuriootpa is filledwith theexotic aromas of redgum crackling in the smokehouse atLinke’sbutcher. Around every corner, the delicate scent of rosegardenslingers; the Barossa truly lives up to its name, ‘Hill ofRoses.’Night falls and the fragrance of the day dissolves intothecrystalline purity of breezes bringing in the twilight fromthecool of the ranges.A local passes by in a 1950s Bedford truck, returning from adayin the vineyards. On another day he’ll polish it up, donhistraditional German ‘lederhosen’ outfit and wave at thechildrenfrom the vintage festival parade.It’s a different world in the Barossa. At a glance, it mightbeeasy to suppose that these fairytale appearances are no more thanafaçade to lure the tourists to Australia’s most famouswinedestination; an Aussie attempt to replicate kitschGermantraditions in a half-hearted fashion. But there’s much moreto theBarossa than it might seem.There is an authenticity to the culture of this place thatrunsas deep as the roots of its archaic vines. It is a surprisingtruththat the Barossa’s grand festivals, its traditional produceand itsquirky idiosyncrasies are upheld not for the tourists atall, butfor the locals themselves. That visitors are welcome tojoin in isa bonus for the Barossa and a windfall for the rest ofus.Since its settlement in 1842, the Barossa has treasureditsGerman and English heritage, while at the same time cultivatingitsown unique Australian flavour. “It’s very unusual anywhereinAustralia to find a community with such strong links toitsEuropean origins,” says Philip Laffer, former Chief WinemakeratJacob’s Creek. “The Barossa was one of the poorestruralcommunities in Australia, most people just had a few vines andacow, and this explains why so many people stayed here – theysimplycouldn’t afford to go anywhere else.”And then there is the wine. That potent, deep purple gluethatbinds this community together. “There are very few communitiesthatare driven around one thing,” says Wolf Blass ChiefWinemaker,Chris Hatcher. “In the Barossa, wine is at the coreofeverything.”More than any other Australian wine region, the Barossa isitsown. There is no other precedent to which it aspires, and thereisno Old World wine to which it pins its allegiances. In itsowninimitable way, the Barossa marches to the beat of the drum ofitsown Oom-pah band.If anything is new in the Barossa today it is arenewedrecognition of the old. Winemakers have launched their‘Barossa OldVine Charter’ to recognise and protect the oldestShiraz andCabernet vines in Australia, and most likely the oldestGrenacheand Mourvèdre, too. These rank among the oldest vines intheworld.Wrapped in a plethora of layers of heritage is a uniqueBarossathat is today one of the most remarkable communities thatyou couldvisit anywhere in this country.In its places, faces and never-before-told stories, People oftheVines will take you into vineyards, the wineries, the homes andthelives of the Barossa, exploring the inside stories, leadingyouthrough a behind-the-scenes tour and introducing the charactersofthe Barossa. These are the People of the Vines.

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