August 20-21, 2011

Warm your senses with the perfect antidote to a cold winter at the 2011 NAB Barossa Gourmet Weekend. Set your taste buds free with a weekend of indulgence in the Barossa, one of the world’s most famous wine regions. Each of the cellar doors taking part in this event will be serving up gourmet experiences matched with premium wines and the smooth sounds of live music. The NAB Barossa Gourmet Weekend is a fantastic opportunity to indulge in food, wine and music and famous hospitality in the beautiful Barossa. A range of entertainment to suit all tastes will be on offer at each of the venues.

Gourmet Weekends at Gomersal have developed a great reputation for a hearty country breakfast (a prefect start to a big day!) great wines, Bazza’a famous burgers, and fabulous music to get everyone tapping their toes! We would absolutely love to see you this year for another spectacular Gourmet Weekend at Gomersal. Don’t forget to book for our annual gourmet weekend gala dinner, Sensations for the Soul, held in our Barrel Room on Saturday night, August 20, 2011, a fabulous evening not to be missed!

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July 31 - September 9, 2011

Gomersal Wines is proud to support once again, the South Australian Living Artists Festival. Our Barrel Room is an excellent exhibition space, and this year, we look forward to showcasing the works of another South Australian artist for the 3 week festival.

DATSUN TRAN: About this show....

"For the last 2 years, my work has been about exploring the bird as a symbol. This has taken my art to places all over the world including London, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Netherlands and all over Australia.

My art is influenced by every facet of my life. Just as I have worked in many creative fields, my art is a product of what I see, the music I listen to, the books I read and what I learn.

I started making my birds as an object I could stick up in the streets and alleys of Melbourne. I wanted to give people little unexpected surprises, something that would get their attention and make them smile. Being a city dweller my whole life, I know how the routine can wear you down, but I also know how a little street art that you see, poem that you read or good busker can break that routine, and make you see your environment in a different way.

I think the bird is such a strong symbol, it has a transcendent quality that lifts people from their lower self to their higher self, from material world to the spiritual world. I’m asked quite often whether the birds are sculptures or paintings. I don’t feel the need to say that they are one or the other. Much like actual birds, existing in the spheres of land and air, they exist somewhere in between, or both.

In between painting my birds, I started exploring other animals, so when Gomersal invited me to have an exhibition as part of the SALA Festival, I thought this was my chance to exhibit the art that I had been doing on the side for the past 2 years. The art in this show; 'Menagerie' is a celebration of our wild side, our uninhibited and free side, the part of us that I feel is hidden way too much and is too rule bound."

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For further information about any upcoming events at Gomersal, please contact Gabriela White, Cellar Door Manager.