Barossa Valley

1. 南オーストラリア州一大ワイン生産地、バロッサバレー視察に行ってきました。土日を挟んだので、日帰り視察旅行ができて嬉しかったな。

2. Jacob's Creekというワイナリーで、試飲とかオフフレーバー化合物をかいでみたりとか。面白い。
3. ワイナリーは会社資本が入っているところが殆どで、大量生産、大量輸出体制。機械でブドウを収穫しやすいよう、木の高さは全部揃えられていた。うーん、合理的。

1. We had some time during the weekend, so we visited the biggest wine producing region in SA, Barossa Valley.
2. At Jacob's Creek visitor centre, we tried some different kinds of wines and learned about typical off-flavour compounds found in old, stale wines. It was informative and interesting.
3. Most of the wineries in Barossa are company-funded, and they produce wine for export in large quantity. So, the vine trees are grown uniform so that they can handle the grapes using machinery. Very practical and efficient.