Discover Gomersal

For a trip to Gomersal, you can focus on two distinct aspects: cellar doors offering insights into wine and winemaking, and the Gomersal Loop cycling route. The cellar doors each have their own character, combining wine history with historic architecture; the cycling route adds a specific route option. This lets you choose your destination based on whether you are more interested in wine, historic buildings or cycling.

Wine and cellar doors in Gomersal

A boutique winery was established in the small town of Gomersal in 1887; today, Gomersal Wines is located there. At its cellar door, Gomersal Wines offers the chance to learn more about the vineyard, its winemaking philosophy and the history of present-day Gomersal Wines. The “Gomersal Cheese & Wine Flight” includes five pairings: Gomersal Riesling with Barossa Valley Cheese “Babybert”, Gomersal Rosé with Barossa Valley Cheese “La Dame” (aged for one year), Gomersal GSM with Barossa Valley Cheese “Barossa Washrind”, Gomersal Cabernet Sauvignon with Maggie Beer’s “Vintage Cheddar”, and Gomersal Shiraz with Grana Padano. Three of the five pairings are named with Barossa Valley Cheese; the cheeses in the other two are Maggie Beer’s “Vintage Cheddar” and Grana Padano. The individual pairings make up the flight and can be considered wine by wine.

Pindarie and its historic stable buildings

Pindarie’s cellar door is also in Gomersal. It is housed in historic stable buildings that owners Tony Brooks and Wendy Allan have extensively restored. Comparing the two cellar doors reveals a difference in focus: at Gomersal Wines, the founding story, vineyard and winemaking philosophy take centre stage; at Pindarie, the restored stable buildings define the architectural setting. Together, they offer a perspective ranging from wine and winemaking to the history of a historic building.

The Gomersal Loop and seasonal notes

A Barossa Council cycling map printed in August 2019 gives the Gomersal Loop’s distance as 11 km. The route connects Lyndoch with Seppeltsfield and follows local farm roads. Its length, the places it connects and the type of roads it uses are specific points to consider when treating the cycling route as a focus for your trip. The map names autumn through late spring as the best time to experience the Loop.

The map includes a separate note for winter: there is a risk of getting bogged in mud on Hoklas Road, and a detour via Gomersal Road is recommended. The seasonal recommendation and the note about the road section answer different questions: one identifies a preferred time of year, while the other flags a specific seasonal risk and an alternative. As the map was printed in August 2019 and seasonal road conditions and signage may change, check the conditions and route directions before setting out.

Discover more destinations: Seppeltsfield, Fords, Kapunda, Marananga, Greenock

For the regional travel overview: Light Regional Council.