Bar Barossa Official Opening
Peter Lehmann (left) sips from the giant goblet, with sons Philip and David Franz (right)
November 2, 2009
We’re not really in to blowing our own trumpet, but it’s a little hard to resist after gossip go-go man Ken Lord celebrated our Bar Barossa Grand Opening party with a delightful string of purple prose.
“It’s the new kid on Queen St East: flamboyant, cool, sleek and ingenious," Lord wrote in The Sunday Mail. Well, if you say so, Ken!
It was a super night with winemaking trump Peter Lehmann officially opening Bar Barossa in Brisbane City with a slurp of his pinnacle Stonewell Shiraz from our giant goblet, specially created for the party.
With more than 100 VIP guests cheering him on, the Barossa legend joined his wife Margaret and winemaking sons David Franz and Phil Lehmann at the Grand Opening, November 2nd, 2009.
Retired international cricketers (Jimmy Maher and Andy Bichel), politicos (former Liberal leader Bruce
Flegg), media men (Courier-Mail columnist Des Houghton and ace newshounds Michael McKenna and Hedley Thomas), influential wine writers (Tyson Stelzer), business hot shots, musios and fashionistas set the scene.
Margaret Lehmann wows the crowd.
Bar Barossa kitchen maestro Jason JJ Smith ensured stomachs were lined with a spread of tasty treats, including steak and mushy pea pie tart, Coffin Bay oysters topped with sandcrab and hollandaise sauce and BBQ duck in rice paper rolls.
Peter Lehmann obliged news photographers by repeating his “official opening drink” from our 29 litre
wine glass three times, prompting son David to quip, “steady on guys, he’s only got one kidney and that’s not real good either!"
Larger-than-life Bar Barossa owner Trevor Harch, a long-time admirer of Queensland’s The Big Pineapple, commissioned the making of the giant wine glass ahead of the opening. The glass stands 95cm tall and weighs 22kg (before being filled with PeterLehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2004).
We were honoured to have Peter and Margaret who delighted the crowd with a crackerjack poem - in town for the occasion. We couldn’t think of a more appropriate family to open our bar on behalf of the Barossan winemaking fraternity.
“Bar Barossa has a marvellous atmosphere, great wines and wonderful food," the Lehmanns said after the event. “The love of wine, warmth and hospitality of the Bar Barossa team was as generous as the size of the glass." – John Lehmann
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A barrel full of Barossa!
September 2, 2009
This fabulous evening proved that a barrel full of Barossa in Brisbane is still not enough.
Two talented wine scribes, Tyson Stelzer and Grant Dodd, chose Bar Barossa to launch their exciting new book entitled ‘Barossa Wine Traveller’, and they were greeted by over 60 passionate Barossa supporters, from winemakers to enthusiasts.
Among the themed canapés and Coopers ales were the duo's top 10 wines on offer for all to taste.The wines ranged from the affordable sub $20 drops to the elusive and rare wines topping $250 a bottle.
A very exciting night for all who attended, and Bar Barossa looks forward to supporting the book which is available in Purple Palate stores, and of course, Bar Barossa itself! - DD
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Golden 100 Spring Wine Spectacular!
October 22, 2008
Our Golden 100 Spring Wine Spectacular was a roaring success with nearly 200 guests sampling a fabulous range of new release wines from Australia and New Zealand. Champion cricketers, politicians, newspaper columnists, models, city businessmen and hipsters alike sampled more than 130 wines from 15 of Queensland top wine distributors.
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Maddie, Rob & Tegan brought a little spring magic to our wine spectacular.