The Spirit of Hopes & Dreams
Originally appeared in Craft Gin Club for February 2021 Gin of the Month. The Barossa Valley in South Australia is a place of dazzling natural beauty, with lush vineyards and rolling hills sloping down into a cluster of picturesque villages. For seven generations that Edenic spot has been the home of Nicole Durdin’s family, who have worked the land to produce the fine wines that made Barossa Valley famous the world over. This is the story of how, along with her husband Jon Durdin, Nicole created a gin distillery and our February 2021 Gin of the Month on the most iconic road of the Barossa: Seppeltsfield Road, known locally as the Avenue of Hopes and Dreams. Thousands of lovers of fine food and drink have made the pilgrimage to the Barossa. Less than an hour away from the laidback metropolis of Adelaide, this area is a haven for foodies and a world-renowned wine region. If you were to find yourself there today, you would be greeted by a rich tapestry of old vine...