The Barossa Valley is famous for its unique food culture, a truly regional cuisine with real heart and soul.
 
That the reputation of the Barossa's food has traveled far and wide is a source of both pride and puzzlement for us. Pride that something that is distinctly Barossan is recognised and appreciated beyond the Valley and puzzlement that anyone has ever tried any of it because we always just thought Big Bob McLean ate it all.
 
Bob McLean is a wine industry legend, a man with the greatest grip on a good time since Caligula. He's known around here as Sir Lunchalot and that's a compliment of the highest order. His big-hearted, full–throttled approach to everything he does comes through loud and clear in his wines. After a lifetime in wine, with heavy hitters like Orlando, Petaluma and St Hallet, Bob's now putting his own considerable energies into the McLean's Farm range of wines, and bloody good they are too. The great thing about doing business with Bob is the deals get better as lunch gets longer so here's one so good it had to wait until after the coffee and cognac to get done.
 
We've got a small parcel of cleanskin chardonnay from Bob's beautiful vineyard at a price you won't believe. In fact Bob can't believe it either. He thought it was the waiter's tip. So here's the deal: Brilliantly balanced chardonnay from the best bloke in the business for just $77.88 a case. That's just $6.49 a bottle.
 
Please buy it…we've got to pick up the tab for lunch.