The Louise
People & Purpose
A commitment to environmental and community sustainability is central to operations at The Louise. The vast majority of the food and wine on the Appellation menu comes from within 30km of the kitchen door, including seasonal fruits and vegetables from the restaurant’s own kitchen garden. View case study
“Key to Baillie Lodges’ operations is an active engagement with local communities through supplier relationships, supporting local charities and providing employment opportunities. This is especially important at The Louise, which is centred in a very supportive, creative and close-knit community.”
Hannah McGregor, General Manager
The Louise’s philosophy of ‘committed luxury’ is centred on a vision of developing and supporting the Barossa region of South Australia as an international culinary tourism destination.
Around 85% of the food and wine on the Appellation menu comes from within South Australia – and the majority of that from within 30km of the kitchen door, including seasonal fruits and vegetables from the restaurant’s own kitchen garden. This focus on ‘local local local’ not only reduces carbon emissions but provides reliable and significant income for local growers, producers and family-owned businesses. All produce is non-GMO and from producers practising traditional, sustainable green methods of farming, drawing particularly from organic or biodynamic methods.
The Appellation culinary team smoke their own fish, forage for wild greens and pickle the excess harvest from the kitchen garden. They bake sourdough bread using locally milled flour – and even carbonate their own rainwater.
Baillie Lodges – in keeping with its approach to art and design at other properties – is continuing The Louise’ tradition of supporting local artists, commissioning works from the JamFactory and local artists such as Emma Hack, Renee De Saxe and Janelle Amos, which take centre stage in guest areas.
While a key focus is on exposing guests to authentic regional flavours, the ‘committed luxury’ principle extends beyond the kitchen and borders of the property.
Guests are actively encouraged to connect with the local environment, producers and artisans through delightful experiences such as breakfasting with wild kangaroos, meeting boutique and start-up winemakers, and hiking or cycling through native bushland.
The primary reason that makes the Barossa a “must see” destination is the unsurpassed breadth and depth of its culinary and viticulture experience. There is a wide array of opportunities to meet the winemakers and learn their craft in exclusive behind the scenes boutique winery experiences, curated just for guests of The Louise.
The Louise employs 45 members of the local community. It also actively supports business associates such as the Barossa Wine Show, the Marananga Wine Show, and Seppeltsfield Road Business Alliance.
With roots firmly embedded in the local region, The Louise is a significant contributor to the thriving Barossa community, economy and natural habitat.
THE LOUISE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES
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