Barossa zone (wine)
Eden Valley |
Barossa zone is a
Eden Valley regions. The Barossa zone also includes a broader area around these two defined regions. The zone received AGI in 1996.[2]
Extent and appellation
The Barossa zone covers an area of central South Australia including the
Kapunda and then through Freeling, South Australia. The zone is enclosed by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone on all but its east side which borders the Lower Murray zone.[2]
The term ‘Barossa’ was registered as an AGI under the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 27 December 1996.Moorooroo, Jellicoe, Barossa, Jutland, plus a small part of the hundred of Para Wirra where it extends between Williamstown and Springton
.
Constituent regions
The wine zone consists of the following wine regions - Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.[2]
Barossa Valley wine region
The Barossa Valley wine region covers an area extending from
Kapunda in the northwest, Truro in the northeast, Angaston in the east and south of Williamstown in the south. The region is bordered by the Eden Valley wine region to the east and by the Adelaide Hills wine region to the south.[2][3] The term ‘Barossa Valley’ was registered as an AGI on 15 August 1997 and as of 2012, it is represented by 37 wineries.[4][5]
Eden Valley wine region
Eden Valley wine region covers an area in the Mount Lofty Ranges extending from Truro in the north to just south of Springton in the south. The region is bordered by the Barossa Valley wine region to the west and by the Adelaide Hills wine region to the south.[2][6][7] The region was registered as an AGI on 15 August 1997 and as of 2014, it is represented by 37 wineries.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Barossa (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ ISSN 1442-6048, archived from the original(PDF) on 6 November 2014, retrieved 6 November 2014
- ^ "Barossa Valley Wine Region (map)" (PDF). Phylloxera & Grape Industry Board of South Australia. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Barossa Valley". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Barossa Valley Wineries". Wine Australia. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Eden Valley Wine Region (map)" (PDF). Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Eden Valley (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Halliday, James. "Wineries in the Eden Valley". Wine Companion. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.