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Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and High Eden, the Old Vine Charter, four grapes and five verified producers and wines.

All levels 116 min 15 steps About Barossa Valley

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  1. Barossa Valley

    Region 10 min

    Start with the Barossa Valley, where Shiraz makes up about 50% of plantings and Silesian Lutheran settlers planted the first vineyards.

  2. Eden Valley

    Region 8 min

    Climb to Eden Valley, where vineyards sit at 380 to 500 metres and daytime temperatures run 2 to 3°C lower than in the Barossa Valley.

  3. High Eden

    Region 6 min

    Then High Eden, the only official sub-region within Eden Valley, at 450 to 550 metres on rocky, acidic soils.

  4. Barossa Old Vine Charter

    Wine term 8 min

    Next, the Barossa Old Vine Charter, which sorts vines into four age tiers, from Old Vine at 35 years to Ancestor at 125.

  5. Syrah / Shiraz

    Grape 11 min

    Now the grapes, starting with Shiraz, which in the Barossa is richer and riper, fuller in body and alcohol.

  6. Grenache / Garnacha

    Grape 7 min

    Grenache, a grape of hot, dry climates, made in the Barossa Valley as both varietal wines and blends.

  7. Syrah vs Grenache

    Comparison 8 min

    Syrah / Shiraz vs Grenache / Garnacha

    Set Syrah and Grenache side by side on climate, flavor, structure and their roles in blends.

  8. Mourvèdre / Monastrell

    Grape 7 min

    Mourvèdre, also called Mataro, a thick-skinned grape whose longest New World track record is in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.

  9. Mourvedre vs Syrah

    Comparison 9 min

    Mourvèdre / Monastrell vs Syrah / Shiraz

    Compare Mourvèdre and Syrah on origin, climate, flavor and their roles in blends.

  10. Riesling

    Grape 8 min

    Riesling, which Eden Valley makes in a bone-dry, lime-driven style.

  11. Peter Lehmann Wines

    Producer 8 min

    Now producers: Peter Lehmann Wines, founded in 1979, which partners with 79 growers across 16 Barossa regions.

  12. Seppeltsfield

    Producer 8 min

    Seppeltsfield, established in 1851, which keeps a single vintage Tawny from every year since 1878.

  13. Wolf Blass

    Producer 6 min

    Wolf Blass, founded in 1966, which calls the Barossa its heartland and blends across South Australian vineyards.

  14. Penfolds Grange

    Producer 6 min

    Penfolds Grange, a multi-district South Australian blend built on Shiraz, conceived by Max Schubert in 1951.

  15. Hill of Grace

    Producer 6 min

    Finish in Eden Valley with Hill of Grace, Henschke's single-vineyard Shiraz from own-rooted vines, the oldest planted around 1860.

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