Barossa zone is a wine zone located in central

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west of the

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and which occupies the

Barossa Valley The Barossa Valley (Barossa German: ''Barossa Tal'') is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major wine-producing region and tourist destina ...

, the Eden Valley and some adjoining land. The zone which is enclosed by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone on three sides and by the Lower Murray zone to its east, contains two

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which have received

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s (AGI). These are the

and Eden Valley regions. The Barossa zone also includes a broader area around these two defined regions. The zone received AGI in 1996.

Extent and appellation

The Barossa zone covers an area of central South Australia including the

and the area to its immediate east on the Mount Lofty Ranges (known as Eden Valley). The zone is bounded at the west by the

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from near Templers to

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in the south while its southern boundary includes the

South Para River The South Para River is a river located in the Mount Lofty Ranges northeast of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word ''pari'' which means river. The "south" descriptor disti ...

and runs in an easterly direction including Williamstown but excluding Mount Pleasant then turning north just west of Sanderston. The east boundary runs due north with one turn to the east including the eastern slopes of the ranges to north of the

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. The northern boundary includes

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and turns north to follow the Light River excluding

Kapunda Kapunda is a town on the Light River and near the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It was established after a discovery in 1842 of significant copper deposits. The population was 2,917 at the 2016 Australian census. The southern entrance t ...

and then through

Freeling, South Australia Freeling is a small town in South Australia, about 60 km north of Adelaide. It neighbours the Barossa Valley wine region. At the 2016 census, Freeling had a population of 2,214. Description Freeling is in the Light Regional Council, the s ...

. The zone is enclosed by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone on all but its east side which borders the Lower Murray zone. The term ‘Barossa’ was registered as an AGI under the ''Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980'' on 27 December 1996. The zone boundary is based on the lands administrative divisions of South Australia, and consists of the whole of the hundreds of Belvidere, Nuriootpa, Moorooroo, Jellicoe, Barossa,

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, 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.

Barossa Valley wine region

The Barossa Valley wine region covers an area extending from Freeling in the west to just south of

in the northwest,

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. The term ‘Barossa Valley’ was registered as an AGI on 15 August 1997 and as of 2012, it is represented by 37 wineries.

Eden Valley wine region

Eden Valley wine region covers an area in the Mount Lofty Ranges extending from

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 Adelaide Hills is an Australian geographical indication for wine made from grapes grown in a specific area of the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. Extent and appellation The Adelaide Hills wine region covers an area extendi ...

to the south. The region was registered as an AGI on 15 August 1997 and as of 2014, it is represented by 37 wineries.

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