Eden Valley wine region is a

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located in

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immediately north of the capital city of

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which covers an area in the

Mount Lofty Ranges The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and ...

extending from

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in the north to just south of Springton in the south. The region received

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as an Australian Geographical Indication in 1997 and as of 2014, it is represented by at least 36 wineries.

Extent and appellation

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

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to the west and by the

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to the south.PGIBSA, 2014, p. 7. The Eden Valley wine region was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication on 15 August 1997. The Eden Valley wine region includes a

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called

High Eden High Eden is the Australian geographical indication of a subregion of the Eden Valley wine region within the Barossa zone in Australia. The High Eden wine region was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 28 August 2001. It is a somewh ...

Grapes and wine

As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Eden Valley wine region within a total planted area of was reported as being

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() followed by

Riesling Riesling (, ; ) is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling wh ...

(),

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() and

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(). Alternatively, red wine varietals account for of plantings while white wines varietals account for of plantings. The 2014 vintage is reported as consisting of red grapes crushed valued at A$4,897,755 and white grapes crushed valued at $4,215,543. As of 2014, the region is reported as containing at least 36 wineries.

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