Eden Valley is a small
South Australia
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n town in the
Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "''Eden''" carved into a tree.
Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm.
Eden Valley is in the
Barossa Council local government area
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, the
state
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electoral district of Schubert
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and the
federal divisions of
Barker and
Mayo.
Wine industry
Eden Valley gives its name to a
wine growing region that shares its western boundary with the
Barossa Valley wine region.
The region is of similar size to the Barossa Valley wine region, and is well known for producing high quality
riesling
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and
shiraz
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wines. Englishman
Joseph Gilbert planted the first Eden Valley
vineyard
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,
Pewsey Vale, in 1847. Within the Eden Valley region there is a sub-region called
High Eden which is located higher in the Barossa Ranges, giving lower temperatures.
See also
*
List of wineries in the Eden Valley
References
External links
*
Eden Valley Wine Region South Australian Tourism Bureau webpage
Towns in South Australia
Barossa Valley
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