Barossa Valley

Barossa Valley stretches roughly 13 kilometers in length and 14 kilometers in width across rolling South Australian hills, where gentle slopes and flat soils alternate. Vineyards cover much of the landscape, dotted with small townships and family estates scattered along the main roads.

Colonel William Light named the area in 1837 to honor a British victory over the French during the Napoleonic Wars. Settlers from Silesia arrived from 1842 onward and planted the first vineyards, laying the foundation for today's wine industry.

The old wineries show a German-Australian heritage, with names and cellars that recall Silesian roots. Many families have tended their vines for generations and sometimes still speak Barossa German among themselves.

More than 150 wineries offer tastings, and most lie close to Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Angaston, or Lyndoch, so you can visit several in a day. Harvest runs from February through April, when activity in the cellars peaks and many estates welcome visitors.

The Seppeltsfield winery holds barrels that have been topped up continuously since 1878, so visitors can taste wines with maturation reaching back more than a century. Some vintages are older than most buildings around them and trace the range of a single production style across generations.

Location: South Australia

Elevation above the sea: 244 m

Part of: South Australia

GPS coordinates: -34.53333,138.95000

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:31