Wine region
Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley is a wine region in Australia, home to 137 wineries, known for Grenache, Mourvedre, Shiraz.
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Characteristic grapes
Barossa Valley is best known for Grenache, Mourvedre, Shiraz.
- Grenache
- Mourvedre
- Shiraz
- Syrah
Wine styles from Barossa Valley
Wine profile
1,302 distinct Barossa Valley wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
Representative Barossa Valley wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Crystal's Rose
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — First Pick Shiraz
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Grand Pappy's Shiraz
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — High Patch Chardonnay
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Home Block Petit Verdot
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Icon Shiraz
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Old Vine Grenache
- 1847 Eighteen Forty-Seven — Old Vine Shiraz
Australia wine designations
- GI
- A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Barossa Valley?
- Located in South Australia , the Barossa Valley is about 56 km (35 miles) northeast of the city of Adelaide .
- Which grapes are associated with Barossa Valley?
- Barossa Valley is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Grenache, Mourvedre, Shiraz, Syrah. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Barossa Valley wines mean?
- GI: A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Barossa Valley?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Barossa Valley wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Barossa Valley?
- The current regional catalogue contains 1302 linked wines from 137 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.