Eden Valley wine region

This article is about the wine region in South Australia. For the town, see Eden Valley, South Australia.
Eden Valley
Wine region
Type Australian Geographical Indication
Year established 1997[1]
Years of wine industry since 1847[2]
Country Australia
Part of Barossa zone
Sub-regions High Eden
Climate region ’I’
Heat units 1390[2]
Precipitation (annual average) 280 millimetres (11 in)[2]
Size of planted vineyards 2,264 hectares (5,590 acres)[3]
Grapes produced 6,460 tonnes (6,360 long tons; 7,120 short tons)[4]
Varietals produced Shiraz, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay[3]
No. of wineries at least 36[5]
Comments Data as of 2014

Eden Valley wine region is a wine region located in South Australia immediately north of the capital city of Adelaide which covers an area in the Mount Lofty Ranges extending from Truro in the north to just south of Springton in the south. The region received appellation 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 Barossa Valley wine region to the west and by the Adelaide Hills wine region to the south.[1][6][7] The Eden Valley wine region was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication on 15 August 1997.[1] The Eden Valley wine region includes a sub-region called High Eden.[8]

Grapes and wine

As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Eden Valley wine region within a total planted area of 2,264 hectares (5,590 acres) was reported as being Shiraz (31.4%) followed by Riesling (24.1%), Cabernet Sauvignon (13.4%) and Chardonnay (11.7%). Alternatively, red wine varietals account for 53.8%of plantings while white wines varietals account for 45.5%of plantings.[3] The 2014 vintage is reported as consisting of 2,601 tonnes (2,560 long tons; 2,867 short tons) red grapes crushed valued at A$4,897,755 and 3,858 tonnes (3,797 long tons; 4,253 short tons) white grapes crushed valued at $4,215,543.[4] As of 2014, the region is reported as containing at least 36 wineries.[5]

See also

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eden Valley (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Halliday, James. "Eden Valley Wine Region". Wine Companion. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 PGIBSA, 2014, page 58
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 PGIBSA, 2014, page 57
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Halliday, James. "Wineries in the Eden Valley". Wine Companion. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Eden Valley Wine Region (map)". Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ PGIBSA, 2014, page 7
  8. ↑ "High Eden (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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