Barossa Valley

Barossa Valley, important wine-producing region of South Australia, located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The valley, drained by the North Para River, is about 19 miles (30 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide. It was named in 1837 by its surveyor for a battle fought near Barrosa, Cádiz, Spain (although subsequently spelled differently), and was settled by Prussians and Silesians in 1838. The area has an...