The wines of the Barossa
A short drive north from South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, the Barossa Valley is perhaps the state’s most famous – and most historic – wine region. The first vines were planted here in the mid-19th century by German immigrants, establishing a firm culture of wine-making and -drinking. Having dodged the wrath of phylloxera, the Barossa is home to the oldest Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvèdre vines in the world, which, produce richly concentrated, profound red wines.