Eden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree.[4] Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm.[2] Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.

Eden Valley South Australia
The St Petri Lutheran Church at Eden Valley, 2006
Eden Valley
Coordinates	34.641°S 139.098°E / -34.641; 139.098
Population	364 (2011 census)[1]
Established	1864[2]
Postcode(s)	5235
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Location	55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide[2]
LGA(s)	Barossa Council
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Eden Valley: Mount McKenzie Keyneton Sedan Flaxman Valley Eden Valley Cambrai Mount Crawford Taunton, Springton Sanderston
Footnotes	Elevation, coordinates[3]

Wine industry

Eden Valley gives its name to a wine growing region that shares its western boundary with the Barossa Valley wine region.[5] The region is of similar size to the Barossa Valley wine region, and is well known for producing high quality riesling and shiraz wines.^{[citation needed]} Englishman Joseph Gilbert planted the first Eden Valley vineyard, Pewsey Vale, in 1847.^{[citation needed]} Within the Eden Valley region there is a sub-region called High Eden which is located higher in the Barossa Ranges, giving lower temperatures.[6]

See also

• List of wineries in the Eden Valley

References

External links

• Media related to Eden Valley, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons
• Eden Valley Wine Region South Australian Tourism Bureau webpage

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