The
Barossa Valley was named in 1837 by the colony of South
Australia's Surveyor General, Colonel William Light. He
named it after the site in Spain where the British defeated
the French some years before in a military skirmish.
It
was in fact named Barrossa with two r's but a good old fashioned
"typo" put paid to that!
By
1842 German immigrants had moved in to the valley, firstly
at Bethany and then to a district they called Langmeil which
later became known as Tanunda, an Aboriginal name for a
waterhole.
One
of the original proponents of the wine industry was a German
shoemaker by the name of Gottfried Kaesler who planted the
first vines in the area.
These
days the wine industry is the main source of employment
in the area for many of the residents of the principal towns
of Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Angaston, Williamstown, Lyndoch,
Greenock and Mount Pleasant whose populations range from
just over 4400 in Nuriootpa down to nearly 600 in Mount
Pleasant.
Shiraz
and riesling are great varieties from the region but there
are many more available and the valley is now the largest
producer of quality wines in Australia.
The
Barossa Valley holds a festival called the Vintage Festival
biennually in "odd numbered years". At the Vintage
Festival local winemakers and producers show their wines
and produce and there are also celebrations with local choirs
and community groups. The reputation that made the Barossa
Valley was built, and this is continued today with wine
makers now numbering above 80, and over 60 cellar doors
for those on the wine trail to enjoy.
Gawler,
on the western boundary of the Barossa, was among the first
to be proclaimed a township, in 1857, and in 150 years has
grown to become one of the Barossa tourism region's biggest
regional centre. Similarly Kapunda, on the northern edge
of the Barossa tourism region, is renowned for its copper
centre and very rich history.
These
days, Farmers' Markets are also very popular in the Barossa.
This is where local producers can sell their products and
where consumers know exactly where the product has come
from and how it has been processed or manufactured.
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