THE BAROSSA GROUNDS STUDY
1900 with vinestock on American rootstocks) 1899-1891 Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1889 à Paris 1891 is held; the administration states that ‘France has always been the centre of the wine growing world and its wines are, for the most, inimitable’, a statement foreshadowing the debate and protection of place names in wine. c1900 Vine Vale Sami’s Vineyard Siegersdorf Road (Grenache/ Tinta Caida), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1900 Arila – Sand Garden Vineyard (Grenache), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1900 Harris Vineyard (Shiraz – Torbreck), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1900 The Daylight Chambers Vineyard (Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Tinta Amarela & ‘Wild Bacher de Hongrie’ – Torbreck), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1900 Philippou ‘Young’ Vineyard (Shiraz, Grenache & Semillon), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1900 Yalumba Shorts Vineyard (Shiraz), Barossa Valley, South Australia 1901 Federation of Australia’s six British colonies results in the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901; Queen Victoria dies, marking the end of the Victorian era as King Edward VII ascends to the throne; Edmund Barton becomes Australia’s first Prime Minister.
The Barossa Grounds Study was established in 2008 to evaluate the variations of shiraz wine style across the Barossa Zone. This collaborative undertaking, including the participation of South Australia’s leading viticultural academics, wine critics and many of the Barossa’s most distinguished winemakers, involved the collection of climatic data, analysis of soil profiles across the Barossa and Eden Valleys, controlled winemaking studies and annual tasting reviews. “GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IDENTIFY WINES AS ORIGINATING IN A REGION OR LOCALITY.” The Australian Geographical Indications confirms the official boundaries of the Barossa Zone and its sub-regions: the Barossa Valley, the Eden Valley and the High Eden. The Barossa Grounds Project proposes a further three localities in the Barossa Valley sub-region. Each of these grounds, located in varying landscapes, micro-climates and soil-types, bring different and compelling expressions of shiraz.
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The Vintage Journal – Regional Focus
Barossa 2023
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