Eden Valley, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eden Valley South Australia
The St Petri Lutheran Church at Eden Valley, 2006
Eden Valley Location in South Australia
Established	1864
Postcode(s)	5235
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Location	55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide
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

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. Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm. Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.

Wine industry

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