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Eden Valley Riesling Trail Walk

Drive up from the Barossa floor into the cooler Eden Valley — elevated vineyards at 400–500 metres produce the Riesling that is the equal of anything from the Rhine or Mosel, a completely different face of the Barossa wine region.

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Henschke Hill of Grace Vineyard
Henschke's Hill of Grace block contains Shiraz vines planted around 1860 beside the Gnadenberg Lutheran Church — the wine from these ancient vines is one of the ten most celebrated in the world, produced in tiny quantities by the fifth generation of the family.
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Pewsey Vale Vineyard
Pewsey Vale is the highest vineyard in the Eden Valley at 500 metres — the Yalumba family planted Riesling here in 1961, and the wine's combination of citrus, floral, and mineral characters over decades of ageing defines what Eden Valley Riesling can achieve.
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Eden Valley Township
Eden Valley township at the highest point of the ranges is a tiny German settlement with a Lutheran church and a pub — the cool air at 500 metres explains why this elevated plateau produces Riesling rather than the Shiraz of the warmer valley below.
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Hutton Vale Farm
Hutton Vale is a family property combining sheep grazing and wine production in the Eden Valley — the handmade wines from old Grenache, Shiraz, and Riesling vines in the valley's distinctive ironstone soils show the artisanal character of the sub-region.
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Mountadam Winery
Mountadam was established by David Wynn in 1972 at the highest point of the High Eden — the isolation and altitude produce Chardonnay and Riesling of a restrained, European character that distinguished Mountadam from the richer Barossa floor wines.
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Eden Valley Road Scenic Drive
The Eden Valley Road winds through undulating hills of native bush interspersed with vineyards — the landscape changes completely from the flat Barossa floor to this high, wild country where the vines struggle in rocky soil to produce concentrated fruit.