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Barossa Valley
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Barossa Valley (bərô`sə), region of South Australia, S Australia. A major area of wine production 40 mi (64 km) NE of Adelaide Adelaide, city (1991 pop. 957,480), capital and chief port of South Australia, S Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens River on Gulf St. Vincent. It has automotive, textile, and other industries. Grains, wool, dairy products, wine, and fruit are exported.
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, the valley was named by Colonel William Light for the British victory over the French in the Battle of Barossa (1811; now Barrosa), Spain, in which he fought.

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The newly released top-of-the-line Wolf Blass Platinum Label 2003 Barossa shiraz ($85) was one of five Blass wines poured at an Australia Week press luncheon at Grace restaurant in L.
Ms Helbig is participating in the trial through her work at Barossa Village in Nuriootpa where she has been employed for the past 12 years.
Thirty-five miles northeast of Adelaide, in South Australia, lies the Barossa wine region.
 
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