The Barossa zone covers an area of central South Australia including the
Barossa Valley and the area to its immediate east on the
Mount Lofty Ranges (known as Eden Valley). The zone is bounded at the west by the
Horrocks Highway from near
Templers to
Gawler in the south while its southern boundary includes the
South Para River and runs in an easterly direction including
Williamstown but excluding
Mount Pleasant then turning north just west of
Sanderston. The east boundary runs due north with one turn to the east including the eastern slopes of the ranges to north of the
Sturt Highway. The northern boundary includes
Truro and turns north to follow the
Light River excluding
Kapunda and then through
Freeling, South Australia. The zone is enclosed by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone on all but its east side which borders the Lower Murray zone. The term ‘Barossa’ was registered as an AGI under the
Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 27 December 1996. The zone boundary is based on the
lands administrative divisions of South Australia, and consists of the whole of the hundreds of
Belvidere,
Nuriootpa,
Moorooroo,
Jellicoe,
Barossa,
Jutland, plus a small part of the hundred of
Para Wirra where it extends between Williamstown and
Springton. ==Constituent regions==