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Visiting Info
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Business Hours:
Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM Saturday-Sunday 10-4PM |
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Contact Info
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Business Description
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The history of Jacob's Creek begins with the settlement of South Australia. Colonel William Light who surveyed the city of Adelaide in 1836 made his way north east in 1837 to the Barossa Valley, which he named after a famous English land victory at Barrossa in the south of Spain.
When William Jacob first surveyed the Barossa Region in 1839, he and his brother John took up land in the Hundred of Moorooroo. Moorooroo is derived from an aboriginal word meaning ‘meeting of two waters’. The two waters involved were the North Para River and creek, which fed into it. The latter was called ‘Cowieaurita’ – which took its rise in the high land around Mount Crawford – and means “yellow-brown water”, the colour produced from the iron laden soil.
The creek was later renamed Jacob’s Creek after William Jacob and the Jacob brothers' small cottages still stand, overlooking Jacob's Creek.
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Winery Info
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Varietals Grown:
| Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Other Red Wines, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz/Syrah, Sparkling
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