Barossa Valley wine tour – some of the things I learned today

In no particular order …

The Barossa Valley was named by Colonel William Light in 1837 in memory of the British victory over the French in the Battle of Barrosa (Spain), in which he fought in 1811
The name “Barossa” was registered in error, due to a clerical error in transcribing the name “Barrosa”.
Barossa valley has over 100 wineries and 80 cellar doors (that’s where you actually can go for tastings)
Jacobs Creek is the most famous, well known winery in Barossa valley (but that doesn’t mean they make the best wine)
It’s a dry growing area with very small yield but great taste
Visiting four wineries doesn’t seem a lot but after tasting 23 different wines and bubbly it’s seems quite enough.
Coming back with only two bottles is an achievement