Jacobs Creek

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=== Background ===
  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.
  
In 1846 a German immigrant, Johann Gramp, purchased land further up stream. A
year later he planted the Barossa Valley's first commercial vineyard, on the
bank's of Jacob's Creek.
  
His first vintage was in 1850, and he continued to make wine in his small
ironstone winery beside Jacob’s Creek until his death at the age of 84.
  
On the original site by the creek, which meanders through the folds of the
Barossa Ranges, Johann Gramp’s cellar still stands, preserving the
heritage of what is now Australia’s most successful wine enterprise. A
major catalyst for this success came in 1976, with the introduction of a
striking Shiraz Cabernet Malbec from the 1973 vintage. It was named after the
site of Johann Gramp’s first vineyard on the banks of Jacob’s Creek.
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=== Wines ===
  * **Traditional Red: **  Shiraz Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvigion, Shiraz, Merlot, 
Grenache Shiraz, Cabernet Merlot, Pinot Noir
  *  **Traditional White: ** Semillion Sauvigion Blanc, Semillion Chardonnay,  
Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio
  *  **Traditional Rose: ** Shiraz Rose
  * **Reserve Red: **  Cabernet Sauvigion, Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot Noir
  *  **Reserve White: ** Sauvigion Blanc, Chardonnay,  Riesling, Pinot Grigio
  *  **Reserve Rose: ** Shiraz Rose
  *  **Sparkling: ** Reserve Chardonnay Pinot Noir, Chardonnay Pinot Noir, 
Rose, Shiraz
  *  **Heritage: ** Centenary Hill Shiraz, Johann Shiraz Cabernet, Reeves Point 
Chardonnay, St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, Steingarten Riesling
  *  **Three Vines: ** Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Viognier, Shiraz Cabernet 
Tempranillo, Shiraz Grenache Sangiovese
  
  
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=== Winemaker ===
  
|| **Years** || **Winemaker** ||
|| 1995-Present || Philip Laffer  ||
|| 1997-Present || Bernard Hickin  ||
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=== Other Information ===
  
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=== Winery website ====
  
http://www.jacobscreek.com
  
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