Jacobs Creek

Jacob’s Creek SA

Jacob’s Creek is a small creek which forms in the Barossa Ranges. It then flows westwards through the wine-growing Barossa Valley about 10 km until it meets the North Para River just north of Rowland Flat. It was named after William Jacob, who first discovered and surveyed it in 1839 whilst surveying the greater Barossa region. Local Aborigines called it ‘Cowieaurita’ which means ‘yellow-brown water’.  Jacob’s Creek is probably Australia’s best known waterway as the well known nearby Orlando winery makes a popular wine of the same name. The winery is located just 2 km s-w of the creek in the small township of Rowland Flat. 

Visitor Information Centre: Kies Family Wines, Lot 2, Barossa Valley Hwy, Lyndoch. Tel (08) 8524 4110.

Wineries:
 
Nuriootpa: Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Chateau Dorrien, Elderton, Kaesler

Angaston: Yalumba, Saltram

Tanunda: Basedow, Stanley Brothers, Richmond Grove, Peter Lehmann, Langmeil, Chateau Tanunda, Grant Burge, Cockatoo Ridge, Rockford

Lyndoch: Chateau Yaldara, Twin Valley, Burge Family, Kellermeister

Seppeltsfield: Seppelts

Keyneton: Henschke

Rowland Flat: Leibich, Miranda, Orlando, Jenke