English wine region
How to pronounce Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley is pronounced bah-ROSS-ah VAL-ee. The main stress falls on VAL.
bah-ROSS-ah VAL-ee
What is Barossa Valley?
One of Australia's oldest and most prestigious wine regions, located in South Australia. Famous for its old-vine Shiraz plantings, some over 150 years old, the Barossa produces powerful, concentrated red wines with rich fruit and generous body.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as bah-ROSS-ah VEL-ee.
The a in Valley is the open English a of cat, not an e: bah-ROSS-ah VAL-ee.
Often heard as bah-ROSS-ah WAL-ee.
Valley starts with a real v, top teeth on the lower lip, not a w: bah-ROSS-ah VAL-ee.
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