SOUTH AUSTRALIA

A taste of history
South Australia is home to some of our most iconic and best-loved wine regions. Historic Barossa Valley, dynamic McLaren Vale and honoured Coonawarra have helped put Australia on the world wine map. They all have a reputation for their fruit-forward red wines. These famous regions cannot be summed up by one wine or style. For instance, the Adelaide Hills and Riverland are home to some of the country’s most experimental producers. Diversity is key, from cool-climate Pinot Noir to everything in between.

Not all about reds
Reds were historically in the spotlight, but Eden Valley and Clare Valley make some of Australia’s finest Rieslings, while the maritime climates of various South Australian regions help produce fine Chardonnay, among others.

Seriously big player
While Victoria has more wineries and regions, NSW has more zones, and Western Australia may have the largest single zone, South Australia still calls itself the ‘wine State’. The area makes up for 44% of the nation’s vineyards, 47% of the annual crush and 48% of the annual wine output.

South Australia covers the following:

• Adelaide Hills
• Adelaide Plains
• Adelaide Zone
• Barossa Valley
• Barossa Zone
• Clare Valley
• Clare Valley Adelaide Hills
• Coonawarra
• Currency Creek
• Eden Valley
• Fleurieu Zone
• Kangaroo Island
• Langhorne Creek
• Limestone Coast Zone
• McLaren Vale
• Mount Benson
• Mount Gambier
• Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
• Padthaway
• Riverland
• Robe
• South Eastern Australia
• Southern Eyre Peninsula
• Southern Fleurieu
• Southern Flinders Ranges
• The Peninsulas Zone
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