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Adelaide Hills Wine Region


The Adelaide Hills Wine Region is part of the Mt Lofty Ranges on the eastern side of the City of Adelaide. It is bounded by the Eden Valley and Barossa Valley wine regions to the north and the McLaren Vale wine region to the south.

The undulating topography of the Adelaide Hills generates a wide range of microclimates but the region is generally cooler and moister than Adelaide and the coastal plain. There are three subregions, Gumeracha, Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley, but even this finer classification does not do justice the complex topography.

Each individual site seems to have its own combination of soil, altitude and aspect influencing the quality of the grapes. Many wineries are using the cooler environment to grow early maturing varieties, Viognier and Pinot gris are popular white wine varieties, while Tempranillo and the major Italian red varieties are also attracting interest.

Appropriately, the German themed village of Hahndorf has a winery using the German grape varieties Lemberger and Trollinger. Of all the South Australian regions this one is probably best suited to Pinot gris. Sangiovese seems to be attracting some attention as well.

Touring the Adelaide Wine Region is an easy and enjoyable day trip from the city of Adelaide. There are plenty of boutique wineries with cellar door sales interspersed among other small scale artisan food outlets, historic buildings, various accommodation and restaurants.

Why not tour this region is style? You can do a wonderful one day trip from Adelaide including the best wineries, lunch and excellent commentary. Let someone else do the driving and planning with a limousine service.

Adelaide Hills wineries using alternative grape varieties include

  • Abbey Rock Wines Sangiovese
  • Alan and Veitch Viognier
  • Alta Wines Pinot gris
  • Amadio Dolcetto, Grenache, Pinot gris, Sangiovese, Tempranillo
  • Arrivo Nebbiolo
  • Ashton Hills Gewurztraminer, Malbec, Petit verdot, Pinot gris
  • Barristers Block Grenache, Mourvedre
  • Battunga Vineyards Pinot gris, Viognier
  • BK Wines Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris
  • Blackets Gewurztraminer
  • Blackford Stable Wines Pinot gris, Sangiovese
  • Bockman Pinot gris
  • Bowe Lees Nebbiolo, Tannat
  • Chain of Ponds Barbera, Grenache, Pinot gris, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Viognier
  • Cloudbreak Wines Pinot gris
  • Deviation Road Pinot gris, Sangiovese
  • Hahndorf Hill Lemberger, Pinot gris, Trollinger
  • Hillstowe Pinot gris
  • Honey Moon Vineyard Marsanne, Tempranillo, Viognier
  • Howard Vineyard Cabernet franc
  • Jupiter Creek Winery Grenache
  • Kenton Hill Nebbiolo
  • Kirrihill Grenache, Mourvedre, Tempranillo, Pinot gris, Viognier
  • La Linea Tempranillo
  • Leabrook Estate Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris
  • Llangibby Estate Pinot gris, Tempranillo
  • Longview Vineyard Nebbiolo, Viognier, Zinfandel
  • Mawson Ridge Grenache, Pinot gris
  • Mylkappa Wines Pinot gris
  • Nepenthe Pinot gris, Tempranillo, Zinfandel
  • Nova Vita Wines Pinot gris, Sangiovese
  • Paracombe Wines Pinot gris, Viognier
  • Parish Hill Wines Arneis, Dolcetto, Fiano, Nebbiolo, Negro amaro, Vermentino
  • Perrini Estate Sangiovese
  • Petaluma Pinot gris, Viognier
  • Pike and Joyce Pinot gris
  • Protero Nebbiolo, Viognier
  • Scaffidi Estate Nebbiolo, Sangiovese
  • Sidewood Estate Pinot gris
  • Solstice Mount Torrens Vineyards Viognier
  • Spoehr Creek Wines Viognier
  • Starvedog Lane Meunier, Nebbiolo, Pinot gris, Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Touriga
  • Talunga Grenache, Nebbiolo, Petit verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo
  • Ten Miles East Arneis, Carmenere, Saperavi
  • The Deanery Vineyards Sangiovese
  • The Lane Pinot gris, Viognier
  • Tilbrook Estate Pinot gris, Sangiovese
  • TK Wines Gewurztraminer
  • Tomich Hill Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris
  • Totino Wines Pinot gris, Sangiovese
  • Yacca Paddock Vineyards Arneis, Dolcetto, Durif, Tannat, Tempranillo

You can see an excellent interactive map of the Adelaide Hills wine region here

*Hahndorf Hill winery hope to make a small quantity of Gruner Veltliner in 2010

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