Mount Benson wine region

This article is about the wine region in Australia. For other uses, see Mount Benson (disambiguation).

Mount Benson
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established1997[1]
Years of wine industryestablished 1989[2]
CountryAustralia
Part ofLimestone Coast zone
Climate region’I’
Heat units1445[3]
Precipitation (annual average)171 mm (6.7 in) [4]
Size of planted vineyards504 ha (1,250 acres)[5]
No. of vineyards18 (2008)[6]
Grapes produced1,255 tonnes (1,235 long tons; 1,383 short tons)[7]
Varietals producedShiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot[5]
Commentsclimate data: 2011, production: 2008 & 2014

The Mount Benson wine region is a wine region in the south east of the Australian state of South Australia located on the continental coastline about 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the state capital of Adelaide and halfway between the towns of Kingston SE and Robe. Mount Benson is one of six wine growing regions that are located in the Limestone Coast wine zone.

  1. ^ "Mount Benson (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ Longbottom et al, 2011, page 23
  3. ^ Longbottom et al, 2011, page 62
  4. ^ Longbottom et al, 2011, page 50
  5. ^ a b PGIBSA, 2014, page 72
  6. ^ Longbottom et al, 2011, page 24
  7. ^ PGIBSA, 2014, page 71