National Wine Centre of Australia

National Wine Centre of Australia
The National Wine Centre, Adelaide
General information
Address	North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	34°55′10″S 138°36′51″E / 34.91944°S 138.61417°E / -34.91944; 138.61417
Opened	6 October 2001 (2001-10-06)
Client	Government of South Australia
Landlord	University of Adelaide
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Philip Cox
Architecture firm	Cox Grieve Gillett
Website
nationalwinecentre.com.au

The National Wine Centre of Australia (commonly the "Wine Centre") is a public exhibition building about winemaking and its industry in South Australia, opened in 2001.^[1] It contains an interactive permanent exhibition of winemaking, introducing visitors to the technology, varieties and styles of wine. It also has a wine tasting area, giving visitors the opportunity to taste and compare wines from different areas of Australia.

The Wine Centre is situated at the eastern end of North Terrace, Adelaide in the east parklands and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. The building designed by Cox Grieve Gillett uses building materials to reflect items used in making wine.^[2] The exterior of the building looks like a section of a wine barrel. Outside the building are rows of grapevines, showing seven different varieties of grapes to curious visitors who normally would not have access to a vineyard to see the differences for themselves.