Adelaide Hills wine region

Adelaide Hills
Wine region
Piccadilly Valley, south of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Adelaide Hills
TypeAustralian geographical indication (AGI)
Year established1998[1]
Years of wine industrySince 1830s[2]
CountryAustralia
Part ofMount Lofty Ranges zone[1]
Sub-regionsLenswood, Piccadilly Valley[3]
Climate region'II'
Heat units1150 to 1479[4]
Precipitation (annual average)203–426 mm (8.0–16.8 in)[5]
Size of planted vineyards17,873 ha (44,170 acres)[6]
Grapes produced17,873 t (17,591 long tons; 19,702 short tons)[6]
Varietals producedSauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris[7]
Commentsclimate data - 2004, production - 2014

Adelaide Hills is an Australian geographical indication for wine made from grapes grown in a specific area of the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Adelaide Hills". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Davidson, 2004, page 6
  3. ^ Halliday, 2012, pages 52-53
  4. ^ Davidson, 2004, page 24
  5. ^ Davidson, 2004, page 20
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PGIBSA25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference PGIBSA27 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).