Currency Creek wine region

This article is about the wine region. For the town, see Currency Creek, South Australia.

Currency Creek
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established2001[1]
Years of wine industrysince 1972[2]
CountryAustralia
Part ofFleurieu zone
Climate region‘I’
Heat units1525[3]
Precipitation (annual average)155 mm (6.1 in)[3]
Size of planted vineyards960 ha (2,400 acres)[4]
Grapes produced7,269 tonnes (7,154 long tons; 8,013 short tons)[5]
Varietals producedShiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot[4]
No. of wineries4[6]
Commentsclimate & production: 2014

Currency Creek wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the west side of Lake Alexandrina between Milang, the Murray Mouth, Port Elliot and just south of Ashbourne. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2001 and as of 2014, has a total planted area of 960 ha (2,400 acres) and is represented by at least four wineries.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CurrencyAGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About our region". Currency Creek Wine Region Association. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Currency Creek Wine Region". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PGIBSA54 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ PGIBSA, 2014, page 53
  6. ^ "Wineries in the Currency Creek". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.