Lenswood wine sub-region

Lenswood sub-region
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established1998.[1]
CountryAustralia
Part ofAdelaide Hills[1]
Heat units1422[2]
Precipitation (annual average)1,020 mm (40 in)[3]
Soil conditions‘loamy with sub-clay soils’[4]
Total area66.6 square kilometres (25.7 square miles)[4]
Comments2004

Lenswood wine sub-region is a wine sub-region located around the town of Lenswood in South Australia within the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east of the Adelaide city centre. The sub-region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) on 16 October 1998.[1] The sub-region is part of the Adelaide Hills wine region and the Mount Lofty Ranges zone.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Lenswood (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ Davidson,2004, page 23
  3. ^ Davidson,2004, page 20
  4. ^ a b Davidson,2004, page 69
  5. ^ Halliday, 2012, pages 52-53