Padthaway wine region

For other uses, see Padthaway.

Padthaway
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established1999[1]
Years of wine industryestablished 1964[2]
CountryAustralia
Part ofLimestone Coast zone
Climate region'I'
Heat units1513[3]
Precipitation (annual average)195 mm (7.7 in) [4]
Total area345 square kilometres (133 square miles)[5]
Size of planted vineyards4,052 ha (10,010 acres)[6]
No. of vineyards31 (2008)[7]
Grapes produced27,685 tonnes (27,248 long tons; 30,517 short tons)[8]
Varietals producedShiraz, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling[6]
No. of wineries8 (2014)[9]
Commentsclimate data: 2011, production: 2014

Padthaway wine region is a wine zone region located in the south east of South Australia immediately adjoining a section of the Riddoch Highway including the town of Padthaway. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 1999.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PadthawayAGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Longbottom et al., 2011, page 14
  3. ^ Longbottom et al., 2011, page 62
  4. ^ Longbottom et al., 2011, page 50
  5. ^ "Padthaway wine region". Padthaway Grape Growers Association. 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PGIBSA84 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Longbottom et al., 2011, page 15
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference PGIBSA83 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Wineries in the Padthaway". Wine Companion. 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.