Mount Lofty Ranges zone (wine)

This article is about the wine zone in South Australia. For the mountain range, see Mount Lofty Ranges.
Mount Lofty Ranges zone
Wine region

Vineyards in Clare Valley
Type Australian Geographical Indication
Year established 1996. [1]
Country Australia
Part of South Australia
Sub-regions Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley

Mount Lofty Ranges zone is a wine zone located in central South Australia west of the Murray River that occupies the Adelaide metropolitan area north of Glenelg, extending as far north as Crystal Brook, and as far south as Mount Compass in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The zone which encloses the Barossa zone on three sides, consists of the following wine regions all of which have received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI): Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley. The zone received AGI in 1996.

Extent and appellation

Australian wine zones & regions

The Mount Lofty Ranges zone covers an area of central South Australia bounded at the north by a line of latitude approximately in line with Crystal Brook, to the west by the Gulf St Vincent coastline and a line extending north from Port Wakefield, to the south by the line of latitude passing through Glenelg in the Adelaide metropolitan area and the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges extending as far south as Mount Compass and bounded to the east by a line immediately west of the alignment of Murray river. The zone encloses the Barossa zone on all but its east side.[1][2] The term ‘Mount Lofty Ranges’ was registered as an AGI under the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 27 December 1996.[1]

Constituent regions

The wine zone consists of the following wine regions - Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley.[1]

Adelaide Hills wine region

The Adelaide Hills wine region covers an area on the Mount Lofty Ranges extending from near Mount Pleasant in the north to Mount Compass, South Australia in the south.[3] The region is bordered by the Barossa zone in the north and by the Fleurieu zone at its southern limits.[2] The term ‘Adelaide Hills’ was registered as an AGI on 9 February 1998.[4]

Adelaide Plains wine region

The Adelaide Plains wine region is located immediately north of the capital city of Adelaide. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication in 2002 and as of 2014, it is represented by 11 wineries.[5][6][7]

Clare Valley wine region

The Clare Valley wine region covers an area extending from north of the town of Clare at the region’s northern limit to the south of Auburn at its southern limit. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication on 25 March 1999.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mount Lofty Ranges (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geographical Indication Zones and Regions in South Australia (map)". Phylloxera & Grape Industry Board of South Australia. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide Hills Wine Region (map)". Phylloxera & Grape Industry Board of South Australia (PGIBSA). 26 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Adelaide Hills (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide Plains Wine Region (map)". Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Adelaide Plains (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Halliday, James. "Wineries in the Adelaide Plains". Wine Companion. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Clare Valley Wine Region (map)". Phylloxera & Grape Industry Board of South Australia. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Clare Valley (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.