South Australia
South Australia is a wine region in Australia. Australia's largest wine-producing state, spanning warm Barossa and McLaren Vale to cooler Adelaide Hills and Coonawarra.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth
Places in South Australia
Clare Valley
The benchmark for steely, lime-zest Australian Riesling.
Coonawarra
A narrow South Australian region known for terra rossa soils and structured Cabernet Sauvignon.
Eden Valley
A cooler hillside zone above Barossa, known for Riesling.
McLaren Vale
A warm coastal zone for plush Shiraz and Grenache.
Barossa Valley
Warm valley famed for rich, old-vine Shiraz.
Adelaide Hills
A high-elevation range just east of Adelaide, with a cool growing season in an otherwise warm part of South Australia.
Adelaide Plains
A flat, hot vineyard district immediately north of Adelaide, between the city and the Barossa.
Currency Creek
A sheltered vineyard corner of the Fleurieu Peninsula near Goolwa, close to the Murray mouth.
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Classic styles
Grapes
Producers in South Australia
Penfolds
An Australian producer best known for Grange, an Australian wine icon built on multi-vineyard, multi-region Shiraz and new American oak.