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South Australia

The wine capital of Australia — 18 wine regions.

Regions

Wine regions of South Australia

Pick a region to see its map and the cellar doors worth visiting.

Barossa Valley
Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro

Old-vine Shiraz and historic family cellars in Australia’s most famous red-wine country.

37 wineriesView →
McLaren Vale
Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet

Maritime Grenache and Shiraz on the Gulf St Vincent coast, a hotbed of low-intervention winemaking.

77 wineriesView →
Clare Valley
Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet

The undisputed heartland of Australian Riesling, with structured reds from higher ground.

24 wineriesView →
Adelaide Hills
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Cool, high hills above Adelaide known for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot.

12 wineriesView →
Eden Valley
Riesling, Shiraz

A high, cool Barossa neighbour producing some of Australia’s finest Riesling and long-lived Shiraz.

16 wineriesView →
Coonawarra
Cabernet Sauvignon

The famous terra rossa strip of the Limestone Coast, revered for structured Cabernet Sauvignon.

12 wineriesView →
Langhorne Creek
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec

A warm, flood-plain region behind Lake Alexandrina, source of soft, generous reds.

6 wineriesView →
Riverland
Shiraz, Petit Verdot, Alternative varieties

South Australia’s sun-drenched Murray River zone, increasingly known for alternative varieties.

4 wineriesView →
Kangaroo Island
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay

A maritime island region off the Fleurieu with a boutique, wild-coast character.

4 wineriesView →
Padthaway
Shiraz, Cabernet, Chardonnay

A Limestone Coast neighbour of Coonawarra with rich reds and full Chardonnay.

3 wineriesView →
Mount Benson
Shiraz, Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc

A cool, breezy coastal Limestone Coast region with maritime-influenced reds and whites.

3 wineriesView →
Wrattonbully
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz

An inland Limestone Coast region on ancient terra rossa, strong in Cabernet and Shiraz.

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Currency Creek
Shiraz, Cabernet

A warm, maritime-moderated Fleurieu region near the Murray mouth.

1 wineryView →
Southern Fleurieu
Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc

A cool coastal tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula with a boutique scene.

1 wineryView →
Robe
Cabernet, Shiraz, Chardonnay

A small, cool coastal Limestone Coast region beside the town of Robe.

1 wineryView →
Mount Gambier
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

The southern edge of the Limestone Coast, a cool emerging region for Pinot Noir.

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Adelaide Plains
Shiraz, Cabernet

A warm plain north of Adelaide, historically a source of generous, ripe reds.

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Southern Flinders Ranges
Shiraz, Cabernet

An emerging high-country region in South Australia’s Far North.

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