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The Peninsulas zone is a wine zone located in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

that covers the entire

Yorke Peninsula The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located northwest and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Strai ...

, an adjoining portion of the Mid North of South Australia, the portion of

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...

south of a line of latitude approximately in line with Crystal Brook and the islands located off the adjoining coastline. The zone is bounded by the Far North zone to its north by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone to its east.PGIBSA , 2014, page 92 The term ‘The Peninsulas’ was registered as an

Australian Geographical Indication A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, ...

under the ''Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980'' on 27 December 1996. As of 2017, the zone does not have any constituent regions, although the locality around the regional city of

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...

, while not officially recognised, is informally known as the ‘Southern Eyre Peninsula region’. As of 2017, Halliday reports that there are three wineries in the ‘Southern Eyre Peninsula region’, and one on Yorke Peninsula. As of 2014, the most common plantings in The Peninsulas wine region within a total planted area of were reported as being Cabernet Sauvignon () and Shiraz (). Alternatively, the plantings when categorised by

varietal A varietal wine is a wine made primarily from a single named grape variety, and which typically displays the name of that variety on the wine label.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000.winepros.com.au. ...

s are red (), white () and ‘unknown’ ().PGIBSA , 2014, page 97 The quantity of wine grape harvested in 2014 was reported as being .PGIBSA , 2014, page 95

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peninsulas zone (wine) Wine regions of South Australia Eyre Peninsula Yorke Peninsula 1996 establishments in Australia

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