Adelaide Plains wine region is a

wine region This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grapes will sometimes ...

located in

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immediately north of the capital city of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

. The region received

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as an Australian Geographical Indication in 2002 and as of 2014, it is represented by 11 wineries. It is part of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone.

Extent and appellation

The Adelaide Plains wine region covers an area located in the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area and rural land to the metropolitan area's immediate north. Its northern boundary starts at the mouth of the Light River on the coast with

Gulf St Vincent Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger S ...

and follows the river's alignment until about due east of Mallala where it follows the alignment of Wasleys Road passing through Wasleys until it meets the

Horrocks Highway Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route through the suburbs north of the Adelaide City Centre in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It continues north through the settled areas of South Australia and is a total of long, fro ...

being the name of the section of the

Main North Road Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route through the suburbs north of the Adelaide City Centre in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It continues north through the settled areas of South Australia and is a total of long, fro ...

located north of

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. Its eastern boundary follows the alignment of the Main North Road to its intersection with the

Grand Junction Road Grand Junction Road is the longest east–west thoroughfare in the Adelaide metropolitan area, traversing through Adelaide's northern suburbs approximately 8 kilometres north of the Adelaide city centre. Route Travelling from the Port Adelaide r ...

and the Princes Highway at

Gepps Cross Gepps Cross (pronounced 'Jepps Cross') is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was hom ...

in the south passing through Roseworthy, Gawler and

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. Its southern boundary is the

and the continuation of its alignment along Bower Road to the coastline. Its western boundary is the Gulf St Vincent coastline including crossing over the

Port River The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European ...

and the

Barker Inlet The Barker Inlet is a tidal inlet of the Gulf St Vincent in Adelaide, South Australia, named after Captain Collet Barker who first sighted it in 1831. It contains one of the southernmost mangrove forests in the world, a dolphin sanctuary, seagra ...

from Outer Harbor to St Kilda. The Adelaide Plains wine region was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication on 25 March 2002.

Grapes and wine

As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Adelaide Plains wine region within a total planted area of was reported as being

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() followed by Chardonnay (), Cabernet Sauvignon () and Sauvignon Blanc (). Alternatively, red wine varietals account for of plantings while white wines varietals account for of plantings. The 2014 vintage is reported as consisting of red grapes crushed valued at A$2,523,461 and white grapes crushed valued at $737,939. As of 2014, the region is reported as containing at least 11 wineries.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adelaide Plains wine region Wine regions of South Australia

Extent and appellation

Grapes and wine

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