Mount Lofty Ranges zone is a wine zone located in

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west of the

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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 Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and ...

. The zone which encloses the Barossa zone on three sides, includes three

wine regions 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 ...

that have received

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as Australian Geographical Indications (AGIs): Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and

Clare Valley The Clare Valley is a valley located in South Australia about north of Adelaide in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area. It is the river valley formed by the Hutt River but is also strongly associated with the roughly parallel Hill Riv ...

. The zone received AGI in 1996.

Extent and appellation

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

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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 Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...

. The zone encloses the Barossa zone on all but its east side. The term ‘Mount Lofty Ranges’ was registered as an AGI under the ''Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980'' on 27 December 1996.

Constituent regions

The wine zone includes the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley wine regions as well as vineyards not in any region.

Adelaide Hills wine region

The Adelaide Hills wine region covers an area on the

extending from near Mount Pleasant in the north to

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in the south. The region is bordered by the Barossa zone in the north and by the Fleurieu zone at its southern limits. The term ‘Adelaide Hills’ was registered as an AGI on 9 February 1998.

Adelaide Plains wine region

The Adelaide Plains wine region is located immediately north of the capital city of

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. The region received

as an Australian Geographical Indication in 2002 and as of 2014, it is represented by 11 wineries.

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

as an Australian Geographical Indication on 25 March 1999.

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