Adelaide Plains
COASTAL VINES AND VIBRANT WINES
A stone’s throw from the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Plains wine region promises gourmet discoveries and a growing collection of small wineries crafting vibrant wines.
The sunny Adelaide Plains wine region is just 30 minutes from Adelaide, and offers parklands, rose farms and good food and wine. The Italian community who helped pioneer the region brought a passion for produce – olive oil is a specialty – along with Italian grape varieties.
Many locally grown grapes find their way to nearby regions, but there’s a clutch of wineries and cellar doors to explore, and they’re proving just how good Adelaide Plains wines can be.
Read on for more information about the Adelaide Plains.
34° 63’S
latitude
138° 33’E
longitude
567HA
total vineyard area
Climate and Altitude
Despite being so close to the sea, this low-lying region is warm and dry, with good conditions for growing grapes in high volumes.
180MM
growing season rainfall
23.5C
mean temperature
0-154M
altitude
The Environment
Just north of Adelaide, the Adelaide Plains is bordered by ocean to its west. Its sun-drenched plains stretch east to the Barossa Valley.
Climate
The weather is generally warm, with hot, dry summers, mild winters and low rainfall.
Soil
Soils are mostly red-brown sandy loams, with some patches of clay soils.
Top Varieties Grown
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
The Adelaide Plains is renowned for its rich, full-flavoured Cabernet wines. These are sometimes blended with Shiraz and Merlot.
SHIRAZ
Shiraz varies in style, with the region’s small producers making elegant wines in a style normally reserved for cooler climates.
CHARDONNAY
These are refreshing yet bold wines with flavours of tropical fruit and ripe peach.
COLOMBARD
Colombard is well suited to the warm climate of the Adelaide Plains wine region, producing fresh, vibrant white wines similar to Sauvignon Blanc.
