Currency Creek
GREEN GETAWAY
The Fleurieu Peninsula’s picturesque Currency Creek wine region is the place to go for hiking, picnics and wildlife watching. A place to unwind with a standout wine.
Immerse yourself in nature, history and wine. Stretching from the coastal village of Port Elliot to Lake Alexandrina in the east, Currency Creek is home to beaches, bush trails and relics of the region’s Aboriginal and European settler past.
There are vineyards large and small in this growing wine region, and wineries crafting bold wines from a diverse range of red and white grapes.
Read on for more about Currency Creek.
35°46’S
latitude
138°49’E
longitude
1,032HA
total vineyard area
Climate and Altitude
This low-lying coastal region has a mild Mediterranean climate with strong maritime influences. Frost is rare and easy access to water compensates for low rainfall.
193MM
growing season rainfall
20.7C
mean temperature
0–286M
altitude
The Environment
The Currency Creek wine region is less than an hour and a half south of Adelaide. Close to the large freshwater Lake Alexandrina, its wineries are scattered throughout the region but within an easy drive of each other.
Climate
The weather here is mild year round, with extreme temperatures mitigated by the surrounding bodies of water.
Soil
Soils are generally sands and loams, with most vineyards planted on sandy slopes.
Top Varieties Grown
SAUVIGNON BLANC
These vibrant wines helped put Currency Creek on the map. They’re known for their elegance, freshness and lively tropical fruit flavours.
SHIRAZ
Shiraz wines are bright, elegant and food friendly, with spicy fruit flavours.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Ideally suited to the temperate climate of the Currency Creek wine region, Cabernet produces rich, robust wines with flavours of dark berries.
