Southern Fleurieu wine region

Wine region of South Australia

This article is about the wine region. For the wine zone, see Fleurieu zone (wine). For the peninsula, see Fleurieu Peninsula.

Southern FleurieuWine region

Type| Australian Geographical Indication
Year established| 2001[1]
Country| Australia
Part of| Fleurieu zone[2]
Climate region| 'I'
Heat units| 1628[3]
Precipitation (annual average)| 121 mm (4.8 in)[3]
Size of planted vineyards| 510 ha (1,300 acres)[4]
No. of vineyards| 50 growers[5]
Grapes produced| 52 tonnes (51 long tons; 57 short tons)[6]
Varietals produced| Shiraz, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon & Sauvignon Blanc[4]
No. of wineries| 19[7]
Comments| 2014

Southern Fleurieu wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula and the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges, extending north east from the peninsula to near Willunga in the west and to near Ashbourne in the east. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2001 and as of 2014, has a total planted area of 510 ha (1,300 acres) and is represented by 50 growers and at least 19 wineries.

## Extent and appellation

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The Southern Fleurieu wine region is one of the five wine regions forming the Fleurieu zone, which located to the immediate south of Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The wine region extents from Cape Jervis in the south west across most of the Fleurieu Peninsula to the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges located to the immediate northeast of the peninsula and finishing near Willunga on the west side of the ranges and near Ashbourne in the east side of the ranges.[2]

It bounded by the following wine regions - McLaren Vale to its north-west, Langhorne Creek to its northeast and Currency Creek to its east, and by the Adelaide Hills wine zone to its north.[1][2][8][9] The term ‘Southern Fleurieu’ was registered as an AGI in June 2001.[1] As of 2014, the region contains 50 growers and at least 19 wineries.[5][7]

## Grapes and wine

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As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Southern Fleurieu wine region within a total planted area of 510 ha (1,300 acres) are Shiraz (24.7%) followed by Chardonnay (18%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15.3%) and Sauvignon Blanc (14.1%).[4]

## See also

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* Wine portal
* South Australia portal

* Fleurieu zone, wider wine growing zone
* South Australian wine

## Citations and references

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c "Southern Fleurieu (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
2. ^ a b c "Fleurieu (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014.
3. ^ a b "Southern Fleurieu Wine Region". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
4. ^ a b c PGIBSA , 2014, page 62
5. ^ a b PGIBSA , 2014, page 21
6. ^ PGIBSA , 2014, page 11
7. ^ a b "Wineries in the Southern Fleurieu". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
8. ^ PGIBSA , 2014, page 7
9. ^ "Southern Fleurieu Wine Region (map)" (PDF). Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

### References

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* Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA (PGIBSA) (2014), "Australian regional winegrape crush survey online" (PDF), South Australian Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Surveys, Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA, ISSN 1442-6048, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014, retrieved 6 November 2014

## External links

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* Southern Fleurieu Wine Region Tourism homepage

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Wine regions of South Australia

Barossa zone|

* Barossa Valley
* Eden Valley
* High Eden

Fleurieu zone|

* Currency Creek
* Kangaroo Island
* Langhorne Creek
* McLaren Vale
* Southern Fleurieu

Mount Lofty Ranges zone|

* Adelaide Hills
* Lenswood
* Piccadilly Valley
* Adelaide Plains
* Clare Valley

Far North zone|

* Southern Flinders Ranges

Limestone Coast zone|

* Mount Benson
* Mount Gambier
* Padthaway
* Coonawarra
* Robe
* Wrattonbully

Lower Murray zone|

* Riverland

The Peninsulas zone|

* The Peninsulas

Other|

* South Eastern Australia

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Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

Major Townships|

* Cape Jervis
* Middleton (part)
* Myponga
* Normanville
* Port Elliot
* Victor Harbor
* Yankalilla

Minor Townships|

* Carrickalinga
* Deep Creek
* Delamere
* Hayborough
* Inman Valley
* McCracken
* Rapid Bay
* Second Valley
* Waitpinga

Local Government|

* Alexandrina Council (part)
* City of Victor Harbor
* District Council of Yankalilla

Geographical features|

* Ingalalla Waterfalls

Coastal features|

* Cape Jervis
* Rosetta Head (The Bluff)

Protected areas|

| Conservation parks|

* Deep Creek
* Eric Bonython
* Gum Tree Gully
* Mount Billy
* Myponga
* Newland Head
* Spring Mount
* Stipiturus
* Talisker
* Waitpinga
* Yulte

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Other|

* Fleurieu Art Prize
* Fleurieu wine zone (part)
* Islands of South Australia
* Southern Fleurieu wine region (part)
* Leafy Sea Dragon Festival
* Heysen Trail (part)

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