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Adelaide Hills

Appellation

Adelaide Hills is a GI region of Mount Lofty Ranges in Australia.

Cool, high part of the Mount Lofty Ranges just east of Adelaide. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and a base for sparkling wine.
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The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type
GI region (Wine Australia)
Protected since
1996-12-27
Area
145,140 ha registered outline
Centre
35.0180° S, 138.8042° E
State
South Australia
Legal basis
Wine Australia Act 2013; Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms.

Outline: From the Wine Australia GI register, via the adynak/WineRegions copy.

Where it is

Nearest town
7.9 km north-west of Mount Barker
Nearest city
15 km south-east of Adelaide Hills 72,260 people
To the sea
27 km
Same latitude
Mendoza (Argentina), Valle Central (Chile)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
143–702 m
Mean elevation
388 m

Measured over the whole outline on 93,488 elevation cells of about 125 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Contains

Wineries · 16

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