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South Australia produces almost 70% of all Australian wine exports.  There are 17 official wine regions and nearly 250 cellar doors, most are only a 90-minute drive from Adelaide.  Below is a chart outlining the most prominent areas.   

Region

Distance Adelaide

Cellar
Doors

Types of wines

Wineries

What to do

The Barossa

1  hour N

60

Shiraz, Reisling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Semilllon, Chardonnay, Voigner

Penfolds Grange, Jacob's Creek, Yalumba, Turkey Flat Vineyard, Peter Lehmann, Saltram Wine Estates, Wolf Blass Wines, Orlando, Rockford, Seppelts

Angaston, Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Barossa  Wine & Visitor Centre, Saturday's Farmer's Market, Barossa Wine Train, Chateau Barossa

Clare Valley
 

84 miles N

40

Riesling, Cabernet, Malbec, Merlot and Shiraz

Sevenhill Cellars, Annie's Lane, Taylors, Mount Horrocks, Grosset Wines, Tim Gramp

17-mile Riesling Trail, Burra Heritage Passport Trail, Mintaro

McLaren Vale

45 mins. S

40

Shiraz, Chardonnay, Verdelho,  Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Sangiovese, Semillon, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc

Fox Creek Wines, Penny's Hills, Woodstock Winery, d'Arenberg Wines, Chapel Hill Winery, Wirra Wirra, Pirramimma, Tatachilla, Hardy's Tintara, Hugo, Shottesbrooke

Almond Train Walk, Willunga Farmers' Market (Saturdays), Market 190

Langhorne Creek
(Fleurieu Peninsula)

1 hour  SE

20

Cabernet, Shiraz, Chardonnay,  and Verdelho 

Bremerton Wines, Lake Breeze, Temple Bruer, Bleasdale Vineyards, Currency Creek, Middleton Estate, Ballast Stone Winery

Goolwa, Coorong National Park and Strathalbyn (Scottish town)

Coonawarra
(Limestone Coast)

4 hours SE, 236 miles

22

Cabernet, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Riesling, Merlot, Pinot Noir

Parker Coonawarra Estate, Hollick Wines, Ravenswood, Neilson, Balnaves, Majella Winery, Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Penley Estate, Rymill Winery, Bee's Knees, Russet Ridge, Padthaway Estate, Hardy's Stonehaven Cellar Door, Wynns Coonawarra Estate Winery

Penola, Naracoorte Caves,  Bat Nursery & Woonambi Fossil Centre, Tantanoola Caves and Mt. Gambier's Blue Lake, Kingston

Adelaide Hills

20 mins.N

35

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon

Glenhurst Wines, Shaw and Smith, Henschke, Geoff Weaver, Mount Lofty Ranges Vineyards, Chain of Ponds Wines, Talunga Premium Wines

Visit the German town of Handorf, visit the Cedars, the studio of Sir Hans Heysen, walk part of the Heysen Trail, Melba's Chocolate Factory in Woodside, Cleland Wildlife Park, Warrawong Sanctuary

Riverland

2 1/2 hours

20

Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Renmark, Bonnyview Winery, Berri Estates, Renmano Wines

Banrock Wine & Wetland Centre, PS Mayflower, Port of Morgan Historical Museum, cruise the river on a historic paddle steamer

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