{{Short description|Wine region in South Australia}} {{about|the wine region in South Australia|the locality|Adelaide Hills}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox wine region | name = Adelaide Hills | image = Piccadilly Valley.JPG | caption = Piccadilly Valley, south of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Adelaide Hills | official name = | other name = | type = Australian geographical indication (AGI) | year = 1998<ref name="AGWA"/> | wine years = Since 1830s<ref>Davidson, 2004, page 6</ref> | country = Australia | part of = Mount Lofty Ranges zone<ref name="AGWA">{{cite web |url=https://www.wineaustralia.com/labelling/geographical-indicators/adelaide-hills |title=Adelaide Hills |publisher=Wine Australia |work=Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms |accessdate=9 March 2018}}</ref> | similar = | sub regions = Lenswood, Piccadilly Valley<ref>Halliday, 2012, pages 52-53</ref> | season = | climate region = 'II' | heat units = 1150 to 1479<ref>Davidson, 2004, page 24</ref> | precipitation = {{convert|203|-|426|mm|abbr=on}}<ref>Davidson, 2004, page 20</ref> | soil = | total size = | planted = {{convert|17873|ha|abbr=on}}<ref name=PGIBSA25/> | vineyards = | grapes = {{convert|17873|t|abbr=on}}<ref name=PGIBSA25/> | varietals = Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris<ref name=PGIBSA27/> | wineries = | wine produced = | designation = | comments = climate data - 2004, production - 2014 }} '''Adelaide Hills''' is an Australian geographical indication for wine made from grapes grown in a specific area of the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia.
==Extent and appellation== The Adelaide Hills wine region covers an area extending along the Mount Lofty Ranges from near Mount Pleasant in the north to Mount Compass at its southern extent.<ref name="AGWA"/><ref name=PGIBSA-Hills-map>{{cite web|title=Adelaide Hills Wine Region (map)|url=http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/adelaide_hills_gi.pdf|publisher=Phylloxera & Grape Industry Board of South Australia (PGIBSA)|accessdate=12 November 2014|date=26 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309110859/http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/adelaide_hills_gi.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The term 'Adelaide Hills' was registered as an AGI on 9 February 1998.<ref name="AGWA"/>
==Grapes and wine== As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Adelaide Hills wine region within a total planted area of {{convert|17873|ha|abbr=on}} was reported as being Sauvignon Blanc ({{percentage|6529|17873|1}}) followed by Chardonnay ({{percentage|3457|17873|1}}), Pinot Noir ({{percentage|2496|17873|1}}) and Pinot Gris ({{percentage|1033|17873|1}}). Alternatively, red wine varietals account for {{percentage|5836|17873| 1 }} of plantings while white wines varietals account for {{percentage|12037|17873|1}} of plantings.<ref name=PGIBSA27>PGIBSA, 2014, page 27</ref>
The 2014 vintage is reported as consisting of {{convert|5836|t|abbr=off}} red grapes crushed valued at A$8,196,142 and {{convert| 12,037|t|abbr=off}} white grapes crushed valued at $14,777,631.<ref name=PGIBSA25>PGIBSA, 2014, page 25</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Wine|South Australia}} *Lenswood wine sub-region *Piccadilly Valley wine sub-region * Wine in Australia * South Australian food and drink * Economy of South Australia
==Citations and references==
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===References=== *{{Citation| author1= Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services| title= Adelaide Hills Wine Region Profile| publication-date= 2004| publisher= Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services| url= http://research.agwa.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/RT-03-26-4.pdf| accessdate= 11 November 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141111003541/http://research.agwa.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/RT-03-26-4.pdf| archive-date= 11 November 2014| url-status= dead}} *{{Citation | author1=Halliday, James | title=James Halliday Australian wine companion : the bestselling and definitive guide to Australian wine | date=23 October 2012 | publication-date=2012 | publisher=Richmond, Vic. Hardie Grant Books | edition=2013 | isbn=978-1-74270-306-0 }} *{{Citation | author1= Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA (PGIBSA) | title= Australian regional winegrape crush survey online | publication-date= 2014 | publisher= Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA | url= http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/WGCS-SA-Final-Report-20141.pdf | issn= 1442-6048 | accessdate= 6 November 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141106233327/http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/WGCS-SA-Final-Report-20141.pdf | archive-date= 6 November 2014 | url-status= dead }}
==External links== * [http://www.adelaidehillswine.com.au Adelaide Hills Wine Region Inc. webpage] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140914104306/http://www.southaustralia.com/food-and-wine/wine-region-adelaide-hills.aspx Adelaide Hills Wine Region official tourism webpage] {{Wine regions of South Australia}}
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