Mount Lofty Ranges zone (wine)

Mount Lofty Ranges zone

Wine region
Vineyards in Clare Valley
Type	Australian Geographical Indication
Year established	1996.
Country	Australia
Part of	South Australia
Sub-regions	Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley

Mount Lofty Ranges zone is a wine zone located in central South Australia west of the Murray River that occupies the Adelaide metropolitan area north of Glenelg, extending as far north as Crystal Brook, and as far south as Mount Compass in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The zone which encloses the Barossa zone on three sides, consists of the following wine regions all of which have received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI): Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley. The zone received AGI in 1996.

The Mount Lofty Ranges zone covers an area of central South Australia bounded at the north by a line of latitude approximately in line with Crystal Brook, to the west by the Gulf St Vincent coastline and a line extending north from Port Wakefield, to the south by the line of latitude passing through Glenelg in the Adelaide metropolitan area and the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges extending as far south as Mount Compass and bounded to the east by a line immediately west of the alignment of Murray river. The zone encloses the Barossa zone on all but its east side. The term ‘Mount Lofty Ranges’ was registered as an AGI under the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 27 December 1996.

The wine zone includes the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley wine regions.

The Adelaide Hills wine region covers an area on the Mount Lofty Ranges extending from near Mount Pleasant in the north to Mount Compass, South Australia in the south. The region is bordered by the Barossa zone in the north and by the Fleurieu zone at its southern limits. The term ‘Adelaide Hills’ was registered as an AGI on 9 February 1998.