South Australia

  • Have super zones (yet another designation of subdivision) Barossa zone, Fleurieu zone, Mount Lofty Ranges zone, Far north zone, Limestone coast zone, Lower Murray zone
  • Responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine
  • Diversity in geography and climate allows the production of a wide range of grape varieties
  • Grown at varying  altitudes: from the low valley regions of the Barossa and the Riverland area up to the 1,970 ft (600 m) vineyards at Pewsey Vale in the Eden Valley
  • Barossa Zone (Regions: Barossa Valley and Eden Valley)
  • Fleurieu Zone (Regions: Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island, Langhorn Creek, McLaren Vale, Southern Fleurieu)
  • Mount Lofty Ranges Zone (Regions: Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley)
  • Far North Zone (Regions: Southern Flinders Ranges)
  • Limestone Coast Zone (Regions: Coonawarra, Mount Benson, Padthaway, Robe, Wrattonbully)
  • Lower Murray Zone (Regions: Riverland)