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Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Hills wine guide: the wine region in Australia, its Sauvignon Blanc, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Australia
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Sauvignon Blanc
Styles
red · dry white · sweet white
5
Signature grapes
2
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Adelaide Hills comes out of South Australia, Australia, where it sits as a wine region.

Sauvignon Blanc leads the plantings, with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Riesling alongside it.

Vines root into clay and loam.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and hills.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows balanced by good structure and fresh and lively.

The named areas within are Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley.

Pour them alongside seafood, chicken, pork and salads.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Soil
ClayLoam
Climate
Continental
Terrain
ElevatedHills
Styles
reddry whitesweet whitesparkling

In the glass.

Red: Balanced by good structure.

Sparkling: Fresh and lively.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Amadio Wines Reserve Quartet Blanc, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Anderson Hill Lenswood O Series Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Bird in Hand Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Bird in Hand Sparkling Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • d'Arenberg Pollyanna 'Polly' Sparkling, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Egon Muller 'Kanta' Riesling, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • K1 by Geoff Hardy Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, Australia

At the table.

  • seafood
  • chicken
  • pork
  • salads
  • pasta
  • rich cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.
  • Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Adelaide Hills: common questions

01.
What grapes is Adelaide Hills known for?
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Sauvignon Blanc is the signature grape of Adelaide Hills. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Riesling are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Adelaide Hills make?
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Adelaide Hills produces red wine, dry white wine, sweet white wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Adelaide Hills?
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Adelaide Hills is a wine region in Australia.
04.
What food goes with Adelaide Hills wine?
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Try seafood, chicken, pork, salads and pasta, plus one more.
05.
How long does Adelaide Hills wine age?
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Keeps for 5 to 10 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in Australia, or the wider South Australia guide.

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