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.
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?+
02.What kind of wine does Adelaide Hills make?+
03.Where is Adelaide Hills?+
04.What food goes with Adelaide Hills wine?+
05.How long does Adelaide Hills wine age?+
More from here: every wine region in Australia, or the wider South Australia guide.