Currency Creek

Wine from Currency Creek comes out of Fleurieu Peninsula, Australia, where it sits as a wine region.

Sauvignon Blanc leads the plantings, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Pinot Gris, plus two more alongside it.

The climate is maritime/oceanic.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and lakeside.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows exhibiting peppery spice, crisp and varietally expressive, especially noted in sauvignon blanc and fresh and youthful, plus two more.

Pour them alongside seafood, chicken and vegetable dishes.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 3 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Red: Exhibiting peppery spice.

White: Crisp and varietally expressive, Especially noted in sauvignon blanc.

Rosé: Fresh and youthful, Complementing the region's fruit-forward styles.

Sparkling: Fresh and youthful, Enhancing the maritime influence.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Adaptaur Reserve Shiraz, Currency Creek, Australia
• Beklyn Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Fume, Currency Creek, Australia
• Beklyn Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Currency Creek, Australia
• Beklyn Single Vineyard Shiraz, Currency Creek, Australia
• Chain of Ponds Sorrells Road Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon, Currency Creek, Australia
• Clarence Hill Chardonnay, Currency Creek, Australia
• Currency Creek Estate 'Creek Station' Shiraz, Fleurieu, Australia
• Currency Creek Estate 'Winery Road' Brut Cuvee, Currency Creek, Australia

At the table.

• seafood
• chicken
• vegetable dishes

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.
• Keeps for 3 to 10 years.

Nearby regions.

Currency Creek: common questions

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