Lenswood wine sub-region
Wine region | |
Type | Australian Geographical Indication |
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Year established | 1998.[1] |
Country | Australia |
Part of | Adelaide Hills[1] |
Heat units | 1422[2] |
Precipitation (annual average) | 1,020 mm (40 in)[3] |
Soil conditions | ‘loamy with sub-clay soils’[4] |
Total area | 66.6 square kilometres (25.7 square miles)[4] |
Comments | 2004 |
Lenswood wine sub-region is a wine sub-region located around the town of Lenswood in South Australia within the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east of the Adelaide city centre. The sub-region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) on 16 October 1998.[1] The sub-region is part of the Adelaide Hills wine region and the Mount Lofty Ranges zone.[5]
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Citations and references[]
Citations[]
References[]
- Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services (2004), Adelaide Hills Wine Region Profile (PDF), Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014, retrieved 11 November 2014
- Halliday, James (23 October 2012), James Halliday Australian wine companion : the bestselling and definitive guide to Australian wine (2013 ed.), Richmond, Vic. Hardie Grant Books (published 2012), ISBN 978-1-74270-306-0
Coordinates: 34°55′06″S 138°49′57″E / 34.91822°S 138.83261°E
Categories:
- Wine regions of South Australia
- South Australia geography stubs
- Wine region stubs