The Peninsulas zone (wine)

The Peninsulas zone
Wine region
Type Australian Geographical Indication
Year established 1996.[1]
Country Australia
Part of South Australia
Heat units 1655[2]
Precipitation (annual average) 161 millimetres (6.3 in)[2]
Size of planted vineyards 77 hectares (190 acres)[3]
Grapes produced 249 tonnes (245 long tons; 274 short tons)[4]
Varietals produced Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz[3]
No. of wineries at least 3[5]
Comments 2014
Australian wine zones & regions

The Peninsulas zone is a wine zone located in South Australia that covers the entire Yorke Peninsula, an adjoining portion of the Mid North of South Australia, the portion of Eyre Peninsula south of a line of latitude approximately in line with Crystal Brook and the islands located off the adjoining coastline. The zone is bounded by the Far North zone to its north by the Mount Lofty Ranges zone to its east.[6][7] The term ‘The Peninsulas’ was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication under the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 27 December 1996.[1]

As of 2012, the region does not have any constituent regions, although the locality around the regional city of Port Lincoln, while not officially recognised, is informally known as the ‘Southern Yorke Peninsula region’.[8] As of 2013, the zone is reported as containing at least three wineries all of which are located with ‘Southern Yorke Peninsula region’.[5] As of 2014, the most common plantings in The Peninsulas wine region within a total planted area of 77 hectares (190 acres) were reported as being Cabernet Sauvignon (16.9%) and Shiraz (16.9%). Alternatively, the plantings when categorised by varietals are red (37.7%), white (13%) and ‘unknown’ (48.1%).[3] The quantity of wine grape harvested in 2014 was reported as being 249 tonnes (245 long tons; 274 short tons).[4]

See also

Citations and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 "The Peninsulas (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Southern Eyre Peninsula Wine Region (sic)". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 PGIBSA , 2014, page 97
  4. 1 2 PGIBSA , 2014, page 95
  5. 1 2 "Wineries in the Southern Eyre Peninsula (sic)". James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wine Regions". Wine Australia Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. ↑ PGIBSA , 2014, page 92
  8. ↑ Halliday, 2012, pages 52-53

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