Australia

Wine is produced in every state, with more than 60 designated wine regions totalling approximately 160,000 hectares; however Australia’s wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. The wine regions in each of these states produce different wine varieties and styles that take advantage of the particular Terroir such as: climatic differences, topography and soil types. The major varieties are predominantly Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Semillon, Pinot noir, Riesling, and Sauvignon blanc. Wines are often labelled with the name of their grape variety, which must constitute at least 85 percent of the wine.

420,000

Vineyard Acres

MOST POPULAR GRAPE VARIETIES

Shiraz
Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Semillon

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

• Margaret River
• Pemberton
• Blackwood Valley

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• McLaren Vale
• Barossa Valley
• Clare Valley
• Adelaide Plains
• Eden Valley
• Adelaide Hills
• Langhorne Creek
• Currency Creek
• Southern Fleurieu
• Kangaroo Island
• Mount Benson
• Robe
• Padhaway
• Wrattonbully
• Coonawarra

VICTORIA

• Yarra Valley
• Goulburn Valley
• Strathbogie Ranges
• Glenrowan
• King Valley
• Apline Valleys
• Beechworth
• Ruthergien

NEW SOUTH WALES

• Hunter Valley
• Orange
• Tumbarumba
• Shoalhaven Coast
• Southern Highlands
• New England Australia
• Hastings River