Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Hills, this up and coming South Australian region may only be half an hour's drive from the city of Adelaide, spanning a 75 x 20km zone, but the change in topography is dramatic: the hot dusty streets giving way to an elevated maze of verdant, twisting valleys of the Mount Lofty Ranges offering varying aspects at between 350 & 700 metres. 

Naturally such a cool environment favours early ripening varietals such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Soils are predominantly low fertile grey loam. Total area is approx 500 ha, with a disproportionate number of single wineries. High land prices though deter all but the die-hards. Ngeringa is a producer to watch