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The McLaren Vale is the gateway to
the Fleurieu Peninsular in South Australia, tucked
between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the placid waters of
the Gulf of St Vincent, about 40 km from South of
Adelaide. The climate is of a Mediterranean character
with warm dry summers and moderate winters and
winter-dominant rainfall.
There are over 60 cellar doors
within the region each stamped the winemaker’s own
personality and many are run as small family operations,
giving the McLaren Vale a diversity of experience and
character. Grapes were first planted in the region in
1838 and there are still some vines that are producing
and are over 100 years old.
With the dominance of smaller
winery operations, it gives the visitors to the cellars
doors, the opportunity of meeting the growers behind
their wines.
The
region is famous for producing some of the best Shiraz
in Australia and is arguably one of the premier
Shiraz-growing regions in the world. |
