Mount Lofty Ranges zone (wine)

Mount Lofty Ranges zone

Wine region
Vineyards in Clare Valley
Type	Australian Geographical Indication
Year established	1996.[1]
Country	Australia
Part of	Adelaide super zone
Sub-regions	Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley

Mount Lofty Ranges zone is a wine zone located in South Australia west of the Murray River that occupies the Adelaide metropolitan area north of Glenelg, extending as far north as Crystal Brook, and as far south as Mount Compass in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The zone which encloses the Barossa zone on three sides, includes three wine regions that have received appellation as Australian Geographical Indications (AGIs): Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley. The zone received AGI in 1996.