| Wine region | |
 | |
| Type | Australian Geographical Indication |
|---|---|
| Year established | 2003[1] |
| Years of wine industry | established 1890[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Part of | Limestone Coast zone |
| Growing season | October – April[3] |
| Climate region | ’I’ |
| Heat units | 1392[4] |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 230 mm (9.1 in) [3] |
| Size of planted vineyards | 5,603 hectares (13,850 acres)[5] |
| No. of vineyards | 130 (2011)[2] |
| Grapes produced | 23,480 tonnes (23,110 long tons; 25,880 short tons)[6] |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Chardonnay[5] |
| No. of wineries | 28[7] |
| Comments | climate data – 2011, production -2012 & 2014 |
The Coonawarra wine region is a wine region centred on the town of Coonawarra in the Limestone Coast zone of South Australia. It is known for the Cabernet Sauvignon wines produced on its "terra rossa" soil. The name has been said to have originated in Bindjali, an Aboriginal language, meaning "wild honeysuckle". It is about 380 kilometres (240 mi) south-east of Adelaide, close to the border with Victoria.
- ^ "Coonawarra Geographical Indication". Wine Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Longbottom et al, 2011, page 30
- ^ a b Longbottom et al, 2011, page 50
- ^ Longbottom et al, 2011, page 62
- ^ a b PGIBSA, 2014, page 49
- ^ PGIBSA, 2014, page 47
- ^ "Wineries". Coonawarra Vignerons Association. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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