Top 100 wines of Adelaide Hills

Discover the top 100 best wines of Adelaide Hills of Mount Lofty Ranges as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Adelaide Hills and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Adelaide Hills

The wine region of Adelaide Hills is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 491 estates and châteaux in the of Adelaide Hills, producing 1814 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Adelaide Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Adelaide Hills

wines from the region of Adelaide Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini, bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod) or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Adelaide Hills

On the nose in the region of Adelaide Hills often reveals types of flavors of cream, salt or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, lemon peel or biscuits. In the mouth in the region of Adelaide Hills is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Adelaide Hills

Rare Glen Grant whisky sells for record-breaking HK$937,500

A rare bottle of Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant 72-year-old whisky has broken its own previous auction world record in a sale at Bonham’s Hong Kong on 20 May. The single bottle sold for HK$937,500 (US$120,000/£95,403) including buyer’s premium. This figure is more than double the price a bottle of the same whisky sold for at a Bonham’s Hong Kong sale in January 2021 (HK$421,600). Distilled by Speyside producer Glen Grant in 1948, the rare single malt was ​​created by independent Scotch bottl ...

Adapting vineyards to a changing climate: Torres look to the future

In the face of rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, what can wine producers do to adapt their viticultural practices? Catalan producer Torres, which has emerged during the past decade as one of the global wine sector’s leading pioneers in tackling climate change, is experimenting with a range of creative ideas. Planting vines at higher altitudes is one option. The company is investing in cooler vineyards high in the mountains of the region. They have planted vines in Tremp at 950m in ...

Scotch whisky collection joins the NFT fad

Fife-based business The Whisky Barrel, managed by brothers Alastair and Chris Brown, has initially released a 30-year-old Glen Moray single malt, priced at £350 and limited to 152 numbered bottles. Each bottle carries a unique QR code linked to its Digital Provenance Certificate or Non-Fungible Token (NFT), which uses blockchain technology to to securely transmit product information on a public ledger. This, the company said, will help collectors to alleviate the risk of buying a fake bottle. Th ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Adelaide Hills