region · SA · registered 1997

McLaren Vale

McLaren Vale is a registered Australian wine region inside the Fleurieu zone, with a warm climate and 7,172 hectares under vine. This atlas holds 42 wineries standing inside its boundary.

Climate
Warm · 21.9°C
Mean January temperature, 2005-2024
Under vine
7,172 ha
Planted vineyard area
Altitude
0–417 m
Range across the GI
Rainfall
590 mm
Annual; 214 mm in the growing season
Degree days
1,925
Growing degree days, October–April
Average crush
34,603 t
Tonnes, 2021-2025
Registered
1997
Entered on the Register of Protected GIs
Area
433 km²
Total area of the GI

The boundary

Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal description. Winery pins are placed by their own coordinates — this map is how each one was assigned.

Crush by vintage

Tonnes crushed, as reported to Wine Australia. A short bar is a small vintage — frost, drought or fire — not a small region.

41,464
38,679
29,132
32,023
39,261
20212022202320242025

Wineries42

These premises stand inside the McLaren Vale boundary. Where a winery sources its fruit, and what appears on its label, is the winery’s to state.

Samuel's Gorge
McLaren Vale, SA
Angove McLaren Vale Vineyards and Cellar Door
McLaren Vale, SA
Aphelion Cellar Door
McLaren Vale, SA
Bekkers Wine
McLaren Vale, SA
Beresford Estate Cellar Door
McLaren Flat, SA
Chalk Hill Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Coriole Vineyards
McLaren Vale, SA
Cradle of Hills
Sellicks Hill, SA
d'Arenberg
McLaren Vale, SA
Dabblebrook Wines
Sellicks Hill, SA
Dandelion Vineyards
McLaren Vale, SA
DogRidge Vineyards, Cellar Door & Art Gallery
McLaren Flat, SA
Down The Rabbit Hole Wines - Cellar Door & Restaurant
McLaren Vale, SA
Gemtree Wines
McLaren Flat, SA
Geoff Merrill Wines
SA
Grounded Cru
McLaren Flat, SA
Hastwell & Lightfoot | Cellar Door & Winery
McLaren Flat, SA
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard
Clarendon, SA
Hugh Hamilton Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Hugo Wines
McLaren Flat, SA
Ivybrook Farm Cellar Door & Accommodation
Maslin Beach, SA
J&J Wines
Mclaren Vale, SA
Kay Brothers
McLaren Vale, SA
Main & Cherry Cellar Door
Chandlers Hill, SA
Maxwell Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Mitolo Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Mollydooker Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Oliver's Taranga
McLaren Vale, SA
Paxton Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Penny's Hill
McLaren Vale, SA
Pirramimma Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Primo Estate
McLaren Vale, SA
S.C. Pannell
McLaren Vale, SA
Sabella Vineyards
McLaren Vale, SA
Shingleback Wine
McLaren Vale, SA
Thicker Than Water Wines
McLaren Vale, SA
Vine Shed Venue & Cellar Door
McLaren Vale, SA
Wirra Wirra McLaren
McLaren Vale, SA
Wirra Wirra Vineyards
McLaren Vale, SA
Woodstock Wine Estate
Blewitt Springs, SA
Yangarra Estate
Kangarilla, SA
Zerella Wines Cellar Door
McLaren Vale, SA

Read the legal description of the McLaren Vale GI →

Boundary and regional statistics: Geographical Indications of Australia, © Wine Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. The boundary shown is Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal textual description; where the two differ, the text prevails.