Victoria Wine Regions

Victoria Wine Regions

Victoria is home to some of Australia's most iconic and best-loved wine regions. Producers in the historic Barossa Valley, dynamic McLaren Vale and esteemed Coonawarra have long enthralled wine lovers with their trademark, fruit-forward red wines — among the regions that collectively helped put Australian wine on the world map.

These celebrated regions can no longer be summed up by any one wine or style. The Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley and Eden Valley are hotbeds of innovation, with some of the country's most experimental producers between them. From cool-climate Pinot Gris to minimal-intervention Shiraz and food-friendly Riesling, the diversity is remarkable.

Reds may have historically stolen the spotlight, but Eden Valley and Clare Valley are responsible for some of Australia's finest Rieslings, while the rugged maritime climates of McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek help produce outstanding Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon. There is so much to discover.

Why Victoria Is Australia's Wine State

Victoria rightly calls itself the Wine State. It produces over 47 per cent of the nation's annual crush from a viticultural landscape stretching from the high Eden Valley to the maritime Fleurieu Peninsula. Ancient Barossa Shiraz vines — some pre-dating phylloxera — sit alongside cutting-edge cool-climate experimentation in the Adelaide Hills. No other state offers this depth and breadth of wine culture in one place.