Kangaroo Island wine region

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Kangaroo Island
Wine region
Type Australian Geographical Indication
Year established 2000. [1]
Country Australia
Part of Fleurieu zone
Heat units 1380–1450 [2]
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No. of vineyards 30[4]
Varietals produced Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz & Chardonnay[3]
No. of wineries 12[5]
Comments 2014
Australian wine zones & regions

Kangaroo Island wine region is a wine region which covers the full extent of Kangaroo Island in South Australia.[6] The wine region is one of five wine regions comprising the Fleurieu zone. [7] The term ‘Kangaroo Island’ was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication under the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 on 8 December 2000.[1] As of 2014, the region is reported as containing at least 30 growers and 12 wineries.[4][5] As of 2014, the most common plantings within the region within a total planted area of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). was reported as being Shiraz (35.7%) followed by Cabernet Sauvignon (30.7%) and Chardonnay (7.1%).[3]

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