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McLaren Vale, the Glossary

McLaren Vale is a wine region in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area and centred on the town of McLaren Vale about south of the Adelaide city centre.^[1]

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Wine regions of South Australia

Accolade Wines

Accolade Wines is an international wine business with headquarters in South Australia and corporate offices in Melbourne.

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Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.

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Adelaide city centre

Adelaide city centre (Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

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Aldinga Beach, South Australia

Aldinga Beach is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Aldinga, South Australia

Aldinga is a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia located about south of the Adelaide city centre in the City of Onkaparinga.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian wine

The Australian wine industry is one of the world's largest exporters of wine, with approximately 800 million out of the 1.2 to 1.3 billion litres produced annually exported to overseas markets.

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Blewitt Springs, South Australia

Blewitt Springs is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties.

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Chandlers Hill, South Australia

Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.

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City of Marion

The City of Marion is a local government area in part of the southern and western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

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City of Onkaparinga

The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Climate categories in viticulture

In viticulture, the climates of wine regions are categorised based on the overall characteristics of the area's climate during the growing season.

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Cloning

Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes, either by natural or artificial means.

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David McLaren (colonial manager)

David McLaren (1785 – 22 June 1850) was a Scottish accountant and lay preacher who served as Resident Manager of the South Australian Company for the Colony of South Australia from 1837 to 1841.

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Fiano (grape)

Fiano is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Campania region of southern Italy and on the island of Sicily.

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Fleurieu zone

Fleurieu zone is a wine zone located south of Adelaide in South Australia. McLaren Vale and Fleurieu zone are wine regions of South Australia.

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Fortified wine

Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, has been added.

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Geographical indication

A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town or region).

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Grenache

Grenache or Garnacha is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world.

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Grenache blanc

Grenache blanc (also known as garnatxa blanca in Catalonia) is a variety of white wine grape that is related to the red grape Grenache.

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Gulf St Vincent

Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger Spencer Gulf, from which it is separated by Yorke Peninsula.

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Hallett Cove, South Australia

Hallett Cove is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia located in the City of Marion south of the Adelaide city centre.

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John Reynell

John Reynell (9 February 1809 – 15 June 1873) was an English-born emigrant to the colony of South Australian where he became established as a wheat farmer, a sheep and cattle breeder, and a vigneron and winemaker.

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List of wine-producing regions

Wines are produced in significant growing regions where vineyards are planted.

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List of wineries in McLaren Vale

This is a list of wineries in the McLaren Vale wine region, a major wine-producing region located within the Fleurieu wine zone in South Australia.

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Maslin Beach, South Australia

Maslin Beach is a southern coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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McLaren Vale, South Australia

McLaren Vale is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south of the Adelaide city centre and about south of the municipal seat at Noarlunga Centre.

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Mike Rann

Michael David Rann,, (born 5 January 1953) is an Australian former politician who was the 44th premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011.

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Mount Lofty Ranges

The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide.

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Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre (also known as Mataro or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety grown in many regions around the world including the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia and Jumilla and Yecla denominaciones de origen (DOs) of Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands, California and Washington and the Australian regions of South Australia and New South Wales, plus South Africa.

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Nero d'Avola

Nero d'Avola is "the most important red wine grape in Sicily" and is one of Italy's most important indigenous varieties.

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Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends.

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Port Willunga, South Australia

Port Willunga is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Red wine

Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties.

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Rendzina

Rendzina (or rendsina) is a soil type recognized in various soil classification systems, including those of Britain and Germany as well as some obsolete systems.

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Roussanne

Roussanne is a white wine grape grown originally in the Rhône wine region in France, where it is often blended with Marsanne.

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Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "blood of Jupiter".

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Sauvignon blanc

Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the city of Bordeaux in France.

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Sellicks Beach, South Australia

Sellicks Beach, formerly spelt Sellick's Beach, is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located within Adelaide metropolitan area about from the Adelaide city centre.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian Company

The South Australian Company, also referred to as the South Australia Company, was formed in London on 9 October 1835, after the South Australia (Foundation) Act 1834 had established the new British Province of South Australia, with the South Australian Colonization Commission set up to oversee implementation of the Act.

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South Australian wine

The South Australian wine industry is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. McLaren Vale and South Australian wine are wine regions of South Australia.

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Sturt River

The Sturt River, also known as the Sturt Creek and Warri Parri (Warriparri) in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Adelaide region of the Australian state of South Australia.

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Syrah

Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.

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Tempranillo

Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Vale

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McLaren Vale, the Glossary

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Wine regions of South Australia

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