Currency Creek wine region

{{about|the wine region|the town| Currency Creek, South Australia }}

{{Infobox Wine Region

| name = Currency Creek

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| type = Australian Geographical Indication

| year = 2001

| wine years = since 1972{{cite web|title= About our region|url= http://www.currencycreekwineregion.com.au/about.htm|publisher= Currency Creek Wine Region Association|accessdate= 13 November 2014|archive-date= 19 June 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140619180443/http://currencycreekwineregion.com.au/about.htm|url-status= dead}}

| country = Australia

| part of = Fleurieu zone

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| climate region = ‘I’

| heat units = 1525{{cite web|title= Currency Creek Wine Region |url= http://www.winecompanion.com.au/Wineries/South-Australia/Currency-Creek |publisher=James Halliday Australian Wine Companion|accessdate=13 November 2014}}

| precipitation = {{convert|155|mm|abbr=on}}

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| planted = {{convert| 960 |ha|abbr=on}}

| vineyards =

| grapes = {{convert|7269|t|abbr=off}}PGIBSA, 2014, page 53

| varietals = Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot

| wineries = 4{{cite web|title=Wineries in the Currency Creek|url=http://www.winecompanion.com.au/wineries/south-australia/currency-creek/wineries|publisher=James Halliday Australian Wine Companion|accessdate=13 November 2014|archive-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113030317/http://www.winecompanion.com.au/wineries/south-australia/currency-creek/wineries|url-status=dead}}

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| comments = climate & production: 2014

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Currency Creek wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the west side of Lake Alexandrina between Milang, the Murray Mouth, Port Elliot and just south of Ashbourne. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2001 and as of 2014, has a total planted area of {{convert|960 |ha|abbr=on}} and is represented by at least four wineries.

Extent and appellation

The Currency Creek wine region is one of five wine zones forming the Fleurieu zone which located to the immediate south of Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The Currency Creek wine region extends from Milang on the shore of Lake Alexandrina in the north east, to the Murray Mouth in the south east, Port Elliot in the south west and just south of Ashbourne in the north west. The wine region includes vineyards on Hindmarsh Island.{{cite web |title= Currency Creek Wine Region (map) |url= http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/currency_ck_gi.pdf |publisher= Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia |accessdate= 13 November 2014 |date= 26 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150309110710/http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/currency_ck_gi.pdf |archive-date= 9 March 2015 |url-status= dead }}

The term ‘Currency Creek’ was registered as an AGI on 9 April 2001.{{cite web|title= Currency Creek (AGI)|url= http://www.wineaustralia.com/en/Production%20and%20Exporting/Register%20of%20Protected%20GIs%20and%20Other%20Terms/Geographical%20Indications/South%20Australia/Fleurieu/Currency%20Creek.aspx |publisher=Australian Grape and Wine Authority|accessdate=13 November 2014|date=2014}}

Grapes and wine

As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Currency Creek wine region within a total planted area of {{convert| 960 |ha|abbr=on}} was reported as being Shiraz ({{percentage | 326| 960 | 1 }}) followed by Cabernet Sauvignon ({{percentage | 291| 960 | 1 }}), Chardonnay ({{percentage | 122| 960 | 1 }}) and Merlot ({{percentage | 61| 960 | 1 }}). Alternatively, red wine varietals account for {{percentage |724| 960 | 1 }}of plantings while white wines varietals account for {{percentage | 234| 960 | 1 }}of plantings.PGIBSA, 2014, page 54 The total 2014 vintage is reported as consisting of {{convert|6075|t|abbr=off}} of crushed red grapes valued at A$4,876,849and {{convert|1194|t|abbr=off}} of crushed white grapes valued at A$698,672.

As of 2014, the region is reported as having four wineries.

Citations and references

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{{Citation | author1= Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA (PGIBSA) | title= Australian regional winegrape crush survey online | journal= South Australian Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Surveys | publication-date= 2014 | publisher= Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA | url= http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/WGCS-SA-Final-Report-20141.pdf | issn= 1442-6048 | accessdate= 6 November 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141106233327/http://www.phylloxera.com.au/media/WGCS-SA-Final-Report-20141.pdf | archive-date= 6 November 2014 | url-status= dead }}

External links

[http://www.currencycreekwineregion.com.au/ Currency Creek Wine Region Association website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20141102022157/http://www.southaustralia.com/food-and-wine/wine-region-currency-creek.aspx Currency Creek Wine Region South Australian Tourism Bureau homepage]

Category:Wine regions of South Australia