# The best wine regions of Australia

Barossa Shiraz, Coonawarra Cabernet, Clare Riesling, Hunter Semillon and Margaret River: Australia's great wine regions.

- 455 votes · 20 items
- Feb 16, 2020 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/3811/the-best-wine-regions-of-australia

## Top 20

1. **Barossa Valley** (33 · ▲38 ▼5) — South Australia's home of old-vine Shiraz.
2. **Hunter Valley** (28 · ▲30 ▼2) — New South Wales's famous Semillon.
3. **McLaren Vale** (23 · ▲25 ▼2) — Shiraz and Grenache south of Adelaide.
4. **Eden Valley** (21 · ▲25 ▼4) — Cool-climate Riesling and Shiraz near Barossa.
5. **Heathcote** (21 · ▲23 ▼2) — Shiraz from ancient red Cambrian soils.
6. **Margaret River** (20 · ▲23 ▼3) — Western Australia's Cabernet and Chardonnay.
7. **Clare Valley** (19 · ▲22 ▼3) — Bone-dry Riesling.
8. **Mornington Peninsula** (19 · ▲22 ▼3) — Maritime Pinot Noir south of Melbourne.
9. **Coonawarra** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — Cabernet Sauvignon on red terra rossa soil.
10. **Tasmania** (16 · ▲23 ▼7) — Sparkling wine and Pinot Noir from the island state.
11. **Mudgee** (15 · ▲17 ▼2) — Inland New South Wales reds.
12. **Adelaide Hills** (14 · ▲20 ▼6) — Cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
13. **Yarra Valley** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — Victoria's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
14. **Rutherglen** (10 · ▲17 ▼7) — Fortified Muscat and Topaque.
15. **Great Southern** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Western Australia's cool southern region.
16. **Swan Valley** (8 · ▲14 ▼6) — Western Australia's oldest wine region.
17. **Riverland** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — High-volume region along the Murray River.
18. **Grampians** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — Peppery Victorian Shiraz and sparkling Shiraz.
19. **Orange** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — High-altitude New South Wales wines.
20. **Langhorne Creek** (1 · ▲8 ▼7) — South Australian Cabernet and Shiraz.

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