Australian wine regions

Geographical indications - Summary statistics

This summary of Australia's Geographical Indications gives the names of all Australia's zones, regions and sub-regions and their relationship to each other. It also provides the names of regions and sub-regions which are under review of the Geographic Indications Committee (GIC). The process to becoming a registered region/sub-region involves three major stages: Interim Determination (ID), Final Determination (FD) and registration. Upon registration, the region/sub-region is entered on the Register of Protected Names. This procedural system allows stakeholders to appeal against decisions on boundaries made by the GIC.

The regions and sub-regions shown in the tables below have been registered unless otherwise indicated.

Sites with more information:

• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation

Key

GI Geographical indication (legally binding name on the Register of Protected Names)
P Proposals before the Geographic Indications Committee
ID Interim determination
FD Final determination
GIC Geographical Indications Committee (statutory committee of AWBC)
AWBC Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation

Australia

Last updated 11/02/08

States and territories: 8
South Eastern Australia Zone (covers the eastern seaboard of Australia taking in parts of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania)
Wine Zones: 29
Wine Regions: 62 (registered)
Wine Sub-regions: 10 (registered)
Final Determinations (FD): Nil
Interim Determinations (ID): 1

New South Wales (NSW)

Wine Zones: 8
Wine Regions: 16 (Murray Darling & Swan Hill cross into Victoria)
Wine Sub-regions: 1
Final Determinations: Nil

Zones	Regions	Sub-regions
Big Rivers Zone	Murray Darling (NSW & Vic) Perricoota Riverina Swan Hill (NSW & Vic)
Central Ranges	Cowra Mudgee (Nest in the Hills) Orange
Hunter Valley	Hunter (Lower and Upper)	Broke Fordwich
Northern Rivers	Hastings River
Northern Slopes	New England
South Coast	Shoalhaven Coast Southern Highlands
Southern New South Wales	Canberra District Gundagai Hilltops Tumbarumba
Western Plains	Nil

Northern Territory (NT)

The Northern Territory has no regions or sub-regions.

Queensland (Qld)

Other names used include: Central Queensland/Bundaberg & Districts, D'Aguilar Ranges, Darling Downs, Gold Coast & Brisbane Districts, Maranoa, North Queensland, Sunshine Coast & Hinterland.

Zones	Regions	Sub-regions
Queensland	GraniteBelt South Burnett

South Australia (SA)

Wine Zones: 7, Superzones: 1
Wine Regions: 17
Wine Sub-regions: 3
Final Determinations: Nil
Interim Determinations: 1 - Penola Region

Zones	Regions	Sub-regions
Adelaide Superzone includes Barossa, Fleurieu & Mount Lofty Ranges zones
Barossa	Barossa Valley Eden Valley	High Eden
Far North	Southern Flinders Ranges
Fleurieu	Currency Creek Kangaroo Island Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Southern Fleurieu
Limestone Coast	Coonawarra Mount Benson Padthaway Penola (ID) Robe Wrattonbully
Lower Murray	Riverland
Mounty Lofty Ranges	Adelaide Hills Adelaide Plains Clare Valley	Lenswood Piccadilly Valley
Peninsulas Zone, The	Nil

Tasmania (Tas)

Tasmania is one zone with no regions.
Three areas are commonly referred to: East Coast Tasmania, Northern Tasmania (Tamar Valley and Pipers River) and Southern Tasmania
Other names used include: Derwent River, Coal River Valley, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, East Coast, East Tamar, Huon Valley, North West, Pipers Brook, Tamar Valley, Tea Gardens

Victoria (Vic)

Wine Zones: 6
Wine Regions: 20 (Murray Darling & Swan Hill cross into NSW)
Wine Sub-regions:1
Interim Determinations: Nil
Final Determinations: Nil
Other names used include: Emerald, East Gippsland, South Gippsland, West Gippsland

Zones	Regions	Sub-regions
Central Victoria	Bendigo Goulburn Valley Heathcote Strathbogie Ranges Upper Goulburn (Victoria's High County)	Nagambie Lakes
Gippsland	Nil
North East Victoria	Alpine Valleys Beechworth Glenrowan King Valley Rutherglen
North West Victoria	Murray Darling (Vic & NSW) Swan Hill (Vic & NSW)
Port Phillip	Geelong Macedon Ranges Mornington Peninsula Sunbury Yarra Valley
Western Victoria	Grampians Henty Pyrenees

Western Australia (WA)

Wine Zones: 5
Wine Regions: 9
Wine Sub-regions: 6
Final Determinations: Nil

Zones	Regions	Sub-regions
Central Western Australia	Nil
Eastern Plains, Inland & North of WA	Nil
Greater Perth	Peel Perth Hills Swan District	Swan Valley
South West Australia	Blackwood Valley Geographe Great Southern Manjimup Margaret River Pemberton (Karri Country)	Albany Denmark Frankland River Mount Barker Porongurup
West Australian South East Coastal	Nil