Lenswood wine sub-region

Lenswood sub-region
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established1998.
CountryAustralia
Part ofAdelaide Hills
Heat units1422
Precipitation (annual average)1,020 mm (40 in)
Soil conditions‘loamy with sub-clay soils’
Total area66.6 square kilometres (25.7 square miles)
Comments2004

Lenswood wine sub-region is a wine sub-region located around the town of Lenswood in South Australia within the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east of the Adelaide city centre. The sub-region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) on 16 October 1998. The sub-region is part of the Adelaide Hills wine region and the Mount Lofty Ranges zone.