McLaren Vale guide

McLaren Vale is a wine region approximately 35 km south of Adelaide in South Australia. It has a population of about 2,000 and is internationally renowned for the wines it produces.

The region was named after either David McLaren, the Colonial Manager of the South Australia Company or John McLaren (unrelated) who surveyed the area in 1839. Although initially the region's main economic activity was the growing of cereal crops, John Reynell and Thomas Hardy planted grape vines in 1838 and the present-day Seaview and Hardy wineries were in operation as early as 1850.

 


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    Photographic Prints of Newly planted vines, McLaren Vale, Seaview Road, South Australia, Australia, from Robert ... http://t.co/1Fg99sSB

    Today, 14:34

  • pam_luvs_wine

    RT @TheWineSociety: Factoid: shiraz & grenache vines of @darenberg are all 'old vines' aged from 40 to 130. All ungrafted, as McLaren Vale is phylloxera free.

    Today, 13:40

  • TalingaGrove

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    Today, 13:30

  • RJonesNWE

    @Paxochka @Aspersioncast @gavinpivott We have relatives there in McLaren Vale, South Aust. (of English descent) so know what u bleedin' mean

    Today, 12:59

  • TheWineSociety

    Factoid: shiraz & grenache vines of @darenberg are all 'old vines' aged from 40 to 130. All ungrafted, as McLaren Vale is phylloxera free.

    Today, 12:51

  • gracepop

    @Andrea2304 When do you leave? Did you leave already? http://t.co/usliU7o1 (wedding related link, obvs)

    Today, 12:50

  • CaroLiborius

    Si vale... qué pasa?? RT @TheF1com Hamilton y Button contra McLaren: "Cada vez estamos más atrás" http://t.co/iCp5NnZY

    Today, 12:49

  • danbird

    #vale ale tonight with my steak dinner #adelaide #mclaren #vale http://t.co/Q8vEBQ93

    Today, 12:21

  • HungryAustralia

    {Fresh} Fleurieu Peninsula: Willunga Farmers' Market, Coriole Vineyard & The Elbow Room http://t.co/uqDeaptL #SAFood #Adelaide @TastingAus

    Today, 11:44

  • QuarryHillWines

    @TyrrellsWines Stunning bottle of 1994 Vat 9 with McLaren Vale visitors last night. So bright, clear & clean. Perfect cork.

    Today, 10:29

  • davegraney

    RT @whiteswine: Top day showing anthropologist the geology of McLaren Vale, then found 300 m.y.o. wood and riverine dolomite gibber 100m from my back door.

    Today, 09:50

  • coriole

    Just reading the great article about @mclaren_vale in Saturday's Advertiser - page 48 and 49.

    Today, 09:45

  • whiteswine

    Top day showing anthropologist the geology of McLaren Vale, then found 300 m.y.o. wood and riverine dolomite gibber 100m from my back door.

    Today, 09:39

  • liberty_wines

    RT @MitoloWines: http://t.co/OrjessIY http://t.co/KYF3Hk4h

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