Approximately 35km south of the city of Adelaide in South Australia, this seaside wine region can produce a wide array of wine varieties and styles. Most notably a red wine region, McLaren Vale produces red wines with power, elegance, structure and intensity. While Shiraz is the most widely planted grape variety, Italian and Spanish grape varieties flourish due to the regions warm and dry conditions. McLaren Vale has many different soil types with all one trait in common – free draining. This allows for excellent control of vine growth during the growing season which gives superior fruit quality. Next Crop Wines looks for vines with balance and uniform soil types. Expect to see our first vintage from the McLaren Region released in mid 2016…