region · SA · registered 1997
Mount Benson
Mount Benson is a registered Australian wine region inside the Limestone Coast zone, with a mild climate and 534 hectares under vine. The Atlas holds 4 producers standing inside its boundary.
Climate
Mild · 19.4°C MJT
Mean January temperature, 2005-2024
Under vine
534 ha
Planted vineyard area
Altitude
0–70 m
Range across the GI
Rainfall
557 mm
Annual; 190 mm in the growing season
Degree days
1,508
Growing degree days, October–April
Average crush
3,088 t
Tonnes, 2021-2025
Registered
1997
Entered on the Register of Protected GIs
Area
276 km²
Total area of the GI
The boundary
Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal description. Producer pins are placed by their own coordinates — this map is how each one was assigned.
Crush by vintage
Tonnes crushed, as reported to Wine Australia. A short bar is a small vintage — frost, drought or fire — not a small region.
Producers4
These premises stand inside the Mount Benson boundary. Where a producer sources its fruit, and what appears on its label, is the producer’s to state.
Read the legal description of the Mount Benson GI →
Boundary and regional statistics: Geographical Indications of Australia, © Wine Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. The boundary shown is Wine Australia’s spatial interpretation of the GI’s legal textual description; where the two differ, the text prevails. Synced 25 August 2026.