TERROIR PROFILE
Swan Valley
WA's oldest wine region · hot and dry
Swan Valley — Australia's oldest wine region (1834). Houghton, Sandalford, Olive Farm.
TERROIR PROFILE · Western Australia
Swan Valley WA's oldest wine region · hot and dry
Swan Valley — Australia's oldest wine region (1834). Houghton, Sandalford, Olive Farm.
SOILS
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Mediterranean
Hot and dry, continental inland climate — one of Australia's hottest wine regions.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Flat valley along the Swan river, suburbs of Perth.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass)
Palatinate
88% similar
- Minerality: Swan Valley is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (5 vs. 7).
- Freshness: Swan Valley has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (4 vs. 6).
Murfatlar
Dobrogea
88% similar
- Warmth: Swan Valley is warmer → riper fruit, more alcohol, softer acidity (10 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
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