Perhaps Australia's smallest vineyard, St Laurence in North Adelaide, South Australia, produces a shiraz cabernet blend in suburban surrounds. read more

On Sundays a large antiques and bric a brac market with 150 stalls takes over the fish market, on the Port Adelaide Wharf. read more

Vin Van Vins & Paperbark Vines are located in the suburb of Hazelwood Park, near Adelaide, in the Adelaide Plains of South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. read more

The Mount Hurtle winery first built in 1897 by Mostyn Owen is a heritage-listed building. Painstakingly restored to its former glory by Geoff Merrill in the mid ... read more

Held annually in October, the Royal Adelaide Wine Show is one of the pre-eminent wine shows in Australia. The 2006 Royal Adelaide Wine Show received 2834 entries ... read more

In the grounds of St Laurence's in Buxton Street, North Adelaide is a tiny vineyard next to the church priory. Tended by the Dominican brothers and their student, the 150 shiraz planting is dedicated to teaching viticulture to students from nearby schools.

Location is no limitation for winemakers that want to make the best wines they possibly can. Adelaide based winemaker Jonathon Hesketh is proving that by sourcing fruit from all over the world for the Hesketh Wine Company releases.

Wine, Terroir and Climate Change by Dr John Gladstones was inducted into the Gourmand Wine Books Hall of Fame in 2011, the first Australian book to receive this honour. It's a must read for anyone interested in a scientific analysis of the climatic, topographical and soil related factors influencing viticulture and wine quality »

If you're at home or the office in Melbourne or Adelaide, you're probably feeling the heat. But spare a thought for the winemakers, vignerons and everyone already working vintage.

There is one wine trophy that stands above the rest in just about all categories: height, weight, nice design, history, longevity, importance, recognition ... and it's not the Max Crus trophy.