Indiana Uplands Wine Trail

The Indiana Uplands are located in south central Indiana, running from the Monroe County/Morgan County line north of Bloomington, south to the Ohio River, a distance of roughly 110 miles. The greatest east-west distance is approximately 65 miles between Jasper in Dubois County to Henryville in Clark County. The Uplands are the remnants of an unglaciated plateau.

Uniqueness - The Indiana Uplands are the remnants of an unglaciated plateau. This is reflected today in the topography, soil types and natural plant communities found in the area. Climatic data also illustrates that the Uplands are unique from surrounding areas.

Topography - The unglaciated upland area of southern Indiana is made up of three physiographic units. Since the Uplands were mostly unglaciated, the topography strongly reflects the bedrock structure. The bedrock is made up of layers of sedimentary rock that dip 25 feet per mail to the west-southwest. The eastern physiographic unit of the unglaciated uplands is called the Norman Uplands. The Norman Uplands are separated from the Scottsburg lowlands to the east by the Knobstone escarpment. This escarpment is the most prominent regional topographic feature in Indiana. For much of its length it rises 300 feet above the Scottsburg lowlands. The Norman uplands are underlain by relatively resistant siltstone and inter-bedded soft layers of the Borden group of the early to middle Mississippian age. The closely similar summit levels at 900 to 1000 feet elevation are commonly believed to be the remnants of the Highland Rim Peneplain. These special topographic, climactic, and geologic characteristics unify the wineries and the characters of wines that are produced in their vineyards.