Mudgee wine region
| Wine region | |
| Year established | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Part of | Central Ranges[1] |
| Location | 32°30′S 149°48′E / 32.5°S 149.8°ECoordinates: 32°30′S 149°48′E / 32.5°S 149.8°E |
| Heat units | 2050[2] |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 360 millimetres (14 in)[2] |
| Varietals produced | Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| No. of wineries | over 35[3] |
Mudgee is a wine region and Australian Geographical Indication in the Central Ranges zone in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named for the town of Mudgee.[1]
Grapes were first grown around Mudgee from 1858, reaching a peak of 55 vineyards in 1893. Large wineries started planting again from 1974. Mudgee grows predominantly red wine varieties, especially Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.[2]
Winemaking
With a viticultural history that stretches back to 1858, Mudgee has played a key role in Australian viticultural history. Mudgee is primarily a producer of red wines, but the region also has a clone of Chardonnay.[4]
Wineries in Mudgee
- 1838 Wines
- Blue Wren Wines
- Botobolar
- Broombee Organic
- Bunnamagoo Estate Wines
- Burnbrae Wines
- Burrundulla Wines
- Charnwood Estate
- deBeaurepaire
- diLusso Estate
- Elliot Rocke Estate
- Ernest Schuetz Estate
- Farmers Daughter
- Gooree Park
- Heslop Wines
- High Valley Wine & Cheese
- Huntington Estate
- Logan Wines
- Lowe Wines
- Manners Wine
- Mansfield
- Miramar Wines
- Moothi Estate
- Mudgee Wines
- Optimiste Wines
- Petersons
- Pieter van Gent
- Prince Hill (Formerly Simon Gilbert Wines)
- Queens Pinch
- Quilty Wines
- Robert Oatley Vineyards
- Robert Stein
- Rosby
- Run Rabbit Wines
- Short Sheep
- Skimstone
- The Small Winemakers Centre
- Thistle Hill
- Thumbprint Wines
- V3 Wine
- Vinifera Wines
- Walter Wines
- Wineries at Rylstone
References
- 1 2 "Mudgee". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 James Halliday. "Mudgee Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Wineries". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "About the region". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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