Mudgee wine region

Mudgee
Wine region
Year established2000
CountryAustralia
Part ofCentral Ranges[1]
Location32°30′S 149°48′E / 32.5°S 149.8°E / -32.5; 149.8
Climate regionHumid subtropical/maritime
Heat units2050[2]
Precipitation (annual average)360 millimetres (14 in)[2]
Varietals producedShiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
No. of wineriesover 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
  • Craigmoor Wines
  • deBeaurepaire
  • diLusso Estate
  • Elephant Mountain Wines
  • Elliot Rocke Estate
  • Eloquesta Wines
  • Ernest Schuetz Estate
  • Farmers Daughter
  • First Ridge Wines
  • Gilbert Wines
  • Gooree Park
  • Heslop Wines
  • High Valley Wine & Cheese
  • Huntington Estate Wines
  • Lazy Oak Wines
  • Logan Wines
  • Lowe Wines
  • Manners Wine
  • Mansfield
  • Martins Hill Wines
  • Miramar Wines
  • Moothi Estate
  • Mudgee Wines
  • Naked Lady Wines
  • Optimiste Wines
  • Petersons
  • Pieter van Gent
  • 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

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References

  1. ^ a b "Mudgee". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c James Halliday. "Mudgee Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Wineries". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ "About the region". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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