| Wine region | |
| Year established | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Part of | Central Ranges [1] |
| Location | 32°30′S 149°48′E / 32.5°S 149.8°E |
| Climate region | Humid subtropical/maritime |
| 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
- 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
References
- ^ a b "Mudgee". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b c James Halliday. "Mudgee Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b "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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