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Wines of New South Wales and ACT

New South Wales and ACT were the cradle of Australian
wines. A small consignment of vines was on board the
First Fleet when it landed at Sydney Cove in January 1788
(see pp54–5), and this early hope was fulfilled in the steady
development of a successful wine industry. New South
Wales is now the home of many fine wineries with an
international reputation. The state is currently in the
vanguard of wine industry expansion, planting new
vineyards and developing established districts to Locator Map
meet steadily rising domestic and export demand. New South Wales wine region

Banderra Estate Sand
Hills Vineyard in the
Lachlan Valley near
Forbes produces both
traditional and modern
wines. Shiraz reds along
with classic dry whites,
such as Chardonnay,
are particularly good.

Parkes
• Molong
•
Falls Wines’ Canowindra vineyard, near Cowra,
produces premium fruit for the winery’s range Forbes Orange •
of Chardonnay, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, •
Shiraz and Merlot wines. Lachlan River

• Cowra
• •
West
Wyalong
Ardlethan
•
De Bortoli is a family- • Griffith
owned winery in the
Riverina district. Its
speciality wines, such Yass
as Dry Botrytis Semillon, • Narrandera • •
are matched by its Wagga Lake
Wagga
consistently Burrinjuck
reasonable prices. • • •
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• Tumut
•
Tumbarumba
Charles Sturt University Albury • • Kiandra
Winery is a major innovator
of winemaking techniques
and viticultural science. The Murray River Eucumbene
Lake
university has a second
winery at its campus in Cooma •
the Orange region.