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Wine Regions of Australia
Since signing a trade agreement with the European (Western Victoria). Within these zones are 61
Union, Australia has had to implement a new wine regions, such as the Barossa (see pp360–61),
classification system for its wine-producing regions. with the main ones listed below. Some of the
The whole of Australia has 28 wine zones, which up-and-coming areas in Australia are Mudgee
can be whole state (Tasmania) or parts of states and Orange (NSW), and Geelong (VIC).
1 South Burnett y Murray Darling z Langhorne Creek
2 Granite Belt u Swan Hill x McLaren Vale
3 Hastings River i Rutherglen Glenrowan c Adelaide Hills
4 Hunter Valley King Valley v Eden Valley
5 Mudgee o Yarra Valley b Barossa
6 Orange p Mornington Peninsula n Clare Valley
7 Cowra a Geelong m Kangaroo Island
8 Lachlan Valley s Tasmania , Esperance
9 Canberra d Sunbury . Great Southern
0 Gundagai f Macedonl / Pemberton
q Hilltops g Pyrenees ! Manjimup
w Sydney h Grampians @ Margaret River
e Shoalhaven j Coonawarra £ Swan District
r Southern Highlands k Mount Benson $ Perth Hills
t Riverina l Padthaway

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excellent Balmoral Shiraz.
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Melbourne Wine tourism is increasingly popular
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in Australia and information and maps
are readily available at information
bureaux. Most wineries are open daily
(but you should ring ahead to avoid
disappointment) and if they charge for
s tastings it will be refunded against a
purchase from the “cellar door”. Winery
Hobart restaurants are also popular and some
have barbeques and entertainment for
children while others have a wine-food
P P Pipers Brook in Tasmania ipers Brook in Tasmania ipers Brook paired menu. With strict drink-drive laws
was established in 1973 and it may be better to take a guided tour –
is home to the acclaimed these can be by bus or limousine.
Kreglinger Wine Estates.