The Southern Tablelands wine region of New South Wales lies south-west of Sydney and the Great Dividing Range, nestled between the wine regions of Canberra District and Southern Highlands. It is home to a handful of wineries predominantly centered around the city of Goulburn. The area is just two hours from Sydney and a perfect addition […]
The city of Bathurst sits in the Central Tablelands, 200km west of Sydney and is the oldest inland settlement in Australia. The region was originally occupied by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people before the city was settled in 1813. The government surveyor, George Evans, was the first European to sight the Plains, following the successful European […]
The Blue Mountains are situated just outside the Central Ranges wine zone and is officially within the South Coast wine zone, although it shares a climate more akin to the ranges than the coast. It is a breathtaking region just over 100km west of Sydney, around a 2-hour drive from the airport. The area is […]
The Yarra Valley wine region forms part of Victoria’s Port Philip wine zone. The zone horseshoes around the state’s capital, Melbourne, and is shared with Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Macedon Ranges and Sunbury. Only an hour’s drive from the heart of Melbourne, it is highly accessible for a long weekend for interstate visitors. The region has one of the lowest mean January temperatures of the […]
The Sunbury wine region forms part of Victoria’s Port Philip wine zone. The zone horseshoes around the state’s capital Melbourne and is shared with Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and Macedon Ranges. Just 40 minutes north of Melbourne, or 15 minutes from the airport (Melbourne Airport is technically within the region’s boundaries), it is highly accessible […]
The Mornington Peninsula wine region forms part of Victoria’s Port Philip wine zone. The zone horseshoes around the state’s capital Melbourne and is shared with Yarra Valley, Geelong, Macedon Ranges and Sunbury. Situated around 45km southeast of Melbourne and overlooking Port Philip Bay, the Mornington Peninsula is one of Australia’s maritime wine regions with no vineyard […]
The Macedon Ranges wine region forms part of Victoria’s Port Philip wine zone. The zone horseshoes around the state’s capital Melbourne and is shared with Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Yarra Valley and Sunbury. Taking in the stunning Mount Macedon and Hanging Rock, the region extends from Gisborne to Baynton and Daylesford to Lancefield. Less than an hour’s drive from […]
Gippsland is unique as it is both a wine zone and a wine region. The region covers a large area, 40,526 square kilometres to be precise, and extends from the New South Wales and Victorian border, along the coast to Wonthaggi, just below Melbourne, and west to the edge of the Great Dividing Range. It […]
The Geelong wine region forms part of Victoria’s Port Philip wine zone. The zone horseshoes around the state’s capital Melbourne and is shared with Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Macedon Ranges, and Sunbury. Only an hour’s drive southwest from the heart of Melbourne, it is highly accessible for a long weekend for interstate visitors. Centred around the […]
The Alpine Valley wine region is just three and a half hours from Melbourne in the North East Victoria wine zone. The wine zone borders New South Wales and is shared with Rutherglen, King Valley, Beechworth and Glenrowan. The region has a relatively short but vibrant history. The wine industry in the Alpine Valley region began […]
