Victoria’s Environmentally Cool Wine Regions

1. Yarra Valley Wine Region

• "love it all"
• Elegant wines
• Home of Mount Mary winery

2. Macedon Ranges Wine Region

• The region of Victoria that experiences regular winter snowfalls
• Sparkling wines that benchmark against France 

3. Mornington Peninsula Wine Region

• Mornington Peninsula is a celebration of Australian pinot noir 

4. Geelong Wine Region

• Wines grown under the influence of a maritime climate
• Victoria’s biggest producer in hectares of vines

5. Sunbury Wine Region

• A cool, dry climate producing elegant wines
• Intensely varietal with purity of flavor
• Grown on basalt plains

6. Pyrenees Wine Region

• Savoury, spicy reds
• Region produces premium cabernet 

7. Grampians Wine Region

• Distinctive shiraz
• Pepper and spice characters

8. Henty Wine Region

• Gentle autumn to ripen the famous Crawford Riesling
• Low yields, high quality
• Volcanic soils

9. Murray Darling Wine Region

• Warm climate grapes
• Home of the alternative varieties wine group 

10. Swan Hill Wine Region

• Located on the Murray River, winemakers meet the challenge to grow strong flavoured wines

11. Bendigo Wine Region

• Rich ripe reds
• Heritage gold wines
• Climate ripens shiraz and cabernet

12. Heathcote Wine Region

• Heathcote shiraz
• Grown on ancient Cambrian soils
• Robust wines of power and weight

13. Goulburn Valley Wine Region

• Rich history steeped in rivers and wine
• Home of 2 of Victoria’s oldest wineries – Tahbilk and Mitchelton
• Producer of fine Rhone varietals 

14. Strathbogies Wine Region

• Producer of intense aromatic wines grown in ancient granitic soils
• The landscape of this region is so harsh, viticulturalists do not need to use chemicals

15. Upper Goulburn Wine Region

• A region with natural advantage – low environmental footprint
• Growers are environmentally aware
• Vines are disease-free

16. Rutherglen Wine Region

• History steeped in delicious fortifieds
• Wines full of character and flavour 

17. Beechworth Wine Region

• Wines handcrafted by artisans in a challenging viticulture environment
• Home of the famous Giaconda Chardonnay

18. Alpine Valley Wine Region

• Pristine alpine environment

19. King Valley Wine Region

• Home of the tobacco road
• Settled in the 1950’s by migrants shareholding on tobacco farms
• With the demise of tobacco, farmers became winemakers
• Italian varietals are the King’s speciality – Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Arneis

20. Glenrowan Wine Region

• Growing grapes with deep and complex flavours since 1870
• This region is ripe for re-discovery

21. Gippsland Wine Region

• Producing wines that are something real, something special
• Home of the famous Bass Phillip pinot noir