Study Cards on victoria, australia, east
- To the east of South Australia
- Along the southern coast
- Around Melbourne
- home to Australian mainland's coolest vineyards
- The west and east are influenced by the Great Dividing Range
- Hottest area is North West Victoria Zone
- Port Philip Zone
- Western Victoria
- Central Victoria
- North Eastern Victoria
- North West Victoria
- Gippsland
- 1830 first plantings in Yarra Valley
- late 1800s in these regions
- early 1960s recovery
- Quarantine, biosecurity laws are in place
- plantings of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks
- replanting programmes
- Warm, flat plains of Goulburn Valley, Bendigo and Heathcote
- 84% black varieties: >50% is Shiraz (acidic feature of Heathcote)
- Whites Rhône style: Rousanne, Marsanne, Viognier. And aromatic Riesling, Sauvignon blanc and Chardonnay (upper Goulburn).
- Heathcote: 160-320m, high diurnal range, calcareous red soil, dry farming common.
- 200km inland from Melbourne
- Continental climate
- warm flat plains of Rutherglen (fortified wines, full bodied reds)
- Cool upper - King Valley in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range
- Grapes of Italian origin, sometimes Iberian
- After WOII Italian immigrants grew tobacco at first.
- Then grapes: Pinot Grigio, Glera/Prosecco for sparkling.
- Sangiovese, Barbera and Nebbiolo beside Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (most planted last two)
- Producers: De Bortoli, Pizzini
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