Mudgee wine region

Mudgee is a wine region and Australian Geographical Indication in the Central Ranges zone in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named for the town of Mudgee.^[1]

Mudgee

Wine region
Year established	2000
Country	Australia
Part of	Central Ranges[1]
Location	32.5°S 149.8°E / -32.5; 149.8
Climate region	Humid subtropical/maritime
Heat units	2050[2]
Precipitation (annual average)	360 millimetres (14 in)[2]
Varietals produced	Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
No. of wineries	over 35[3]

Grapes were first grown around Mudgee from 1858, reaching a peak of 55 vineyards in 1893. Large wineries started planting again from 1974. Mudgee grows predominantly red wine varieties, especially Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.^[2]

Winemaking

With a viticultural history that stretches back to 1858, Mudgee has played a key role in Australian viticultural history. Mudgee is primarily a producer of red wines, but the region also has a clone of Chardonnay.^[4]

Wineries in Mudgee

• 1838 Wines
• Blue Wren Wines
• Botobolar
• Broombee Organic
• Bunnamagoo Estate Wines
• Burnbrae Wines
• Burrundulla Wines
• Charnwood Estate
• Craigmoor Wines
• deBeaurepaire
• diLusso Estate
• Elephant Mountain Wines
• Elliot Rocke Estate
• Eloquesta Wines
• Ernest Schuetz Estate
• Farmers Daughter
• First Ridge Wines
• Gilbert Wines
• Gooree Park
• Heslop Wines
• High Valley Wine & Cheese
• Huntington Estate Wines
• Lazy Oak Wines
• Logan Wines
• Lowe Wines
• Manners Wine
• Mansfield
• Martins Hill Wines
• Miramar Wines
• Moothi Estate
• Mudgee Wines
• Naked Lady Wines
• Optimiste Wines
• Petersons
• Pieter van Gent
• Queens Pinch
• Quilty Wines
• Robert Oatley Vineyards
• Robert Stein
• Rosby
• Run Rabbit Wines
• Short Sheep
• Skimstone
• The Small Winemakers Centre
• Thistle Hill
• Thumbprint Wines
• V3 Wine
• Vinifera Wines
• Walter Wines
• Wineries at Rylstone

^[3]

References

1. "Mudgee". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
2. James Halliday. "Mudgee Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
3. "Wineries". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
4. "About the region". Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.