North East Victoria
North East Victoria is an Australian Geographical Indication for a wine zone in the Australian state of Victoria. It includes five named wine regions:
Wine region | |
Type | Australian Geographical Indication |
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Year established | 1996 |
Sub-regions |
Geography
The North East Victoria zone includes the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and is bounded on the north side by the Murray River. When it was defined, it It included the Shires of Beechworth, Benalla, Bright, Chiltern, Myrtleford, Oxley, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Upper Murray, Wangaratta, Yackandandah, and parts of the Shires of Tungamah and Yarrawonga as well as the City of Benalla, the City of Wangaratta and the Rural City of Wodonga.[1]
References
- "North East Victoria". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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