Orange wine region

Orange 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 Orange and defined as the contiguous area that is above 600 metres (2,000 ft) elevation within the City of Orange, Cabonne Shire and Blayney Shire.[1]

Orange
Wine region
Year established1997
CountryAustralia
Part ofCentral Ranges[1]
Location33.4°S 149.1°E / -33.4; 149.1
Climate regionMaritime
Heat units1200–1309[2]
Precipitation (annual average)440 millimetres (17 in)[2]

Grape vines were first planted commercially in 1980. The region is defined to be above the 600 metres (2,000 ft) contour line.[2] Orange is 260 kilometres (160 mi) (3½ hours drive) west of Sydney and 295 kilometres (183 mi) north of Canberra.[3]

Heifer Station winery

Wineries in Orange
  • Atallah Wines
  • Angullong Vineyard
  • Bloodwood
  • Borrodell on the Mount
  • Brangayne of Orange
  • Canobolas Smith
  • Cargo Road Winery
  • Colmar Estate
  • Cooks Lot
  • Cumulus Estate
  • Dindima
  • De Salis
  • Faisan Estate
  • Habitat Vineyard
  • Heifer Station Vineyard
  • Highland Heritage
  • La Colline
  • Matison Estate
  • Mayfield Vineyard
  • Montoro Wines
  • Moody's
  • Nashdale Lane
  • Orange Mountain Wines
  • Patina
  • Philip Shaw
  • Printhie
  • Rikard Wines
  • Ross Hill
  • Rowlee Wines
  • Sassy Wines
  • Slow Wine Co.
  • Stockman's Ridge
  • Strawhouse Wines
  • Swinging Bridge
  • Turner's Vineyard
  • Word of Mouth Wines

Wineries that use Orange region grapes in their wines include Brokenwood Wines (Hunter Valley based), Logan (Mudgee), Tamburlaine (Hunter Valley), Gartelmann (Hunter Valley), Carillon Wines, Windowrie (Central Ranges), Eloquesta (Mudgee) and Lowe Wines (Mudgee). In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds winery released the 2007 Penfolds Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay.[4]

References
  1. "Orange". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. James Halliday. "Orange Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Orange Wine Region". Orange Regions Vignerons Association. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. "Bin 311 Orange Chardonnay 2007" (PDF). Penfolds. Retrieved 4 June 2016.


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