Goulburn Valley wine region is a

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in the state of

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. It is part of the

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and roughly corresponds to the

Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...

tourist and government region. The first vineyards and winery were established in the Goulburn Valley in 1860.

Tahbilk Tahbilk Winery is a historic Australian winery with National Trust certification. It is located north of Melbourne between the townships of Seymour, Victoria, Seymour and Nagambie, Victoria, Nagambie in the Nagambie Lakes (wine), Nagambie Lake ...

was the original winery, and still produces some wine from vines planted in the 1860s. The

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"Goulburn Valley" has been protected since 29 November 1999. Tahbilk was founded by a syndicate which raised £25,000 to develop the winery. By 1875 trade with

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had been established, and the winery was producing the equivalent of 70,000 cases of wine per year. Due to the sandy soil, Tahbilk was able to withstand the spread of

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, and in 1925 was the only winery in the area. As a result, the region is home to the oldest and largest plantings of

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grape variety in the world. Other wine varieties grown include

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and

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. As well as Tahbilk, other major wineries include Michelton between Seymour and

Nagambie Nagambie is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The city is on the Goulburn Valley Freeway north of Seymour and in the Shire of Strathbogie. As of , Nagambie had a population of 2,254. History The Nagambie Region is w ...

, Wine by Sam, Fowles Wines and boutique vinyards Box Grove and Brave Goose vineyard in the south near Seymour and Monichino near Katunga in the north. Nagambie Lakes is a recognised and protected subregion of the Goulburn Valley wine region. Each year ''Tastes of the Goulburn'' food and wine festival is hosted in Seymour, showcasing the best local produce from the Goulburn Valley. Seymour also hosts the Victorian Wine Show.

Geography

The Goulburn Valley wine region contains one recognised subregion. The Nagambie Lakes (wine), Nagambie Lakes subregion surrounds the town of

and the artificial Lake Nagambie. Goulburn Valley wine region is roughly triangular. The northern boundary is the Murray River between Echuca, Victoria, Echuca to Yarrawonga, Victoria, Yarrawonga, including both towns. Shepparton, Victoria, Shepparton is near the middle of the region, and the southern point is south of Seymour.

References

{{Wine regions of Victoria Wine regions of Victoria (Australia)