The Henty wine region is an

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region. It has one of the cooler climates of any Australian wine region and is known for its white wine production of Chardonnay,

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, Semillon and Sauvignon blanc as well as a small red wine production of Pinot noir.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 734 Oxford University Press 2006 Prior to the registration of the

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as "Henty", the region was known as Drumborg or Far South-west Victoria. The Henty wine region covers the southwestern corner of the state of

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. It is bounded by the South Australian border to the west and the coastline to the south. The eastern boundary at the coast is the mouth of the

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near

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. The town of

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is excluded, but

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is in on the northeastern side. The northwestern boundary includes the Penola-

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Road, then the Glenelg River as far upstream as the Natimuk- Hamilton Road. The town of

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is close to the centre of the region. The region includes the areas first settled in 1834 by the Henty brothers, who are believed to have also brought grape vine cuttings which did not survive. The first commercial plantings were planted at

Drumborg Drumborg is a locality in south west Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Glenelg, west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Drumborg had a population of 152. Traditional ownership The formally recognised traditional owner ...

in 1964 by Seppelts.

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

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