Riverina is an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) registered in the Register of Protected GIs as a

wine region This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grapes will sometimes ...

. The Riverina AGI is centred on

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and is roughly circular with towns on the boundary including Mossgiel,

Condobolin Condobolin is a town in the west of the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Lachlan River. At the , Condobolin had a population of 3,486. History Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri pe ...

, Temora, Junee, Culcairn, Berrigan,

Barooga Barooga is a border town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, located in the Berrigan Shire local government area. It is situated just north of the Murray River which forms the border with Victoria. Barooga's population at the 2 ...

, Finley, Deniliquin and Moulamein. It does not extend as far south as the Murray River. As such, the Riverina wine region is smaller than the generally known Riverina area. The Riverina region relies heavily on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme, initiated between 1906 and 1912 by Sir

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. The Riverina region produces 60% of the grapes in New South Wales from over of vines, 25% of Australian wine.

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{{Wine regions of New South Wales Wine regions of New South Wales Riverina