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Swan Hill wine region

Swan Hill is awine region name protected by anAustralian Geographical Indication (AGI). It is named for the town ofSwan Hill on the south side of theMurray River in the Australian state ofVictoria. The wine region spans the Murray and the north eastern part of the region is in the state ofNew South Wales.[3] The north-eastern part of the region is in the New South Wales zone ofBig Rivers. The southern and western parts are in the Victoria zone ofNorth West Victoria.[4] The region spans fromLake Charm andBenjeroop in the southeast throughLake Boga and Swan Hill to pastPiangil andTooleybuc in the north.

Swan Hill
Wine region
TypeAustralian Geographical Indication
Year established1996
CountryAustralia
Part ofBig Rivers andNorth West Victoria
Location35°15′S143°30′E / 35.25°S 143.5°E /-35.25; 143.5
Heat units2138[1]
Precipitation (annual average)178 millimetres (7.0 in)[1]
Varietals producedChardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon[2]
No. of wineries10
Wine producedfruit driven wines suitable for short to medium-term cellaring[2]

Almost all vineyards in the Swan Hill region are irrigated from the Murray River or its tributaries. Irrigation began in the 1880s, and the first modern vineyards were planted in the 1930s.[1] The wines are known as fruit driven wines suitable for short to medium-term cellaring.[2]

References

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  1. ^abcJames Halliday."Swan Hill Wine Region".James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved31 May 2016.
  2. ^abc"Swan Hill".Wine Regions.Wine Australia. Retrieved31 May 2016.
  3. ^"Swan Hill (NSW)".Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms.Wine Australia. Retrieved31 May 2016.
  4. ^"Swan Hill (Vic)".Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms.Wine Australia. Retrieved31 May 2016.



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