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Goulburn Valley Wine Region
It adjoins the Upper Goulburn Region which includes the land around the river upstream of Seymour. To the east the Strathbogie Ranges Wine Region occupies higher land. Across the Border in New South Wales lies the Perricoota wine region. The Nagambie Lakes Wine Region is a sub-region of the Goulburn Valley Wine Region, and is treated with its own page on this site. Downstream of the lakes the Goulburn River flows through flat countryside until it meets the Murray River just near Echuca. Much of the land is given over to irrigated agriculture with extensive orchards and dairy farming. Viticulture occupies only a tiny fraction of the land. Most of the wineries in the region are relatively new. A few are following the lead of other warmer wine regions in using Verdelho to produce white wines. Sangiovese, Tempranillo and some of the Rhone varieties seem to have a place in this region as well. Tallis Wines were finalists in the Victorian Wine Regions Showcase for their 2005 Dookie Hills Viognier. Some of the wineries producing wine from alternative varieties include
The wineries of the Goulburn Valley are easily visited via a day tour from Melbourne. Its proximity to the Hume Highway means that travellers between Melbourne and Sydney can make a short detour to the region. Other wine regions nearby include Heathcote, Perricoota, (just across the Border from Echuca) Rutherglen and the Strathbogie ranges.
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