Lagrein in Australia

Lagrein is an Northern Italian red wine variety that has shown great promise in Australia. It is now believed to be related to the variety Teroldego.

The variety is prized for producing wines with firm tannins and good colour, particularly in its native Trentino-Alto Aldige region.

It is still early days for Lagrein in Australia, but Cobaw Ridge Winery have had outstanding results with the variety over several vintages, while Ben Glaetzer has made an excellent blend of 70% Dolcetto and 30% Lagrein.

The following Australian wineries are using Lagrein.

• Amietta Vineyard Geelong
• Angas Vineyards Langhorne Creek
• Bogie Man Wines Strathbogie Ranges
• Brown Brothers King Valley
• Cobaw Ridge Macedon Ranges
• Domain Day Barossa Valley
• Hartz Barn Wines Eden Valley
• Heartland Wines Limestone Coast
• Karanto Vineyards Langhorne Creek
• Murray Darling Collection Murray Darling
• Piako Vineyards Murray Darling
• Point Leo Road Vineyard Mornington Peninsula
• Ridgemill Estate Granite Belt
• Sugarloaf Ridge Southern Tasmania
• Zonte's Footstep Langhorne Creek

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Read about the adoption of Lagrein as a vareity suitable for the Macedon Ranges wine region