Despite being located close to the Grampians National Park, the region itself sits between 240 and 440 metres above sea level. It is a cooler region by Australian standards, the average temperature during January being just 20.2 °C (68.4 °F). The harvest period is typically mid March to mid May.[2]
Great Westernedit
Bests Winery, Great Western, Victoria
Great Western is the first subregion of the Grampians to achieve GI status, doing so in 2007. It is the historical heart of the Grampians and the location of most of its wineries.[3] The topsoil is predominantly sandy loam with quartz and gravel pockets, the subsoil deep clay.[3] Great Western is the wine and food village of the Grampians, with five cellar doors open to the public. Further information on Great Western
Historyedit
The area was first vinified in 1862 with plantings of Concongella Creek and Great Western.[4] French winemaker Charles Pierlot first introduced the methode champenoise at Great Western Estate (now owned by Seppelt), and the region developed a reputation for its sparkling wine.[5]
Food and Wine Festivaledit
Grampians wineries feature at one of Australia's longest running food and wine festivals, Grampians Grape Escape, held in the Grampians National Park at Halls Gap over the first weekend of May every year. Launched in 1992, Grampians Grape Escape is a hallmark event for Victoria and provides food and wine offerings by more than 100 local artisan producers, live music and family entertainment.[6] Each year participating wineries select a parcel of wine from the year's vintage for inclusion in the special release Grampians Reserve Shiraz, which is auctioned exclusively at the Festival.[7] Up to a tonne of grapes are donated to the Festival each year by local vineyards and picked by school students for a traditional grape stomping competition.[8]
grampians, wine, grampians, australian, wine, region, located, state, victoria, west, melbourne, located, near, grampians, national, park, pyrenees, hills, area, dominated, wine, production, particularly, shiraz, cabernet, sauvignon, grampianswine, regiontypew. The Grampians is an Australian wine region located in the state of Victoria west of Melbourne It is located near the Grampians National Park and the Pyrenees hills The area is dominated by red wine production particularly Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon 1 GrampiansWine regionTypeWine regionCountryAustraliaClimate regionMaritimeGrapes producedShiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Contents 1 Geography and climate 1 1 Great Western 2 History 3 Food and Wine Festival 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography and climate editDespite being located close to the Grampians National Park the region itself sits between 240 and 440 metres above sea level It is a cooler region by Australian standards the average temperature during January being just 20 2 C 68 4 F The harvest period is typically mid March to mid May 2 Great Western edit nbsp Bests Winery Great Western Victoria Great Western is the first subregion of the Grampians to achieve GI status doing so in 2007 It is the historical heart of the Grampians and the location of most of its wineries 3 The topsoil is predominantly sandy loam with quartz and gravel pockets the subsoil deep clay 3 Great Western is the wine and food village of the Grampians with five cellar doors open to the public Further information on Great WesternHistory editThe area was first vinified in 1862 with plantings of Concongella Creek and Great Western 4 French winemaker Charles Pierlot first introduced the methode champenoise at Great Western Estate now owned by Seppelt and the region developed a reputation for its sparkling wine 5 Food and Wine Festival editGrampians wineries feature at one of Australia s longest running food and wine festivals Grampians Grape Escape held in the Grampians National Park at Halls Gap over the first weekend of May every year Launched in 1992 Grampians Grape Escape is a hallmark event for Victoria and provides food and wine offerings by more than 100 local artisan producers live music and family entertainment 6 Each year participating wineries select a parcel of wine from the year s vintage for inclusion in the special release Grampians Reserve Shiraz which is auctioned exclusively at the Festival 7 Up to a tonne of grapes are donated to the Festival each year by local vineyards and picked by school students for a traditional grape stomping competition 8 See also editVictorian wineReferences edit J Robinson ed The Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition pg 734 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 860990 6 Halliday James Wine Companion Retrieved 7 December 2012 a b Allen Max 2010 Future makers the new Australian wine tradition Melbourne Hardie Grant p 436 ISBN 9781740666619 History of the region Grampians Winemakers Inc Retrieved 7 December 2012 WineDiva Archived from the original on 1 May 2003 Retrieved 7 December 2012 2014 Grampians Grape Escape Victorian Government Archived from the original on 5 December 2014 Retrieved 31 January 2015 Winemakers set for 20th auction the Weekly Advertiser Archived from the original on 25 December 2014 Retrieved 27 November 2014 Grape Stomp a premier event 16 May 2014 External links editGrampians Grape Escape website 37 14 35 6 S 142 16 31 E 37 243222 S 142 27528 E 37 243222 142 27528 nbsp This wine region article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grampians wine amp oldid 1153523844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
