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About The Region
One of Australia’s premier cool climate wine regions, the Yarra Valley encompasses such diverse topography that it can produce premium quality fruit in a range of grape varieties.
With its stunning hills and dales ranged before a backdrop of blue mountains (the lower reaches of the Great Dividing Range that stretches up Australia’s eastern seaboard), elevations vary greatly. Although they are not recognised as sub-regions, there are two distinct zones – the valley floor, with soils of sandy clay loam interspersed with broken sandstone; and the Upper Yarra Valley, which is more elevated and cooler and has areas of bright red volcanic loam.
Yarra Valley
Potential hazards for the vigneron include frost and heavy rains in spring, fungal diseases, drought and heat waves. Parts of the Yarra Valley were impacted by the catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires of 2009.
Vines were first planted in the Yarra Valley in 1838 and its wines achieved international acclaim through the mid-1800s. Due to a range of economic and agricultural factors, viticulture increasingly fell out of favour and virtually ceased in the 1920s until its resurgence from the late 1960s.
Just an hour’s drive from Melbourne, the state capital and Australia’s second-largest city, the Yarra Valley is a mecca for day and weekend tourists and supports a thriving agricultural and boutique food sector.
Yarra Valley
Wine We Produce In This Region
Pinot Noir
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Chardonnay
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Marsanne
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Merlot
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Rosé
Facts About The Region
- Climate : Cool-Moderate, Mediterranean
- Terrain : Steep foothills, rolling hills and flat valley floor
- Average growing season temp : 17.3°C
- Average annual rainfall : 603mm (Healesville)
- Reasons to visit : Restaurants, local produce, hot air ballooning, Healesville Sanctuary, horse racing, walking, cycling (Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail), golf, trout fishing, cheese, breweries, distillery, Tarrawarra Museum of Art. EVENTS - Tulip Festival (Oct), Gumboot Season (Jul).
- visityarravalley.com.au
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