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New South Wales

New South Wales wine guide: the wine region in Australia, its Chardonnay, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Australia
Climate
Varied
Signature grape
Chardonnay
Styles
red · dry white · sweet white
4
Signature grapes
5
Producers listed
5
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

New South Wales is a wine region in South Eastern Australia, Australia.

The signature grape is Chardonnay, backed by Shiraz, Semillon and Cabernet Sauvignon.

The ground underneath is loam and sand.

The climate is varied, running continental.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows ripe, produced from botrytized semillon, complexity and rich and honeyed flavors, plus two more.

Inside it sit Hunter Valley, Canberra District, Riverina, Mudgee and Orange.

Names to look for on a shelf: Brokenwood, Clonakilla, De Bortoli and Penfolds.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, grilled meats, poultry and pasta with cream sauces.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Soil
LoamSand
Climate
VariedContinental
Terrain
Elevated
Styles
reddry whitesweet whitesparkling

In the glass.

Red: Ripe.

Sweet white: Produced from botrytized semillon, Complexity and rich, Honeyed flavors.

Sparkling: Refreshing bubbly styles, Zesty fruit and acidity.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Brokenwood
02 Clonakilla
03 De Bortoli
04 Penfolds
05 Tyrrell's

Bottles to look for.

  • Archie Rose Distilling Co. Single Malt Whisky, New South Wales, Australia
  • Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley, Australia
  • Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley, Australia
  • Brokenwood Quail Shiraz, Hunter Valley, Australia
  • Brokenwood Semillon, Hunter Valley, Australia
  • Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz, Hilltops, Australia
  • Clonakilla Shiraz - Viognier, Canberra District, Australia
  • De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon, Riverina, Australia

At the table.

  • seafood
  • grilled meats
  • poultry
  • pasta with cream sauces
  • rich cheese

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.
  • Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

New South Wales: common questions

01.
What grapes is New South Wales known for?
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Chardonnay is the signature grape of New South Wales. Shiraz, Semillon and Cabernet Sauvignon are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does New South Wales make?
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New South Wales produces red wine, dry white wine, sweet white wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is New South Wales?
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You will find New South Wales in Australia, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with New South Wales wine?
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Try seafood, grilled meats, poultry, pasta with cream sauces and rich cheese.
05.
How long does New South Wales wine age?
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Keeps for 5 to 10 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in Australia, or the wider South Eastern Australia guide.

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