Victoria
Tucked
into the south-eastern corner of the Australian mainland, the
warm-climate regions of the Murray Darling and Swan Hill are situated
along the Murray River in the north west of the state. Further east
along the Murray River, the region of Rutherglen has carved a
reputation for unique fortified wine styles such as Muscat which boast
the sweetest fruit flavours concentrated through long dry autumns.Victoria's
other wine regions are general cooler than those of the States to the
north and west. The Yarra Valley region just half an hour's drive from
Melbourne is producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines of immense
elegance and delicacy. In the Alpine Valleys region, autumn comes fast
and vignerons and winemakers strive to ripen fruit before the frosts
take toll but their losses are balanced by the rich, complex wines that
are produced through cool summers.
