Pyrenees (Victoria)

Pyrenees (Victoria)

The Pyrenees are located in Victoria, Australia near the town of Avoca. It is a wine growing region.

The altitude of the ranges is 220-375 m (722-1230 ft).

Exploration

The explorer and surveyor Thomas Mitchell was the first European recorded to have travelled through the district on his 1836 journey of exploration. The ranges reminded him of the Pyrenees in Europe where he had served as an army officer, hence the name he gave them. He found the area more temperate in climate and better watered than inland New South Wales, and he encouraged settlers to take up land in the region he described as "Australia Felix".

Wine

Wines were first planted in the region in 1848. In recent years it is recognised as a significant producer of full-bodied red wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz grape varieties.

Winerys of the region include: [http://www.bluepyrenees.com.au Blue Pyrenees Estate] [http://www.dalwhinnie.com.au Dalwhinnie Wines] [http://www.mountavoca.com Mount Avoca Vineyard] [http://www.summerfieldwines.com Summerfield Wines] [http://www.taltarni.com.au Taltarni Vineyards] [http://www.bazzani.com.au Warrenmang Vineyard Resort]

ee also

*Australian wine

External links

*cite web | url = http://www.wineaustralia.com/Australia/Default.aspx?tabid=751 | title = Pyrenees, Victoria | work = Wine Regions | publisher = Wine Australia | accessdate = 2007-11-07 [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13033 Thomas Mitchell "Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia", Volume 2]
* [http://www.pyreneestourism.com.au Pyrenees Tourism website]
* [http://www.pyrenees.org.au Wineries of the Pyrenees website]
* [http://australianwineregions.com/Pyrenees Australian Wine Regions Map of the Pyrenees region]
* [http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/bradford-pyrenees/page_001 Pyrenees Gold Field] Victoria Geol. Survey, 1904, WM Bradford; discusses Geology of Pyrenees area and Gold Field.


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