A Guide To Saunter Through Wine Expanses Of Australia

Australia is considered as a land of Beer gulpers and Whiskey sippers since many centuries. It was quite surprising when tourists, aficionados, and sophisticates encountered few wineries in the country. However, it’s no more astonishing to learn that this continent has secured its position in the list of top wine makers.

However, the reports that mentions that Australia is third largest supplier of wine to the US is definitely surprising. The major leaders are Italy and France. Even surprising is to know that this land is the largest seller of still wine to the world. The unblemished quality of wine supplied by Australia is quite economical when compared to other major suppliers, making it a favorite destination for budget wine-enthusiasts.

Among the excellent-quality kinds of wine, the ‘Shiraz’ is known as impregnable Australian champion. The quality of grapes used to extract and process the wine of ‘Shiraz’ is rarely available in other parts of the world, making the wine quite renowned all over the globe. Among other famous wines are Chardonnay and Cabernet that are exceptionally luscious. However, the count of delicious wines made around the island continent has reached up to 130.

Most of the wineries are easily accessible for visitors as it is not much far away from major urban areas. For locals, it’s a perfect day spree or a weekend enjoyment. Let’s have a look at the major ones:

1. The Hunter Valley

   Considered as one of the most expensive wine regions in Australia, Hunter Valley is positioned to the north of Sydney. The land here is extremely fertile and the climate is quite fresh and soggy making it the oldest wine producing region. The wine produced on the Upper and Lower Hunter Valley is remarkably distinct in taste. If here, don’t fail to visit the famous Rothbury and Rosemount wineries. Although this wine-rich region can be comfortably visited in a day, visitors prefer halting at the local inns easily found all around the place.

1. The Barossa Valley

   To visit the next best wine producing area, The Barossa Valley, move 60 km north east from Adelaide located in South Australia. The tepid weather here is ideal to produce the succulent, enticing Shiraz and revitalizing Riesling, both known all over the world for its distinctly sweet tang. Check out the most famous Australian winery, Penfolds, in the foliage of the valley. Along with its ability to produce top-notch wines, this area has allured tourists due to its elegant landscape and gratifying climate. The Valley ground is enveloped by tiny villages of Tanunda, Lyndoch, Nurioota, and Rowland Flat which are interconnected by an entwining route, Barossa Valley way that edges through all the wineries in the area. The German-tinged villages and wineries embraced by the emerald jade woods of the gorge have been attracting tourists from all over the world.

2. The Claire Valley

   Known as the land of Riesling, The Claire Valley, is located about 120 km away from Adelaide toward the north. The famous 27-kilometre Riesling Trail offers a ride through lush pastures and over 40 Riesling-producing wineries, making it an idyllic and pleasing route for bikers and wine-lovers. Small boarding houses, modish inns, and restaurants throughout the trail permit you to move at a leisure pace and taste the best wine of the world found profusely in this part of the globe. The weather here is chilly after the dusk and balmy during daytime.

1. Coonawarra

   From Adelaide, move south east toward the Limestone Coast of Australia to reach yet another wine-copious region known as Coonawarra. This area is known for its soil fertility, strikingly beautiful coastal backdrops and pleasantly breezy climate. The wine produced here especially Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon is mostly exported to other parts of the world. The Wynns Coonawarra is one of the most legendary and most visited winery in this continent. Along with the pleasure of tasting luscious Shiraz, you can test your hiking skills at underground caverns of Limestone Coast.

2. The Yarra Valley

   Till you reach the Yarra Valley, which is located near Melbourne in Victoria, you must have tasted and procured enough Shiraz and Riesling. This valley serves the visitors with distinct and unique varieties of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A trip through this valley is definitely exhilarating if traveled on a bike. However, enthusiasts prefer wandering and strolling on their foot guided by the mauve aroma of the wines and famous wineries edging the 38-kilometer route from Lilydale to Warburton.

1. Margaret River

   Another flourishing wine-filled gorge in Australia, the Margaret River area, is a grape producing region that attracts around 500,000 tourists every year. Once considered as an ancient and low-economy area, this gorge is now one of the most prosperous grape-producing areas of Australia. This self sufficient region offers all pleasures of an uncomplicated life, alluring people to settle nearby. Along with enormous wineries, this area pleases tourists with immaculate seashores, excellently scrumptious seafood, and the renowned, morbid caverns of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. The month of April is extremely jam-packed as it observes the colors of yearly Margaret River Wine Festival. This festival has something for everyone that includes events like art expositions, verse reading, music, beacons, and wine drinking.

Though the other wine producing valleys and plains of Australia has much more to offer, these regions is quite an ideal depiction of the mauve portion of the continent.