Pyrenees (Victoria)

Pyrenees
Australian geographical indication
Year established	2000
Years of wine industry	1848–present
Country	Australia
Part of	Western Victoria

37°6′59.49″S 143°18′48.82″E / 37.1165250°S 143.3135611°E / -37.1165250; 143.3135611

The Pyrenees is a

Victoria, Australia near the town of Avoca

.

The Pyrenees Ranges are at the southern end of The Great Dividing Range with altitudes ranging from 300 to over 750 m (approximately 980–2460 ft). Main peaks in the range include Mount Avoca (747 m) and Mount Warrenmang (537 m).

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".^[2]

Wine

Vines were first planted in the region in

Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

grape varieties.

The original eight wineries of the region in the 1970s and 1980s included: Chateau Rémy (now known as Blue Pyrenees Estate), Dalwhinnie Vineyard,

Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are well supported by a range of other varieties from France such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Grenache, Italy for Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Lagrein and Spain for Tempranillo

.

Tourism is a very important part of the region's economy, with many wineries offering cellar-door tastings. Accommodation and dining are available at several of the wineries as the region continues to develop tourism infrastructure. Exports are also significant for many wineries with sales into China, the US and Scandinavia.

List of wineries (2017) [9]

Amherst
Berrys Bridge
Bigibila
Blue Pyrenees Estate
M. Chapoutier
Dalwhinnie
Dogrock
Equus at Moonambel
Forest Gate Estate
Glenlofty
Grape Farm Winery
Gwynnyth Vineyard
Kara Kara
Kenred
Lamplough Estate
Mitchell Harris
Mount Avoca
Peerick Vineyard
Pyren Vineyard
Quartz Hill
Quoin Hill
Sally's Paddock
Summerfield
Taltarni
Warrenmang Vineyard & Resort
Wimmera Hills

References

^ ^a ^b "Pyrenees". Wine Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
ISBN 1875606890
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ISBN 1875606890
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ISBN 1875606890
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^ Hooke, Huon (19 November 2013). "Forty years of fine wines". Good Food. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

^ "Wineries". Pyrenees Unearthed. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

^ Pyrenees Wineries official website

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pyrenees (Victoria).

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Victorian Pyrenees.

"Pyrenees Wineries". Wine Regions. Wine Australia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

Thomas Mitchell Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2

Wineries of the Pyrenees official website

Pyrenees Gold Field Archived 20 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Victoria Geol. Survey, 1904, WM Bradford; discusses Geology of Pyrenees area and Gold Field.

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Wine regions of Victoria
Central Victoria

Bendigo

Goulburn Valley
Nagambie Lakes

Heathcote

Strathbogie Ranges

Upper Goulburn

Gippsland

Gippsland

North East Victoria

Alpine Valleys

Beechworth

Glenrowan

King Valley

Rutherglen

North West Victoria

Murray Darling

Swan Hill

Port Phillip

Geelong

Macedon Ranges

Mornington Peninsula

Sunbury

Yarra Valley

Western Victoria

Grampians

Henty

Pyrenees

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Mountains in Victoria, Australia
Grampians

William
(1,167 m or 3,829 ft)

Difficult

Wilson

Zero (364 m or 1,194 ft)

Victorian Alps
Bogong High Plains

Nelse West (1,893 m or 6,211 ft)

Nelse North (1,885 m or 6,184 ft)

Fainter South (1,883 m or 6,178 ft)

Hotham (1,862 m or 6,109 ft)

McKay (1,849 m or 6,066 ft)

Cope (1,837 m or 6,027 ft)

Spion Kopje (1,837 m or 6,027 ft)

Jim (1,818 m or 5,965 ft)

Cathedral Range

Lake (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)

The Green Hill (1,241 m or 4,072 ft)

Sugarloaf (904 m or 2,966 ft)

The Cathedral (801 m or 2,628 ft)

South Jawbone Peak (761 m or 2,497 ft)

Cobberas Range

Cobberas No. 1
(1,810 m or 5,938 ft)

Cobberas No. 2

Moscow Peak

Middle Peak

Cleft Peak

Cobbler Plateau

Speculation (1,648 m or 5,407 ft)

Cobbler (1,628 m or 5,341 ft)

Koonika (1,545 m or 5,069 ft)

Despair (1,460 m or 4,790 ft)

Other

Bogong (1,986 m or 6,516 ft)

Feathertop (1,922 m or 6,306 ft)

Loch (1,865 m or 6,119 ft)

Buller (1,805 m or 5,922 ft)

Wills (1,755 m or 5,758 ft)

Gibbo (1,750 m or 5,741 ft)

Stirling (1,749 m or 5,738 ft)

Howitt (1,742 m or 5,715 ft)

The Horn (1,723 m or 5,653 ft)

Buffalo (1,723 m or 5,653 ft)

Wellington (1,634 m or 5,361 ft)

Buggery (Alpine) (1,598 m or 5,243 ft)

Baw Baw (1,567 m or 5,141 ft)

Saint Phillack (1,567 m or 5,141 ft)

Torbreck (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)

St Gwinear (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)

Mueller (1,460 m or 4,790 ft)

Selma (1,456 m or 4,777 ft)

Useful (1,435 m or 4,708 ft)

Tambo (1,430 m or 4,692 ft)

Selwyn (1,411 m or 4,629 ft)

Terrible (1,325 m or 4,347 ft)

Donna Buang (1,250 m or 4,101 ft)

Buggery (Wangaratta) (1,153 m or 3,783 ft)

Bulla Bulla (906 m or 2,972 ft)

Dom Dom (740 m or 2,428 ft)

Brumby Point

Pine

Other
mountain ranges
Central Highlands

Macedon (1,001 m or 3,284 ft)

Dandenong Ranges

Dandenong (633 m or 2,077 ft)

Pyrenees Ranges

Avoca (747 m or 2,451 ft)

Warrenmang (537 m or 1,762 ft)

Strzelecki Ranges

Tassie (740 m or 2,428 ft)

Other

Matlock (1,377 m or 4,518 ft)

Ritchie (1,259 m or 4,131 ft)

Toorongo (1,247 m or 4,091 ft)

Horsfall (1,130 m or 3,707 ft)

Kaye (998 m or 3,274 ft)

Elizabeth (941 m or 3,087 ft)

Ghiran (924 m or 3,031 ft)

Disappointment (794 m or 2,605 ft)

Riddell (781 m or 2,562 ft)

Beenak (745 m or 2,444 ft)

Alexander (744 m or 2,441 ft)

Buninyong (719 m or 2,359 ft)

Hanging Rock / Diogenes (718 m or 2,356 ft)

Warrenheip (714 m or 2,343 ft)

Franklin (648 m or 2,126 ft)

Beckworth (634 m or 2,080 ft)

Corhanwarrabul
(628 m or 2,060 ft)

Tarrengower (556 m or 1,824 ft)

Warrenmang (526 m or 1,726 ft)

Teneriffe (444 m or 1,457 ft)

Napier (440 m or 1,444 ft)

Briggs Bluff (420 m or 1,378 ft)

Arapiles (369 m or 1,211 ft)

You Yangs (352 m or 1,155 ft)

Leura (313 m or 1,027 ft)

Noorat (310 m or 1,017 ft)

Elephant (240 m or 787 ft)

Warrnambool (216 m or 709 ft)

Budj Bim (178 m or 584 ft)

Wycheproof (148 m or 486 ft)

Cooper (137 m or 449 ft)

Fraser

Hopeless

Typo

Jack Hills

Authority control databases

VIAF

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pyrenees_(Victoria)&oldid=1154992380"

[WineAus-1] "Pyrenees". Wine Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[2] ISBN 1875606890
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[3] ISBN 1875606890
.

[4] ISBN 1875606890
.

[5] ISBN 1875606890
.

[6] ISBN 1875606890
.

[7] Hooke, Huon (19 November 2013). "Forty years of fine wines". Good Food. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[8] "Wineries". Pyrenees Unearthed. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[9] Pyrenees Wineries official website

[1]

[2]

Exploration

Wine

List of wineries (2017) [9]

See also

References

External links