Yarra Valley. Australian wine region known for its cooler climate. Australia produced lakes of bad wine over the past few years - especially Chardonnay and Shiraz - and, as a result, saw its industry suffer.
YARRA VALLEY
A small growing region in Australia located to the Northeast of Melbourne. The area is best known for Pinot Noi and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Led by first-class cabernet blends from Mount Mary and Yeringberg in the Yarra Valley, Victoria also excelled with other marvellous cabernet-based wines from Balgownie (Bendigo), Dalwhinnie, Taltarni and Blue Pyrenees Estate, ...
Nearby is the wonderful Yarra Valley, another classic and long established cool region, with no less history than the Hunter Valley. Here there are more excellent Pinot Noir reds. The third of the cool coastal regions is Geelong.
The areas near the ocean, such as Yarra Valley, Geelong and Mornington Valley, are characterized by a climate which is pretty cool and therefore suited for the production of Chardonnay and Pinot noir wines.
Mionetto - Veneto, Italy
Domaine Chandon - Napa Valley, California
Green Point - Yarra Valley, Australia
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In Australia Roussanne is usually used with Marsanne in the Yarra Valley of Victoria to produce a Rhõne style wine.
Sangiovese
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Leading quality regions include the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale in South Australia, Margaret River and Mount Barker in Western Australia, the Yarra Valley and Rutherglen in Victoria, and the Hunter Valley and Mudgee in New South Wales.
 See also: Region, Australia, Shiraz, Style, Red
  
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