Grape vines were first planted commercially in 1980. The region is defined to be above the 600 metres (2,000 ft) contour line.[2] Orange is 260 kilometres (160 mi) (3½ hours drive) west of Sydney and 295 kilometres (183 mi) north of Canberra.[3]
Wineries in Orange
Atallah Wines
Amour Wines
Angullong Vineyard
Bloodwood
Borrodell on the Mount
Brangayne of Orange
Byrne Farm Wines
Canobolas Wines
Cargo Road Winery
Carillion Wines
ChaLou Wines
Colmar Estate
Cooks Lot
Cumulus Estate
Dindima
Doll in a Box
De Salis
Faisan Estate
Habitat Vineyard
Heifer Station Vineyard
Highland Heritage
HOOSEGG Wines
Logan Wines
Mayfield Vineyard
Macquariedale Wines
Montoro Wines
Mortimers Wines
Nashdale Lane
Oculus Wines
Orange Mountain Wines
Pana Wines
Patina
Philip Shaw
Printhie / Swift
Rikard Wines
Ross Hill
Rowlee Wines
See Saw Wines
Slow Wine Co.
Stockman's Ridge
Strawhouse Wines
Swinging Bridge
Tamburlaine
Word of Mouth Wines
Zinga Wines
Wineries that use Orange region grapes in their wines include Brokenwood Wines (Hunter Valley based), Samantha May Wines (Mudgee), Clark Wines (Mudgee), Jessop Wines (Mudgee), Eloquesta (Mudgee) and Lowe Wines (Mudgee). In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds winery released the 2007 Penfolds Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay.[4]
References
^ a b"Orange". Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms. Wine Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ a b cJames Halliday. "Orange Wine Region". James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^"Orange Wine Region". Orange Regions Vignerons Association. Retrieved 4 June 2016.