The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.
As a state appellation, New South Wales is divided into the following areas, which are further divided into regions and sometimes sub-regions. Big Rivers. Southern New South Wales Hunter Valley Central Ranges Northern Rivers Northern Slopes South Coast Western Plains Although administratively part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Canberra district has been considered part of New South Wales since the turn of the century. The first commercial vineyards were planted here in the early 1970s, and the district has developed a reputation for boutique wineries.
It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.
sparkling wines from the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of my mother's rabbit, shrimp marinade or barbecued mackerel papillotes.
On the nose in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of lemon, pear or tree fruit.
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