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.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
wines from the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
On the nose in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or apricot and sometimes also flavors of ginger, caramel or orange. In the mouth in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.
