The wine region of Bendigo is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Black Jack or the Domaine Black Jack produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bendigo are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Viognier and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bendigo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Bendigo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 30 estates and châteaux in the of Bendigo, producing 90 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bendigo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
red wines from the region of Bendigo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, lamb biryani or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.
