The wine region of Strathbogie Ranges is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fowles Wine or the Domaine Wine X Sam - Sam Plunkett produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Strathbogie Ranges are Riesling, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Strathbogie Ranges often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal.
In the mouth of Strathbogie Ranges is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 15 estates and châteaux in the of Strathbogie Ranges, producing 65 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Strathbogie Ranges go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
wines from the region of Strathbogie Ranges go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, tuna and mozzarella pie or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
