The best wines of Big Rivers

Discover the best wines of Big Rivers of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud as well as the best winemakers of Big Rivers and estates of Big Rivers to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Big Rivers and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Big Rivers by region

Looking for a good wine of Big Rivers of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Big Rivers. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Big Rivers with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Big Rivers

Red wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, express couscous in a pressure cooker or alsatian wine pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the red wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Big Rivers. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Big Rivers

  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.49/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Big Rivers

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Big Rivers

A wine route planned in the region of Big Rivers? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Big Rivers.

Discovering the wine region of Big Rivers

Big Rivers is a GI (Geographical Indication) created in 1996 which refers to several Australian wine regions in western NewSouthWales and northwestern Victoria. The entire southwestern quarter of New South Wales is covered by the zone, whose name is a reference to the famous Murray and Darling rivers and the lesser-known Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers (the latter means Big Water in the local Aboriginal language). Big Rivers measures 650 kilometers (400 miles) across, and produces around 75 percent of New South Wales' wine, and is one of Australia's most prolific wine-producing areas. Riverina is the largest of Big Rivers' four wine regions.

This vast, almost perfectly square area covers 4000 square miles (10,360 square km) of central-southern New South Wales. It is a reliable source of many millions of hectoliters of wine every Vintage, most of which is from high-yielding vines and is destined for sale in bulk. At the centre of Riverina is the well-known wine production town of Griffith. The second-largest region is Murray Darling, which stretches from the Victorian border with South Australia in the west, to Balranald in NSW in the east.

Perricoota occupies a southern enclave of New South Wales and is small compared to its huge Big Rivers neighbors. Finally, Swan Hill, like Murray Darling, straddles the New South Wales-Victoria border. It is difficult to usefully describe the growing conditions of such a large area, but the general pattern involves a continental Climate, hot and Dry with low rainfall. This leaves Big Rivers relatively free of fungal diseases that might otherwise reduce the region's all-important yields.

Great white wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Big Rivers

White wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, red tuna steak provençal style or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the white wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Big Rivers

  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Big Rivers

  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Greco
  • Verdelho

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Big Rivers

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Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Big Rivers

Sparkling wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of croque-monsieur, shrimp with garlic and orange or the michon at the county.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of lemon, pear or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Big Rivers

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.55/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Big Rivers

  • Glera (Prosecco)
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Moscato
  • Durif
  • Lambrusco

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Big Rivers

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The word of the wine: Pulp

Fleshy and juicy part of the grape berry, it contains sugars, organic acids and various nitrogenous and mineral compounds.

Great pink wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Big Rivers

Pink wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of home-made white pudding, brandade of cod from nimes or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, strawberries or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, minerality or earth.

The best vintages in pink wine of Big Rivers

  • 0With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.43/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Big Rivers

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Moscato
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Barbera

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Big Rivers

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Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Great sweet wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Big Rivers

Sweet wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of endives with smoked salmon au gratin, mussels with cream or traditional pastry flan.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or apricot and sometimes also flavors of ginger, caramel or orange. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Big Rivers. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Big Rivers

  • 2000With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.16/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Big Rivers

  • Sémillon
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Traminer

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Big Rivers

A wine route planned in the region of Big Rivers? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Big Rivers.

The word of the wine: Aroma

A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).

Great natural sweet wines of Big Rivers

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers

Natural sweet wines from the region of Big Rivers go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sliced tuna with tomato sauce, mouclade or chocolate mug cake.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Big Rivers. often reveals types of flavors of coffee, caramel or raisin and sometimes also flavors of toffee, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.40/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers

  • Sémillon
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers

A wine route planned in the region of Big Rivers? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Big Rivers.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

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