The best wines of Western Victoria

Discover the best wines of Western Victoria of Victoria as well as the best winemakers of Western Victoria and estates of Western Victoria to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Western Victoria and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Western Victoria by region

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

Great red wines of Western Victoria

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Western Victoria

Red wines from the region of Western Victoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, original mafé with okra or turkey osso buco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Western Victoria

On the nose the red wine of the region of Western Victoria. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Western Victoria. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Western Victoria

  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.04/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Western Victoria

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Western Victoria

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

Discovering the wine region of Western Victoria

Western Victoria">Victoria is a viticultural zone located, rather obviously, in the western half of Victoria, in eastern Australia. To be more accurate, and to fit more completely with its Northern neighbor, North West Victoria, the zone is better described as South West Victoria. The zone's finer viticultural land is located away from the coastline on the northern edge of the zone, where the Henty, Grampians and Pyrenees wine regions are located. The Western Victoria zone encompasses the historic cities of Ballarat and Ararat, with their traditional streets of Victorian buildings which tell of the region's gold-mining history.

To the west are the jagged peaks of the Grampians National Park, while to the north lie the gentler slopes of the misleadingly-named Pyrenees. South and west of Ballarat are expansive coastal plains, which reach right to the Southern Ocean coastline. They culminate in the Great Otway National Park and the Otway Ranges, which lead up to the southern edge of Long">Geelong. This southern end of the zone experiences lower temperatures and higher rainfall than almost any Part of Victoria, and is not known for its wineries.

The northern part of the zone, however, has a warmer, drier Climate and has long proved itself as a wine-producing area with production dating back to the 1850s. The long-established western Victorian vineyards of Seppelt and Best's have been joined in recent decades by a New raft of boutique wineries, nearly all producing cool climate styles as this is one of Australia's coldest viticultural zones. Sparkling wine has been a major specialty for the zone. It was in the Grampians' Great Western sub-region that the iconic sparkling Shiraz wine style was first developed back in the 1890s.

Great white wines of Western Victoria

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Western Victoria

White wines from the region of Western Victoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of pasta carbonara, butter chicken or chicken makkhani (india) or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Western Victoria

On the nose the white wine of the region of Western Victoria. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tropical fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Western Victoria. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Western Victoria

  • 2008With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Western Victoria

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Moscato
  • Arneis

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Western Victoria

A wine route planned in the region of Western Victoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Western Victoria.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Great sparkling wines of Western Victoria

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Western Victoria

Sparkling wines from the region of Western Victoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew express, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or roast duck breast stuffed with porcini mushrooms and chanterelles.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Western Victoria

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Western Victoria. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or microbio.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Western Victoria

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Western Victoria

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Nero d'Avola

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Western Victoria

A wine route planned in the region of Western Victoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Western Victoria.

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

Great pink wines of Western Victoria

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Western Victoria

Pink wines from the region of Western Victoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of boeuf en daube, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or red wine fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Western Victoria

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Western Victoria. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Western Victoria

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Western Victoria

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Nebbiolo Rosé
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sémillon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Western Victoria

A wine route planned in the region of Western Victoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Western Victoria.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Great sweet wines of Western Victoria

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Western Victoria

Sweet wines from the region of Western Victoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sardines moroccan style, seafood lasagna or courgette cake with bacon and goat cheese.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Western Victoria

  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Western Victoria

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

The word of the wine: Ample

Said of a generous wine with a rich body that gives an impression of fullness in the mouth.

News from the vineyard of Western Victoria

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