The Upper Goulburn is a significant wine grape growing area in Australia, producing premium award winning wines. There are some 25 wine labels in the region, producing cool climate wines from grapes grown in over 30 vineyards.

The Upper Goulburn Wine region is diverse in its geography as it spans north of the Yarra Valley stretching from Glenburn to Mansfield-Mt Buller, along the Melba and Maroondah highway and from Tallarook and Yea to Eildon along the Goulburn River. The region includes regional towns of Yea, Alexandra, Eildon and Mansfield. The region is rich in natural beauty of lakes and river systems and is recognised as the major gateway to Victoria’s high country. This is truly cool climate viticulture, setting the Upper Goulburn apart from most others in Victoria. The Upper Goulburn, as a destination offers quality wines matched with distinctive regional cuisine and tourism experiences that in combination will excite the senses like no other types of Wine/Grapes.

The region is ideally located for the production of crisp and racy aromatic white and sparkling wines and elegant textural red wines. Riesling and gewurztraminer wines by Delatite, have an international reputation. Varieties such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, pinot gris, viogner, pinot noir, shiraz amongst the lesser known pinot meunier, and dolchetto are also produced and enjoyed by many visitors into the region.

Climate/Geography

The climate is strongly influenced by altitude (400 -700m) but the picking dates - and the wine styles - leave little doubt that this is a very cool region overall. Rainfall varies from 700mm to 1400mm. The cool evenings of the high country combined with its location on the northern side of the Great Dividing Range with significantly higher sunlight hours gives our region a natural advantage. Therefore the Upper Goulburn has a commitment to quality production with a low environmental footprint leading to less intervention with chemical additives. For more information visit Upper Goulburn Wine and UGE