The mineral rich hills around Beechworth are home to more than a dozen vineyards. These vineyards are tended by wine growing families with a fierce independence and a passion for making the best possible artisanal wines.
Gold found around the town of Beechworth in 1852 brought prosperity to this relatively small wine producing region. Chardonnay, Shiraz and Pinot Noir all do very well in this altitude influenced area.
Beechworth Regional Snapshot 2023-24
Regional Snapshots are one-page profiles updated annually of individual Australian wine regions. They provide at-a-glance summary statistics on: climatic characteristics, viticulture data, winegrape production, and winegrape price and export sales data for wine, compared against the same statistics for the whole of Australia.
Download nowChardonnay
Intense, complex wines with weight and texture.
Pinot Noir
Medium weight, finely structured wines with classic cherry flavours.
- Wide range of altitude makes generalisations difficult
- Best vineyards are on slopes for better air drainage to avoid the issues of frost
- Lack of available water restricts expansion
- Old sandstone and gravel over clay
- Granitic top soils over clay derived from volcanic deposits