GI ‘New England Australia’ has officially been registered!
The Geographic Indicator (GI) for the New England wine region has been ratified. Up until this date, the New England tablelands wine growing area was never official recignised.
In a recent media release issued by the Southern New England Vignerons Association, 25 January 2008, the GI for this region has now be recognised as ‘New England Australia’. The registration process has been 3 years in the making and has been officially registered. The GI committee, Wine and Brandy Corporation has informed industry bodies within Australia and overseas.
An official GI launch at Parliament House, Sydney and a local launch in Armidale is expected to take place in April/May 2008.
New England Australia GI is the newest wine growing region of Australia, spanning 27,000 square kilometers and home to 42 vineyards which range in size from a few acres to over 100.
A recent comment by James Halliday, Chairman of Judges for the 2007 New England Wine Show highlighted that “there is no other region which has come on stream with so much to offer as New England. Variations in altitude, aspect, degree of slope, and soil type give vignerons a wide choice of variety and wine style”.
Halliday’s comment supports the awards won at the 2007 New England Wine Show from many of the local wineries. Blickling Estate was successful in collecting two gold medals, two bronze medals and a trophy from the six wines entered.
Blickling Estate has been a consistent winner at many of the local wine shows, producing six varieties of red and white wines, including true bubbly riesling and pinot noir. Wines are sold separately at the Blickling Estate cellar door, online by the carton or mixed dozen or in various restaurants and liquor stores.
Purchase Australian grown, harvested and bottled wines. Our high altitude, good quality, cool climate wine selection will surprise even the most discerning drinker!
Blickling Estate offers you more than just a vineyard hopping experience!
