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New South Wales

New South Wales is a wine region in Australia, home to 101 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.

New South Wales at a glance: roughly split red/white.
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New South Wales's 101 wineries make roughly equal red and white wine; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry GI designation.

About the New South Wales region

    Location
    New South Wales wine is produced in New South Wales, Australia.
    Climate
    The Great Dividing Range has a substantial influence on the climate of many of New South Wales' viticultural areas with areas of higher elevation, such as Orange, Canberra District and Hilltops have cooler climates with more continental…
    Soils
    The soils of New South Wales are similar varied with clay, loam and sandstone being the most common.
    Distinctive
    The Great Dividing Range has a substantial influence on the climate of many of New South Wales' viticultural areas with areas of higher elevation, such as Orange, Canberra District and Hilltops have cooler climates with more continental…

Region facts sourced from Wikidata contributors, item Q17058771, retrieved 2026-07-11. (CC0), Wikipedia contributors, "New South Wales wine", Wikipedia, revision 1346701835, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When New South Wales wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

New South Wales is roughly split, making substantial red (50%) and white (45%) wine.

819 distinct New South Wales wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red400 · 50%
  • White362 · 45%
  • Rose39 · 5%

Types: Port, Sparkling, Still.

Representative New South Wales wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Charles Sturt University — Boutique Rose
  • Audrey Wilkinson — Merlot
  • Gilbert — Petillant Naturel
  • Topper's Mountain — M.T Brut
  • Warburn Estate — 1164 Durif
  • Nugan Estate — Vision Cabernet Sauvignon
  • McWilliam's — Off the Press Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Brokenwood — Harlequin Dry White

Sub-regions & appellations

Within New South Wales, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Hunter Valley
  • Riverina
  • Orange
  • Tumbarumba
  • Canberra District
  • Hilltops
  • Southern Highlands
  • Mudgee
  • Central Ranges
  • Pokolbin
  • Gundagai
  • Broke Fordwich

Quality designations

Wines here carry GI status — a controlled quality designation.

  • GIGeographical Indication — a defined origin area used in Australia and other New World countries.

Australia wine designations

GI
A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

Explore New South Wales

Ways to browse New South Wales — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 819 wines tracked above):

  • Red New South Wales (34)
  • White New South Wales (28)

How to choose a good New South Wales wine

Look for the GI designation — it signals a controlled-origin New South Wales wine.

FAQs

Where is New South Wales?
New South Wales wine is produced in New South Wales, Australia.
What do the designation terms on New South Wales wines mean?
GI: A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for New South Wales?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative New South Wales wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for New South Wales?
The current regional catalogue contains 819 linked wines from 101 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.