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Hastings River wine region

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Country
  
Australia

Year established
  
1999

Number of wineries
  
6

Heat units
  
2310

Part of
  
Northern Rivers

Type
  
Australian Geographical Indication

Precipitation (annual average)
  
1,080 millimetres (43 in)

Size of planted vineyards
  
200 hectares (490 acres)

Varietals produced
  
Chambourcin, Verdelho chardonnay

Hastings River is an Australian Geographical Indication for a wine region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales around the Hastings River near Wauchope and Port Macquarie.The region is within 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the east coast of Australia, between the Pacific Ocean and the Great Dividing Range.

The first vineyard was planted in 1837 by Henry Fancourt White. There were 33 vineyards by 1860, however these declined and there was no wine production between 1920 and 1980 when new vineyards began to be planted. The main styles produced now include Chardonnay, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot and Chambourcin.

References

Hastings River wine region Wikipedia