Lachlan Valley RegionLocationZone - Big Rivers State - New South Wales Map Reference Latitude 32 degrees and 23 minutes South Longitude 148 degrees and 02 minutes East Elevation 250 - 400 metres above sea level Subregions Nil |
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Introduction The Region dates back over a century with a continuous history of winemaking. The creators and the custodians of the industry were French and nowhere else in Australia has France played a lead role in viticultural history as it did here. Joseph Bernard Reymond and Auguste Nicolas in 1866 took possession of a 320-acre parcel. It was named Champsaur after Reymond's native valley in France, and the same year a large wooden cellar was built. The next French vigneron was Cassimir Gaymard, who arrived from France around 1900 and established the Sunnyside Vineyard and Winery. The third French association came via Lucien Georges Bourcier who arrived in 1918 and by 1930 he had 16 acres of wine grapes in production. Another Frenchman, Jacques Noel Genet (born in Nice in 1925) acquired Sandhills, which he and his wife ran until 1989.Primary Grape Varieties White Chardonnay 65 ha Other 5 ha Total White 70 ha Red Merlot 40 ha Shiraz 35 ha Cabernet Sauvignon 20 ha Total Red 95 ha Primary Wine Styles Chardonnay Merlot Shiraz
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