Orange wine region

Orange is a wine region and Australian Geographical Indication in the Central Ranges zone in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named for the town of Orange and defined as the contiguous area that is above elevation within the City of Orange, Cabonne Shire and Blayney Shire.
Grape vines were first planted commercially in 1980. The region is defined to be above the contour line. Orange is west of Sydney and north of Canberra.

Wineries in Orange

Wineries that use Orange region grapes in their wines include Brokenwood Wines, Tyrrell's Wines, Robert Stein, Samantha May Wines, Clark Wines, Jessop Wines, Manners Wines, Eloquesta and Lowe Wines. In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds winery released the 2007 Penfolds Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay.