Wyndham Estate
Encyclopedia
Wyndham Estate is a leading winery located in the Hunter Valley
, in New South Wales
, Australia
.It was founded by George Wyndham who came to Australia in 1827, and planted a vineyard around his home, Dalwood, in the Hunter Valley. The winery won four gold medals, seven silver medals and two bronze medals for its wines at the 1982 International Wine and Spirit Competition
in England
. The company is now owned by Premium Wine Brands (previously Pernod Ricard Pacific).
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
, in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.It was founded by George Wyndham who came to Australia in 1827, and planted a vineyard around his home, Dalwood, in the Hunter Valley. The winery won four gold medals, seven silver medals and two bronze medals for its wines at the 1982 International Wine and Spirit Competition
International Wine and Spirit Competition
The International Wine & Spirit Competition is an annual wine competition founded in 1969 by the [German/British] oenologist Anton Massel.. Each year the competition receives entries from over 80 countries worldwide. The awards given by the competition are considered to be some of the highest...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The company is now owned by Premium Wine Brands (previously Pernod Ricard Pacific).