GIC - Mount Avoca

Reference Material for the Pyrenees Region

The Pyrenees is a registered Geographical Region.

The REGION of the PYRENEES is in the ZONE of WESTERN VICTORIA (See map below)

For a copy of the Pyrenees GIC application, a PDF file can be downloaded by clicking here. (Right click and select save target). This file is only 270K. It contains 50 pages of data on the region; the contents of which is detailed below.

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Table of Contents page

OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM 3

SECTION 1 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA 4

SECTION 2 TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION 5

SECTION 3 MAPS 7

SECTION 4 GENERAL HISTORY OF THE AREA 9

SECTION 5 GRAPE GROWING ATTRIBUTES 13

I) GEOLOGY 13

II) CLIMATE 15

III) HARVEST DATES 19

IV) DRAINAGE BASIN 23

V) IRRIGATION 24

VI) ELEVATION 25

VII) OTHER ATTRIBUTES 26

SECTION 6 DEVELOPMENT PLANS 27

SECTION 7 TRADITIONAL USE 28

SECTION 8 WINE & GRAPE HISTORY 30

WINERIES & VINEYARDS WITH WINES AVAILABLE FOR SALE 35

SECTION 9 OTHER ATTRIBUTES 37

GENERAL COMMENTS ON WINE STYLE 37

GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE REGION 37

GENERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE REGION 38

SECTION 10 GENERAL COMMENTS 39

Appendix 1 Census 40

Appendix 2 Registered trademarks 41

Appendix 2(a) Registered trademarks 42

Appendix 3 Land usage - Dryland pasture 43

Appendix 4 Soil acidity moderate to very acid 44

Appendix 5 Published material - Traditional Usage - Brochures etc 45

Appendix 6 Published material - Traditional Usage - General Media 46