Many of the wineries on the South Coast of NSW between Gerringong and Bega have won significant awards and have set a very high and unique standard of flavours and blends that brings wine connoisseurs back for more.

Whenever you open a bottle of South Coast wine at your dining table you will relive the whole South Coast experience. You will recall the point of purchase, maybe a magnificent multi-award winning winery or a small family winery hidden away in a picturesque valley.

As you enjoy sipping your selection you will be able to discuss the beauty of the vineyard where the grapes were lovingly nurtured to satisfy your palate and the family members and workers who actually picked the grapes, bottled the wine and informed you of all the wines characteristics as you sampled the many varieties available to you.

Your guests will only be impressed with your newfound knowledge and would probably love to join you on your next 'wine drive' along this magnificent coastline. Many of these wineries offer a mail order service if you need more for your cellar, or a gift for that special friend.

The selection of wines available on the coast include Shiraz, Chambourcin, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlo, Verdelho-Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.

 

The first grapes on the south coast were grown at Coolangatta Estate by Alexander Berry in the mid 1880's, but it was only in 1988 that the potential was seen to develop a winery which would expand the estate's tourism facilities and begin to re-establish the Shoalhaven as a wine growing area.

The range of Estate red and white whites have won in excess of 280 medals with the 1998 Coolangatta Estate Semillion winning gold at the 2001 Cowra Wine Show and twice NSW Top 40.

Varieties now include the whites; Chardonnay, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon and reds; Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Chambourcin. Coolangatta Estate is the largest Shoalhaven Vineyard, producing 5,000 cases of wine annually. Website