Mudgee, relatively isolated and well-defined wine region in new south wales, associated with generous, smooth reds based on the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Mudgee was a pioneer of Italian varieties in Australia and they are increasingly grown. There are still almost 40 producers but the total area under vine is shrinking.
ยฉ Jancis Robinson and Oxford University Press 1994, 1999, 2006, 2015