Australia's first vineyards were planted in 1788 in a small area near the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Today you will find Australian wine vineyards throughout all 62 designated wine regions totalling approximately 160k hectares. The Australian view  on winemaking has been that climate has more effect on the wine characteristics than the soil and a large number of vineyards are coastal and enjoy a Mediterranean climate.Thanks to James Busby and William McArthur, the classic grape varieties came to Australia in the early to mid 1800s, before phylloxera blighted vineyards in Europe and some stunning single varietal wines have  and are being produced.The Australian wine regions are New South Wales, Queensland, Southern Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.We bring to you a selection of excellent, value for money Australian wines from across Australia and we hope that you enjoy them.