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    THOROUGHBREDS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

    May 05, 2019 3 minutes
    HUGO McNEILL

    NESTLED in the Central Ranges on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range is the spectacular Mudgee wine region, about three-and-a-half-hours northwest of Sydney.

    With a viticultural history dating back to 1858, Mudgee is noted for producing robust and deeply coloured red wines, especially shiraz. In addition it’s reputedly home to a particularly good clone of chardonnay, thought to have been a descendant of the chardonnay introduced to Australia by James Busby in 1832.

    The name “Mudgee” comes from the Aboriginal word “moothi” meaning “nest in the

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