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Broke Fordwich

Sub-zone

Broke Fordwich is a GI subregion of Hunter in Australia.

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The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type
GI subregion (Wine Australia)
Protected since
1997
Area
33,045 ha registered outline
Vineyard area
510 ha
Centre
32.7583° S, 151.1446° E
State
New South Wales
Legal basis
Wine Australia Act 2013; Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms.

Outline: Official outline from Wine Australia's Geographical Indications layer (CC BY 4.0).

Where it is

Nearest town
21 km north-west of Cessnock
Nearest city
39 km west of Maitland 89,597 people
To the sea
60 km
Same latitude
Valle del Aconcagua (Chile), Luján de Cuyo (Argentina), Western Cape (South Africa)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
32–582 m
Mean elevation
169 m

Measured over the whole outline on 83,542 elevation cells of about 64 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wineries · 7

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Sources

Wine Australia GI register

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