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Swan Hill is a wine region name protected by an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI). It is named for the town of Swan Hill on the south side of the Murray River in the Australian state of Victoria. The wine region spans the Murray and the north eastern part of the region is in the state of New South Wales. The north-eastern part of the region is in the New South Wales zone of Big Rivers. The southern and western parts are in the Victoria zone of North West Victoria. The region spans from Lake Charm and Benjeroop in the southeast through Lake Boga and Swan Hill to past Piangil and Tooleybuc in the north.
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- 1 2 3 James Halliday. "Perricoota Wine Region". Australian Wine Companion. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Perricoota Wine Region". Vinodiversity. Retrieved 28 May 2016.