Henty, Victoria

Henty, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Henty
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Glenelg
postcode = 3312
est =
pop =
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elevation=
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maxtemp =
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rainfall =
stategov = Lowan
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 373
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 55
dir2 = W
location2= Hamilton
dist3 = 15
dir3 = SW
location3= Casterton

Henty is a town in south western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg Local Government Area, convert|373|km|mi|0|lk=on west of the state capital, Melbourne.

It is also an Australian wine region. It has one of the cooler climates of any Australian wine region and is known for its white wine production of Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon and Sauvignon blanc as well as a small red wine production of Pinot noir. J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 734 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0198609906 ]

ee also

*Victorian wine

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