The Goulburn

This valley moves at the pace of its river, orchards and vineyards rolling out on either side of Victoria's longest waterway as it winds through rocky ranges toward the Murray. This is Yorta Yorta and Taungurung Country, history layered into the soil long before any vine was planted. Ned Kelly's legend runs through the region too, outlaw history adding its own grit to a landscape built on farming. Shepparton anchors the valley's orchards, considered some of the best fruit-growing country in Australia.