Hedberg Hill
Hedberg Hill is a 5.6hectare vineyard at Orange in the Central Tablelands of NSW owned by Peter and Lee Hedberg.

The vineyard is at 875m elevation and provides a wonderful view of Mount Canobolas (1395m) and Young Man Canobolas (1330m) – as depicted on our wine label.  The winding Molong Creek below provides a pretty valley scene as it drains headwaters from the high country to the Macquarie River in the West.

Our wines are made by Master Winemaker Simon Gilbert of WineWorks of Australia in Mudgee.  He has some 28 years experience in the Australian wine industry particularly in the Hunter, Mudgee and Orange wine regions.

A cellar door is planned for 2009 to share our dream with friends and visitors.  The wine labels reflect our family members: Oscar the dog; and our two daughters Lara and Claudia.

The Orange Wine Region
The Orange Region extends around Mount Canobolas to 600m elevation in the Shires of Cabonne, Blayney and Orange City.  Over 70 vineyards now grow some 1500ha of winegrapes to produce over 10,000 tonnes annually.

The Orange Wine Region claims to be the highest and sunniest cool climate wine region in Australia. Cool sunshine is the key to growing quality grapes and making wines of high colour and flavour.

The high sunshine hours per day in Orange occurs as we are well clear of the coastal cloud caused by The Great Dividing Range.  The high elevation and thinner atmosphere also increases sunlight intensity.

The coolness of Orange (19-21ºC Mean Daily Temperature in Jan/Feb) comes from the high elevation of vineyards around Mount Canobolas at 1395m.  This extinct volcano provides a wide range of vitcultural climates as the elevation falls to 300m only 40km away.  This high undulating country also provides relative safety from frosts as our cold air flows to lower regions in valleys below.

The volcanic activity of Mount Canobolas has added basalt and other igneous rocks to older shales, tuff, limestone and even older sandstones.  This mix of geology has provided the region with a wide range of soils for grape growing.  The high country basalt derived soils extend down to 600m elevation providing another criteria for the region boundary.