The Canberra wine region is located around Canberra, in the Capital city of Australia. It is located at 35°0’S, 149°20’E Wine is grown and produced at or near and in a triangular area of about 60km sides bordered by Canberra, Yass, and Bungendore, taking in the important sub-regions of Murrumbateman and Lake George. This is noted as a cool-climate wine area, despite having regular summer day temperatures of over 35C and occasionally over 40C. Two of Canberras best-known landmarks, Parliament House and (foreground) Old Parliament House. ... Two of Canberras best-known landmarks, Parliament House and (foreground) Old Parliament House. ... Yass is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... Murrumbateman is a small village situated on the Barton Highway, approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Canberra, and is part of the Yass Shire. ... Lake George in New South Wales, Australia is about 30 minutes drive north-east of Canberra enroute to Sydney, state capital of NSW. The basin of the lake is 25km long and 10km wide. ...

History

This industry dates from the 1970s, although there is evidence that wines were produced from soon after the first European settlement near Yass in the 1820s.

Geography and climate

The region is a tableland of the Great Dividing Range about 150km inland from the Pacific Ocean. The region is dry and requires drip irrigation. The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ...

• Annual rainfall: 630 mm
• Mean January (late growth period) temp: 20.2°C
• Sunshine hours per day: 7.4

Production

Varieties (mainly): Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier and Pinot A Riesling vineyard on the Moselle River in Germany Riesling is a white grape variety and varietal appellation of wines grown historically in Alsace (France), Austria, Germany (see German wine), and northern Italy. ... Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ... Sauvignon blanc is a white wine grape probably originating in the Bordeaux region of France that is now planted in much of the worlds winelands producing a crisp dry refreshing white varietal wine. ... Sémillon is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, most notably in France and Australia. ... Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of red grape mainly used for wine production, and is, along with Chardonnay, one of the most widely-planted of the worlds noble grape varieties. ... Shiraz is one name, equivalent to Syrah, for a noble grape variety widely used to make dry red table wine. ... Once a fairly common, and then a very rare white wine grape grown almost exclusively in the northern Rhône regions of France, Viognier (pronounced vee-oh-NYAY) has been planted much more extensively around the world since the early 1990s. ... Pinot can refer to several grape varieties, as well as their associated varietal wines: Pinot Blanc Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Picking / Vintages: Late March (Traminer, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay) to early May (Cabernet Sauvignon)

There are 21 wineries in the region. Large producers are:
Brindabella Hills Winery, Clonakilla, Helm Wines, Jeir Creek Wines, Lake George Winery, Lark Hill, Rosehill Vineyard and Yass Valley Wines.

External links

• Canberra Wines