The Canberra District wine region is located around Canberra, in the Capital city of Australia.
Wine is grown and produced at or near and in a triangular area of about 60 km sides bordered by Canberra, Yass, and Bungendore, taking in the important localities of Murrumbateman and Lake George. This is noted as a cool-climate wine area, despite having regular summer day temperatures of over 35 °C (95 °F) and occasionally over 40 °C (104 °F).
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This industry dates from the 1970s, although wines were produced in the settlement near Yass in the 1860s.[1][2]
The region is part of the Southern Tablelands about 150 kilometres (93 mi) inland from the Pacific Ocean. The region has low and variable rainfall and requires supplemental irrigation. Typical vineyard elevations between 500 and 900 metres (1,600 and 3,000 ft), and the inland location result in relatively high continentality, possibly explaining the affinity for leading varieties Shiraz and Riesling. Promising recent results from Tempranillo may be explained by the strong homoclime to Ribera del Duero[3]
Varieties (mainly): Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier, Tempranillo, Pinot noir and Pinot gris
Picking / Vintage: Late February (Pinot noir, Chardonnay) to late May (botrytis Pinot gris or Riesling)