The Canberra District wine region is located in both the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, with most vineyards located in the latter. It has an extreme Continental climate with very warm, dry days but cold nights during summer.
The GI is 8,607 km2 in size and has a total of 329 hectares of vineyards. The main varieties grown in the region are Shiraz, Riesling, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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329 ha
Total vineyard area
264-1419m
Altitude
-35.584
Latitude (southernmost point)
420mm
21.4°c
Top varieties grown in Canberra District
Climate
- Extreme Continental climate. Very warm, dry days but cold nights during summer
- Cool Autumn temperatures with rain at harvest not uncommon
Soil
- Predominantly hard red duplex soils with shallow clay loam top soils