{{Short description|Wine producing region in Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox wine region | name = Canberra District wine region | image =Spring Range-riesling2007-pickers.JPG |caption=Riesling being picked early, February 2007 (due to the drought in Australia) | official name = | other name = | type = Australian Geographical Indication | year = 1998<ref name="WineAus"/> | wine years = | country = Australia | part of = Southern New South Wales | similar = | sub regions = |location={{coord|35|0|S|149|20|E|region:AU-ACT|display=title,inline}} | season = | climate region = | heat units = 1410<ref name="factfile"/> | precipitation = {{convert|360|mm}}<ref name="factfile"/> | soil = hard red duplex soil with shallow clay loam top soil<ref name="factfile"/> | total size = | planted ={{convert|340|ha}} | vineyards = | grapes = | varietals = Shiraz, Riesling | wineries = | wine produced = | designation = | comments = }} The '''Canberra District wine region''' is located around Canberra in the Capital city of Australia. It covers the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory and an area of New South Wales to the east and north of that, including towns of Bungendore, Murrumbateman and Yass, New South Wales.<ref name="WineAus">{{cite web |url=https://www.wineaustralia.com/en/Production%20and%20Exporting/Register%20of%20Protected%20GIs%20and%20Other%20Terms/Geographical%20Indications/New%20South%20Wales/Southern%20New%20South%20Wales/Canberra%20District.aspx |title=Canberra District |publisher=Wine Australia |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>
Wine is grown and produced 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. The district is noted as a cool-climate wine area, but encompasses a substantial climatic range, with the lower altitude and more inland regions near Yass substantially warmer than the higher altitude areas near Bungendore.
==History== The industry dates from the 1970s, although wines were produced in the settlement near Yass in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wineaust.com.au/australian-capital-territory.html|title=Wines of Australian Capital Territory|access-date=27 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113337/http://www.wineaust.com.au/australian-capital-territory.html|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/December-15-2009/Between-Sydney-and-Melbourne/|title=Between Sydney and Melbourne|access-date=27 December 2010|archive-date=8 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008222052/http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/December-15-2009/Between-Sydney-and-Melbourne/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Climate and geography== The region is part of the Southern Tablelands about {{convert|150|km|mi}} inland from the Pacific Ocean. The region receives moderate, but variable rainfall, and vineyards require supplemental irrigation in most years. Typical vineyard elevations range between {{convert|500|and|900|m|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.<ref>Smart, R. (2008) Creating an Australian Vega Sicilia, ''Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal'' 23(3): 12-15.</ref> *Annual rainfall: {{convert|630|mm|in}} *Mean January (late growth period) temp: {{convert|20.2|C|F}} *Sunshine hours per day: 7.4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/canberra/climate.shtml|title=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=6 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320222445/http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/canberra/climate.shtml|archive-date=20 March 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[File:Spring Range-riesling2007.JPG|thumb|250px|Riesling harvest, February 2007 (due to the drought in Australia.)]]
==Production== The main grape varieties grown are Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier, Tempranillo, Pinot noir and Pinot gris.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Picking and vintage extend from late February (Pinot noir, Chardonnay) to late May (botrytis Pinot gris or Riesling).
About two thirds of the vines are red wine varieties, and one third are white.<ref name="factfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.wineaustralia.com/~/media/0000EducationSite/Wine%20Region%20Factsheets/Canberra%20District.ashx |title=Canberra District |work=Major Wine Regions of Australia |via=Wine Australia |accessdate=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623175156/https://www.wineaustralia.com/~/media/0000EducationSite/Wine%20Region%20Factsheets/Canberra%20District.ashx |archive-date=23 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Australia|Wine}} * Australian wine
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.canberrawines.com.au Canberra Wines]
{{Canberra landmarks}} {{Wine regions of New South Wales}}
Category:Geography of Canberra Category:Wine regions of Australia Category:Wine regions of New South Wales Category:Economy of the Australian Capital Territory Category:Cuisine of the Australian Capital Territory Category:Culture of Canberra Category:Agriculture in the Australian Capital Territory Category:Culture of the Australian Capital Territory