Regional Report – Canberra District 2024

Regional Report – Canberra District 2024

Feature image is Ken Helm. Photograph courtesy of Irene Dowdy Canberra District vineyards cover a diverse altitudinal range of between 300 to 800 metres and have a similar diverse assortment of soil types. Located north and east of the Australian Capital Territory,...
Coonawarra Regional Report 2022

Coonawarra Regional Report 2022

  Coonawarra, an Aboriginal word meaning honeysuckle, is located in the south-east corner of the State some 400 km from Adelaide and 79km from the coast. Situated close to the town of Penola and extending approximately 27 km north, the topography is typically...
Varietal Review 2021- Riesling

Varietal Review 2021- Riesling

I recently attended a get together of the notorious DWA (Daylesford Wine Appreciation Group) at Winespeake in town. Resident expert ‘Som’ Jeremy Shiell put on four different expressions of riesling from their great range of wines and it resonated with me that I needed...