New South Wales Flashcards
How many years has Canberra produced wine?
> 160 years
Canberra climate
Cool
New South Wales plantings
33,635 ha (2015)
Northern Slopes
Zone in New South Wales
Northern Rivers
Zone in New South Wales
Hunter Valley
Zone in New South Wales
Central Ranges
Zone in New South Wales
Southern New South Wales
Zone in New South Wales
South Coast
Zone in New South Wales
Western Plains
Zone in New South Wales
Big Rivers
Zone in New South Wales
New England Australia
GI in Northern Slopes zone in NSW
Major red grapes in New England Australia
Shiraz
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
63% of NEA plantings
Major white grapes in New England Australia
Chardonnay
Semillon
37% of total plantings
Hunter GI
GI in Hunter Valley in NSW
Major red grapes Hunter GI
Shiraz
Merlot
47% of total plantings
Major white grapes Hunter GI
Semillon
Chardonnay
Verdelho
53% of total plantings
Hunter GI average temp.
22 C
Hunter GI soils
Upper Hunter Valley GI: Black silt loam, dark clay loam
Lower Hunter: Friable loam, red friable duplex soils
Hunter GI growing season rainfall
Upper Hunter Valley GI: 400 mm
Lower Hunter: 530 mm
First commercial plantings Hunter GI
1830 (James Busby)
Hunter GI establishment date
1997