Top 100 wines of Canberra District

Discover the top 100 best wines of Canberra District of Southern New South Wales as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Canberra District and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Canberra District

The wine region of Canberra District is located in the region of Southern New South Wales of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clonakilla or the Domaine Clonakilla produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canberra District are Riesling, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or lime.

In the mouth of Canberra District is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 65 estates and châteaux in the of Canberra District, producing 305 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Canberra District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Canberra District

wines from the region of Canberra District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, meatballs catalan style or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Canberra District

On the nose in the region of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or lime. In the mouth in the region of Canberra District is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Canberra District

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Historic cottage with English vineyard listed for sale

Sealwood Cottage Farm in Derbyshire, central England, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1.4m ($1.66m). A five-bedroom, Grade II-listed cottage is the focal point for the 8.68-hectare (21.44 acres) estate, but it also features a vineyard of around 1.6ha established by the current owners, John and Elisabeth Goodall. Listing agent Fisher German said the Swadlincote-based estate’s guide price doesn’t include ‘any apportionment of the [wine] business’, but the owners would be ‘open to s ...

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines.  SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...