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	Canberra wine region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located at 35°0’S, 149°20’E Wine is grown and produced at or near and in a triangular area of about 60 km sides bordered by Canberra, Yass, and Bungendore, taking in the important sub-regions of Murrumbateman and Lake George.
		The region is a tableland of the Great Dividing Range about 150 km inland from the Pacific Ocean.
		The region is dry and requires drip irrigation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canberra_wine_region (228 words)

	Links to Businesses and Wineries in Canberra Wine Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Wines: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Touriga, Pinot Noir.
		Wines: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semillon.
		Wines: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Botrytis Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.
	www.helmwines.com.au /about_helm/links_page.htm (870 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Food: Drink: Wine: Australia: New South Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blueberry Hill Vineyard - Situated in the wine district of Pokolbin, Hunter Valley, this is a long established vineyard.
		Gartelmann Wine - Medal-winning wine from the Lovedale area of the Hunter Valley.
		Ryan Family Wines - Established in 1988 in the Broke Fordwich sub-region of the Hunter Valley.
	www.dmoz.org /Recreation/Food/Drink/Wine/Australia/New_South_Wales (1958 words)

	wine pages -
		Wines sold under the Kamberra label are 100 per cent Canberra District except for the fizz, which is a Tumbarumba-based blend under both labels.
		It is in the interest of all Canberra District wineries that BRL Hardy should succeed, but it is also in Kamberra's interest that at least one other large wine group should establish itself in the region.
		Canberra District is not yet recognised as a premium wine region, despite its potential, its early competition successes and the flag-waving name.
	www.wine-pages.com /guests/tom/meeting.htm (1527 words)

	Cool Canberra Canberra & ACT - Travel - MyNRMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The region's generally mild, dry autumns, with cool nights and clear days, are ideal for allowing the grapes to ripen fully.
		Canberra City also has many fine wine stores, including the esteemed Kamberra Wine Tourism Complex, which is worth a visit, particularly if you are short on time.
		And remember - while wine tasting may be an adult past-time, Canberra is the only wine region with a Parliament House, National Gallery and War Memorial which makes a visit here a worthwhile and memorable experience for all the family.
	www.mynrma.com.au /canberra_canccw.asp (470 words)

	Wine Education Site - Australia
		Because the region was planted earlier than most, the vines tend to have a greater average age, and this helps to maintain high quality.
		This is one of the newest wine regions in the country.
		As interest in producing wine in the Perth region grows, it is the cooler hillsides that are being cultivated, while the Swan District continues to fall out of favor.
	www.wineeducation.com /regoz.html (739 words)

	Canberra District Wines. Featuring the Wineries of the Canberra Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The climate in Canberra is cool by Australian standards, with the lower elevations able to ripen varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz in most years, and the higher elevations being among Australia's coolest, well suited to varieties such as Riesling and Pinot Noir.
		A plethora of grape varieties are grown in the region with Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, and Viognier the most common white varieties, and the reds represented primarily by Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz.
		Our district's wines are not mass produced, or homogenised highly commercialised styles, but rather are crafted to show off the region's distinctive fruit characteristics, and winemakers' visions.
	www.canberrawines.com.au (286 words)

	Canberra Region
		Canberra is situated 150 kilometres in from the east coast of Australia, by road 280 kilometres from Sydney, 660 kilometres from Melbourne.
		The wine industry also has a foothold in the region, with over 25 vineyards, which are showcased each April in the Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival.
		There is a wide range of accommodation in Canberra, ideal for business or leisure travellers, and suitable for a wide range of budgets.
	www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Featured_Regions.asp?RegionId=37 (1215 words)

	Wine Tasting in Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Brindabella Wine Tours is Canberra's largest winery tour operator conducting tours of Canberra and NSW wineries with its fleet of air conditioned luxury coaches.
		Wine tasting can be enjoyed by the fire in the stone tasting room in the winter, and a stroll or a picnic enjoyed in the summer.
		Surveyor's Hill is the nearest winery to Canberra, in the Hall Wallaroo district.
	microsoft.com /australia/events/teched2004/canberra/winetasting.aspx (1459 words)

	decanter.com - the route to all good wine
		As for regionality, when a wine is blessed with a provenance, we should be able to detect characteristics and nuances peculiar to that place.
		She has now written nine wine books on different wine regions of the world and is currently working on her tenth, about the wines of Tuscany.
		Today she is a freelance wine writer, lecturer and tour guide, and in 2001 completed a full-time two-year HND course in horticulture and crop technology.
	www.decanter.com /worldwineawards/judges1.php (3927 words)

	Canberra District - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva Australia
		The Canberra District is a small but exciting wine region, full of boutique wineries and passionate winemakers.
		The Canberra District is not defined by its state border.
		Ken Helm of Helm Wines, one of the district's pioneers, revitalized the plantation in the 1970s and now it is set to supply cork for the ever increasing number of wines produced in the District
	www.winediva.com.au /regions/canberra.asp (332 words)

	jancisrobinson.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Outside Australia Canberra is hardly known at all as a wine producer.
		The wine is soft, fragrant and rather haunting and the choice was perhaps made deliberately as a laudable reaction to Australia's stereotypically gigantic, tannic, monster Shirazes.
		Nor has a major investment by one of the country's biggest wine producers BRL Hardy (who value Canberra fruit highly enough to have used some of it in its flagship Eileen Hardy Chardonnay) done any harm to the number of vine-growers and growing reputation of this unusually cool Australian wine region.
	www.cix.co.uk /~jancis/jr877.htm (852 words)

	ACTC - Attractions
		The Canberra region had a rich Indigenous and farming heritage long before Australia’s early politicians thought of choosing the area for the new federal capital in the early 1900s.
		Canberra is a city in a park, a landscaped capital carefully designed to transform with the four distinct seasons.
		Canberra is a centre for science and technology.
	www.canberratourism.com.au /CA256FCD00181C0A/SubHomePage?ReadForm&cat=ATTRACTION~&1=300-Attractions~&2=~&3=~&REFUNID=E6E2C374BD55E7B2CA256FCE00099491~ (683 words)

	Australia Tourist Attractions Guide, Australia Hotels Reservations, Accommodation in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, ...
		Canberra is a picturesque 20th-century creation on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin that has struggled to establish itself as the focus of Australia's national history, pride and identity.
		Canberra has long been perceived as the 'fat cat' of Australian cities, a town of politicians and bureaucrats living off the hard work of their countryfolk.
		Canberra has grown from a Federation baby into an adult city with all the problems and delights that being a grown-up brings.
	www.australia-hotel-reservations.com /australia_tourist_attractions.html (1265 words)

	Travelinfodownunder, free quality travel information on All Australian destinations and New Zealand locations as well ...
		The Kamberra Wine Company was established in September 2000 and comprises of a tourism complex together with a 2,500 tonne winery, cellar door, the Meeting Place Winery Cafe, function facilities, amphitheatre and winery tours.
		Kamberra Wines are crafted from fruit sourced from the Canberra region.
		The Canberra wine region has grown significantly since the re-establishment of wineries in the early 1970s due to its ideal climatic conditions for viticulture.
	www.travelinfodownunder.com.au /act.php (808 words)

	This Week In Canberra - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Canberra Wine Region traces its origins to the 1850's wineries at Yass.
		The four distinct wine regions, ACT, Hall, Lake George/Bungendore and Murrumbateman, are all within a 30-minute drive from central Canberra.
		The difference in climate and elevation of the four areas means that each year the region produces premium wines from all classic wine varieties.
	www.thisweekinaustralia.com /canberra/locations/article9577.asp (342 words)

	Yass
		Currently the Shire is maintaining a healthy 5.5 % growth rate, both Sydney and Canberra residents are relocating to the region to benefit from a rural lifestyle with access to high standard educational institutions, a strong commercial base and a good community spirit, while having the advantages the Federal Capital of Canberra so near.
		Vineyards and wine production in the Yass Shire are the major centre of the Canberra Wine Region, with 9 wineries and over 30 vineyards producing about 60% of the regions wines.
		The quality of the wines is reflected in the growing number of awards and trophies which have been received at national, regional and state capital wine shows.
	www.capitalregion.org.au /yass.htm (792 words)

	Wine Australia - Wine Regions - Australian Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The ACT, excised from New South Wales, was to become home to Canberra, the national seat of Government and the nation’s administrative centre.
		The Canberra District wine region incorporates the majority of vineyard developments in the northern part of the territory and the adjoining area of New South Wales.
		Some of the region’s vineyards are planted on near-alpine slopes and cool autumn temperatures contribute to typical cool-climate wines, tending to the austere and elegant.
	www.wineaustralia.com /global/Regions/WineRegionState.aspx?p=33 (157 words)

	Kamberra Wine Company : Alex McKay
		Raised in Canberra, Alex McKay has a strong association with the Canberra wine industry, having worked in the region’s vineyards and wineries since completing secondary school in 1989.
		He is a graduate of the University of Adelaide (Bachelor of Applied Science in Oenology) and has travelled widely as a winemaker, completing vintages in the Hunter Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Padthaway, California’s Napa Valley and the Barolo region of Northern Italy.
		He joined BRL Hardy in 2000 as a winemaker at Stonehaven Winery in Padthaway, and now oversees the new 1500-tonne Kamberra Winery, where, as the Winemaker and Manager, he is responsible for the Kamberra and Meeting Place ranges of cool climate wines.
	www.kamberra.com.au /alex.html (142 words)

	ACTC - Attractions - Wineries
		Canberra region cool climate wines are now receiving worldwide recognition.
		The district’s vineyards produce all the varieties you would expect from a premium wine region.
		Wines include white and red table wines, late harvest and fortified wines.
	www.canberratourism.com.au /CA256FCD00181C0A/ATDW?ReadForm&cat=ATTRACTION~&subcat=ATTRACTWINERIES~&1=300-Attractions~&2=500-Wineries~&3=~&REFUNID=83915C4ABCDE818BCA256FD900185B3E~ (457 words)

	Winestate Newsletter
		The facility, developed by the Kamberra Wine Company, is expected to crush 1,500 tonnes of fruit between March and May next year, predominantly from vineyards in the Canberra and Tumbarumba wine growing regions.
		The Kamberra Wine Company is also sponsoring a scholarship for students of the Glass Workshop at the Canberra School of Art, an internationally recognised school for glass artists.
		As a result of the report, the wine industry in conjunction with the Government must consider the additional research and action that is necessary to ensure that this nasty disease does not enter our shores.
	www.winestate.com.au /newsletter/mailout/newsletter230302.htm (1404 words)

	WineBase - Regional Contacts - Canberra
		The Canberra Wine and Food Club is a private club with no paid staff (all done voluntarily) with a committment to excellent food and wine (but not in that order).
		Their wines are gaining wide acclaim winning trophies and gold medals at a variety of shows around the country.
		His wines vary but with his vines getting older and Rob now full time, expect to see some fine wines under this label (you must visit the winery and you must try their botrytis semillon/sav blanc).
	www.winebase.com.au /wbrg01.htm (1032 words)

	BusinessACT - Developing our Tourism Capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Canberra caters for a significant number of international visitors including tourist, students and government representatives.
		Of particular note, is the renowned Canberra district wine region located within an hour of the city.
		The role of Australian Capital Tourism in the coming years is to lead the ACT and Regional tourism industry to deliver marketing and development programs that significantly increase the economic return from domestic and international tourism.
	www.business.act.gov.au /services/servicestobusiness/tourismindustry.html (525 words)

	Untitled Document
		WINEMAKER at Kamberra Wine Company, of the Canberra Wine District, Alex McKay says the area is ‘‘realising its enormous potential for growing quality cool climate wines’’.
		The district produces the diversity of wine styles you would expect of a premium wine region – riesling, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir are all produced in Canberra’s wineries, as well as small quantities of viognier, sangiovese and marsanne.
		Taste some Canberra wines when the winemakers bring their wines to Rundle Mall as part of Canberra’s spring expo on Thursday, September 2.
	www.advertiser.com.au /springincanberra/page5.htm (567 words)

	Food and Wine Tours and Travel - Australia and New Zealand Vacations
		And whilst Canberra politics doesn’t quite live up to West Wing for the political junkies there is plenty to see and sense.
		Quality tended to vary within the range of wines offered from any one vintage but there was always a examples from each vintage that signalled great optimism about the future.
		The wineries of the region are clustered in three adjoining areas.
	www.wine-region-tours.com /rites.php?view=11 (292 words)

	The Chifley On Northbourne. Canberra, Austrália - Taxas de desconto em www.bookings-australia.com
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		Minutes from the heart of Canberra City, the Chifley On Northbourne is ideally situated overlooking Northbourne Avenue.
		The hotel is just ten kilometres from the Canberra airport and a five minute walk from Canberra's main bus terminal, entertainment, shopping and business centres.
	www.bookings-australia.com /hotel/au/northbourne.pt.html (415 words)

	Wine Blog
		Faced with a growing surplus of regional wines, Burgundy's producers are divided on the extent to which the problem may be solved by what's on ñ rather than in ñ the bottle....
		The German Wine Academy is not a regular 'school,' but a guided wine region tour, traveling throughout several of Germany's famous wine growing regions, where you can visit world-renowned wineries and estates, and, of course, taste a vast array of German wines, many times with the wine makers themselves....
		Wine Down, with a Tuscan decor in the heart of trendy High Street, Armadale, in east Melbourne, is a bar with a difference.
	wineblog.blogspot.com (8061 words)

	Images of portugal. Images of Spain. Images of Barcelona. Images of Madrid
		Wine journey in South Australia (SA) with the well known Penfolds Winery, the still almost unknown wine region around the capital Canberra (ATC), the wines from the Mornington peninsula and the sweet wines from the King Valley and Rutherglen in Victoria (VIC)
		Barossa Valley: Penfolds Winery in Nurioopta; Ian Baverstock, Enologist of the fortificated wines of Seppelt
		Canberra: Madew Winery, Westerring, Lake George (New South Wales); a kangaroo in the vineyard
	www.iberimage.com /en/reportajes_detalle.jsp?id_reportaje=165 (376 words)

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