AUSTRALIA

The Australian vineyards rank 4th for exports. They show commercial dynamism and efficient marketing through trademarks. They are essentially concentrated in the South-South-East quarter of the continent, with some smaller vineyards in the South-Sout-West. Australia produces generous wines of all types.

Surface : 169 000 ha

Production : 10 Mhl

Consumption : 5 Mhl

Terroir :

soils : sandy and clay alluvium, limestone
climate : hot to arid, more temperate in winegrowing areas, but requiring irrigation En zone de viticulture, climat plus tempéré mais irrigation nécessaire des vignes
main grape varieties : Reds : shiraz (syrah, dominant), cabernet sauvignon, merlot and Whites : chardonnay (dominant), sémillon, sauvignon blanc, riesling

Main wine regions

Southern Australia : Coonawarra, (cabernet sauvignon), valleys of Barossa, Eden, McLaren and Clare, Padthaway, Langhorne creek
Western Australia : Margaret river, (chardonnay)
New South Wales : Hunter Valley

Legislation

Grape varieties and trademarks are the main references.

Indication of geographic origin is being progressively introduced (State, winegrowing zone and sub zone)

LIP (Label Integrity Program)

Sites :

No Winebrotherhood identified as yet

AUSTRALIA

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