Murray-Darling Wine Region

• Summary
• Weather for Murray-Darling Wine Region

• The Murray-Darling region runs from the South Australia border along both banks of the great Murray River. The constant sunshine is an essential ingredient for the production of ripe and fruity wines. The climate is perfect for ensuring the region stays relatively fungus disease free. Therefore, the risk is virtually eliminated for large-scale production. The region is hot and dry with low rainfall.

Today the region is most important to the Australian wine industry. Due to its climatic conditions, the big wine companies can produce their table wines, fortified and premium wines to a larger degree. Thus a diverse range of award winning varieties is produced in this highly productive region.

There are multiple grape varieties produced in this region. The emphasis is directed at:

• Muscat Gordo Blanco
• Semillon
• Colombard