"The hugely varying altitudes of vineyard sites within this region, dominated by Mount Canobolas, allow the production of many different styles of wine. You won't find any big, full-throttle styles here, but you will find fine, spicy shirazes, juicy cabernet sauvignons, complex tight chardonnays and fragrant aromatics"
Tim White, Australian Financial Review, May 2007
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Orange Wine Region, NSW
Elevation: above 600m, Latitude: 33'15'S, Longitude: 149'07'E
The Orange Geographical Indication (GI) wine region is uniquely classified by both geographical and altitudinal boundaries. Rising from an elevation of 600m with vines planted 1,100 metres the region experiences mild to warm summers, offset by cool to very cool nights during the growing season. With an average annual 705mm of winter and spring-dominant rainfall, the three driest months of February, March and April offer ideal fruit-ripening conditions.
