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South Eastern Australia

Region Hierarchy
Climate(s) Moderate, Warm
Grape(s)
Color Grape Notes
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red Gamay Grape
Red Grenache / Grenacha Grape Grape notes: Often used to make Roses. Often blended with Syrah or Tempranillo. Thin skin; late ripening. Garnacha in Spain; all elsewhere Grenache. Resistant to heat.
Red Merlot Grape Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red Mourvèdre Grape Grape notes: Needs a lot of heat to ripen.
Red Nebbiolo Grape Grape notes: Produces high acidity and high tannin wines. Red fruit aromas with some herb and floral notes. Difficult to grow successfully and ripens late.
Red Pinot Noir (Nero) Grape Grape notes: Low tannins due to thin skin. Susceptible to rot. Early budding and ripening.
Red Sangiovese (Chianti) Grape
Red Saperavi Grape
Red Syrah / Shiraz Grape Widely planted here.
Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red Tempranillo Grape Grape notes: Sometimes blended with Garnacha. Traditionally, aged in new oak. Needs significant heat to fully ripen.
White Chardonnay Grape
White Pinot Gris (Grigio) Grape Grape notes: Early budding and ripening.
Two main styles:
1. Harvested early. Dry, light body, medium-to-high acidity and simple flavors.
2. Delayed harvesting. Full body, medium acidity and complex flavors.
White Riesling Grape Grape notes: Susceptible to botrytis
White Sauvignon Blanc Grape Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White Semillon Grape Grape notes: Think skin makes it susceptible to Noble Rot. Commonly blended with Sauvignon Blanc to add body
White Verdelho Grape
Wines(s)
Type Wine Notes
Still Red Barbaresco (Nebbiolo) Wine Wine notes: Wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Barbaresco, Italy. Must be aged 26+ months. Good while young and can also age well. Typically high alcohol.
Still Red Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Wine notes: Often able to age well.
Still Red Grenache / Grenacha Wine Wine notes: Thin skinned. Typically used in a blend (including Roses). High alcohol.
Still Red Merlot Wine
Still Red Pinot Noir Wine Wine notes: Burgundy Pinot Noir is typically drunk young.
Still Red Syrah (Shiraz) Wine High volume brands simply labeled "South Eastern Australia".
Wine notes: High tannins due to thick skin
Still White Chardonnay Wine High volume brands simply labeled "South Eastern Australia". Sometimes blended to gain balance.
Still White Pinot Grigio Wine (Italy)
Still White Pinot Gris Wine (France)
Still White Riesling Wine Dry with pronounced aromas of lemon/lime and sometimes petrol.
Still White Sauvignon Blanc Wine
Still White Semillon Wine



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