Riverina
The irrigated Riverina is Australia's largest wine region by volume, best known for producing the country's celebrated botrytis-affected sweet Semillon and much of its everyday wine.
Fast facts
At a glance
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Climate | Hot, dry, irrigated |
| Geography | Flat irrigated plain of south-central NSW |
| Key appellations | Riverina GI · Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area |
| Main grapes | Chardonnay, Semillon, Shiraz |
| Famous for | Botrytis Semillon, Noble One, Volume production |
Grapes
Signature grapes of Riverina
The varieties that define this region's wines.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the world's most planted white grape and a remarkable blank canvas for terroir and winemaking. F…
Sémillon
Sémillon is a versatile white grape best known for two very different wines: the great sweet wines of Sauterne…
Syrah / Shiraz
Syrah (known as Shiraz in Australia) is one of the world's great black grapes, capable of extraordinary power …
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Wine travel
Visiting Riverina
Big flat country with giant family wineries — a working wine landscape rather than a scenic one.
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