Do It Go

This past summer season in Canberra, provided wine makers with a few scares, as far as their grapes were concerned.  Canberra is becoming quite a player on the scene of world wide wine, however the heatwaves of the summer past post a threat to the harvest in the fields throughout the country.  It was so hot during their summer, that the schools were closing down do to lack of proper air conditioning facilities.  And many of the most prestigious companies did loose grapes, reports from the vineyards were that some of them experienced losses of up to eighty percent of their entire crops, which adds up to a more than one hundred million dollar loss for the combined vineyards in the state.  However, one Canberra wine maker stated that it was just thesefluctuations in the weather, just these kinds of challenges that make the life of growing grapes exciting.  Elements change the flavors in the wines, and sometimes those flavors appear in the strangest of ways, such as a certain breeze blowing all summer that infuses the flavors of the lavender or roses growing near by.

The growers and makers in Canberra were lucky, and produced a crop of five thousand tons.  A record for the region, and the only region that actually increased production from the previous year.  And many of the region’s wineries that were not so lucky throughout the heat waves and the thunderstorms, have looked to the region in Canberra to replenish the stock that they themselves lost.  That said, this winter is one of the best times to travel to Canberra to taste the wines, and celebrate.  Canberra, Australia hotels book special packages and offer information on the wineries and the festivals.  The Canberra Harvest Festival took place in April, and the winter festivals begin.  The Fireside Festival is underway and will continue through August with entertainment, incredible food, bonfires and of course, the wines of Canberra.  Throughout October, the Murrumbateman Moving Feast always more of the same, indulgence in the fine wines and cuisine of the city, and many tastings held for the public.  Then for two days in November, the 7 and the 8, it is all about Wine, Roses and All that Jazz.  Live jazz in the vineyards, accompanied by food and wine.  The winter is a great time in the vineyards of Canberra.

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Tags: Australia, Canberra, fireside festival, hotels, live jazz, Wineries

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