------ NEWS ----- 

HUGE SHOW SUCCESS, SEPTEMBER 2006

CANBERRA REGIONAL WINE SHOW

SURVEYORS HILL WON CAREERS UNLIMITED TROPHY FOR BEST RIESLING OF SHOW; AND 

UNIVERSITY HOUSE TROPHY FOR 

BEST DRY WHITE WINE OF SHOW

BRONZE MEDALS

2004 SHIRAZ, 2006 SEMILLON-SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2006 CABERNET FRANC ROSE

All wines at Surveyors Hill are made only from grapes grown here, in vineyards at 550 to 680 metres above sea level.  Our vineyards lie on the slopes of Surveyors Hill, an ancient volcano which was active more than 350 million years ago, leaving deep aging, granitic-like rocks (known as ignimbrite) of a coarse structure which yield low fertility sandy soils.

Our climate here is almost identical to that of central Spain, between Rioja and Valladolid.

We have the following varieties at Surveyors Hill: Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and in reds, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Touriga and Shiraz.

The vines were planted in 1986, and there have been more recent plantings of Grenache and Tempranillo