Canberra’s wine harvest vintage report 2016

Canberra vignerons rarely see two consecutive high-quantity, high-quality vintages as they have in 2015 and 2016. But just how good 2016 quality is depends on who you ask. Ken Helm, of Helms Wine, Murrumbateman, writes: “The 2016 vintage was the earliest and hottest season on record, but looks like equalling the great 2015, and 2013 vintages in production of quality wines; it shows the depth of the quality from Canberra can be realised across a range of climate conditions.”