Australian Riesling: the facts

Plantings 3,157ha in 2015, down from a peak of 4,200ha in 1984; Australian plantings represent 8% of the global total of 50,000ha (Germany has 45%) Main areas Clare Valley has more than a third of all Australia’s Riesling under vine, followed by Eden Valley and Riverina Production 28,288 tonnes in 2017 – Australia’s seventh-biggest white variety both produced and exported (5 million litres in 2016-2017) ➢