Wine show promises record entries after coldest winter in 15 years

The Canberra region’s high-quality 2015 wine vintage will face the judges as two wine shows begin this week. The Australian Cool Climate Wine Show at Murrumbateman and the Canberra and Region Wine Show at Exhibition Park provide opportunities for the best drops to be compared as the next growing season begins. Canberra District Wine Industry Association president John Leyshon said he and other wine producers had enjoyed an impressive past season, with a doubling in the weight of grapes produced on his own winery.