Clonakilla Riesling wows Canberra wine show judges

Clonakilla Wines’ 2015 Riesling was named wine of the show against strong competition from “the vintage of a lifetime” at the weekend’s Canberra and Region Wine Show. Winning winemaker Tim Kirk said the current district vintage was proving a “belter” for Murrumbateman and Canberra district winemakers with Mother Nature balancing the books after three “challenging” wet years from 2010 to 2012. “Mother Nature has given us a couple of belters in 2013 and 2015,” he said. “2014 was pretty good as well.