[1] Wine is grown and produced in a triangular area of about 60 km sides bordered by Canberra, Yass, and Bungendore, taking in the important localities of Murrumbateman and Lake George.

[3][4] The region is part of the Southern Tablelands about 150 kilometres (93 mi) inland from the Pacific Ocean.

The region receives moderate, but variable rainfall, and vineyards require supplemental irrigation in most years.

Typical vineyard elevations range between 500 and 900 metres (1,600 and 3,000 ft), and the inland location result in relatively high continentality, possibly explaining the affinity for leading varieties Shiraz and Riesling.

Promising recent results from Tempranillo may be explained by the strong homoclime to Ribera del Duero.