The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2006.
The Robe wine region occupies a section of coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) wide extending from the north end of Guichen Bay where it borders the Mount Benson region to Beachport in the south.
[6] The Robe wine region was registered as an Australian Geographical Indication on 15 August 2006 and is part of the Limestone Coast zone.
[1] As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Robe wine region within a total planted area of 682 ha (1,690 acres) was reported as being Cabernet Sauvignon (33.1%) followed by Shiraz (25.1%), Chardonnay (15.5%) and Merlot (8.5%).
Alternatively, red wine varietals account for 74.2%of plantings while white wines varietals account for 26%of plantings.