Variety selector tool

Variety Selector Tool

Explore grape varieties and identify characteristics that may suit different vineyard conditions and production goals with Wine Australia’s Variety Selector Tool.

The tool contains data for 465 grape varieties, including wine, multipurpose, table and dried grape varieties. It allows growers and viticulturists to search and compare varieties using characteristics such as budburst, veraison and harvest timing, season length, canopy size and fruit composition.

The data comes from Wine Australia-funded research that assessed more than 500 varieties and selected clones over four seasons in the Sunraysia region of north-west Victoria. The research focused on characteristics that may help the Australian wine sector respond to challenges including warmer conditions, water constraints, drought and high fruit sugar levels.

What can I use the tool for?

Use the Variety Selector Tool to explore varieties with characteristics relevant to vineyard planning and management. For example, you can identify:

• early or late ripening varieties to explore options for extending the harvest season
• later-bursting varieties that may reduce exposure to early spring frost
• shorter-season varieties with a shorter period between budburst and harvest
• varieties with smaller canopies, which may have lower water requirements
• varieties with fruit composition characteristics suited to hot growing conditions
• red varieties with higher berry anthocyanin levels.

The tool supports variety exploration and comparison. Results should be considered alongside your local climate, soils, vineyard management, production goals and intended wine style.

Use the Variety Selector Tool