Tasmania - North East
North east part of Tasmania is an area of extreme beauty
It is a region with a fertile, productive agricultural inland, peaceful beaches, fishing villages, world class scenery and history at every turn. Remnants of a tin mining industry can be found in some of the small townships of the north east corner.
THE CLIMATE
A climate that is temperate and oceanic, with four distinct seasons. With this kind of topography, the weather can change a lot in a short amount of time. January and February are the warmest months, with an average air temperature of 12.2 to 24.4 °C (54 to 76 °F).There are on average 4.3 days each year when the temperature is above 30 °C (86 °F).During the 2009 heat wave in southeastern Australia, the highest temperature ever recorded was 39 °C (102 °F), reaching 40.4 °C (105 °F) on the same day.
THE SOIL
Relevant rock types in the north-east Ordovician sediments
INTRODUCING THE WINES THAT MADE THE NORTH EAST GREAT
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