Granite Belt

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geographic region wine region

The Granite Belt is a cool-climate, high-altitude region in southeastern Queensland, Australia, renowned for its granite landscapes, orchards, and emerging wine industry.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Granite Belt landscapes 1
Granite Belt region 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
borderProximity near New South Wales border ⓘ
climateCharacteristic cold winters ⓘ
frequent winter frosts ⓘ
occasional snowfall ⓘ
climateType cool climate ⓘ
containsLocality Applethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ballandean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cottonvale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Glen Aplin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thulimbah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wyberba NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 220 km southwest of Brisbane ⓘ
economicActivity horticulture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
elevation approximately 700–1200 metres above sea level ⓘ
geology granite ⓘ
GIRecognitionYear 2000 ⓘ
highestPoint around 1200 metres above sea level ⓘ
knownFor apple production ⓘ
cool-climate wines ⓘ
granite landscapes ⓘ
granite outcrops ⓘ
national parks ⓘ
orchards ⓘ
stone fruit production ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Queensland ⓘ
southeastern Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorTown Stanthorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Darling Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ
New England bioregion NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryAgriculturalProducts apples ⓘ
stone fruit ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
wine grapes ⓘ
regionCentre Stanthorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType granite-derived soils ⓘ
touristAttraction Bald Rock National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Girraween National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sundown National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalGrapeVarieties Cabernet Sauvignon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chardonnay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merlot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Semillon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shiraz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Verdelho NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternative varieties ⓘ
wineRegionStatus Geographical Indication ⓘ
wineZone Queensland Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New South Wales–Queensland border → crossesRegion → Granite Belt ⓘ
Queensland rail network at Wallangarra → servedRegion → Granite Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Granite Belt region
Wallangarra → locatedIn → Granite Belt ⓘ
Tenterfield Shire → hasNaturalFeature → Granite Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Granite Belt landscapes
Southern Queensland → contains → Granite Belt ⓘ