Macedon Ranges

Fast Facts

  • Latitude:
    37°25’S
  • Altitude:
    300–700 m
  • Heat degree days:
    970–1050
  • Growing season rainfall:
    290–370 mm
  • Mean January temp:
    17.2–18.5°C
  • Harvest:
    Mid March to early June
  • Chief viticultural hazard:
    Cool season; frost

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Even in the new millennium, there is an improbably wild and untamed feeling about this region – improbable given its proximity to the immediate north of Melbourne. The winds blow hard for much of the year, more often cold than hot, even in summer. Much is hard, sheep-grazing country, with granitic outcrops common, remnants of ancient volcanic activity. On the other hand, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs have regained their nineteenth- and early twentieth-century reputations as weekend and holiday resorts, a reminder of the diversity of scenery within the region.

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