Compared with other Australian states, Queensland produces a relatively small amount of wine. However, it does comprise a … number of wine-producing regions, including the Granite Belt, the Scenic Rim/Gold Coast Hinterland, Wide Bay–Burnett, South Burnett, Darling Downs, and Brisbane/Greater Brisbane/The Sunshine Coast. Here, vineyards often are at higher altitudes to counteract the state’s hot climate. The Granite Belt, on the Queensland/New South Wales border, features 250-million-year-old g