Winemakers harvest the Semillon at an early stage with high natural acidity and lower sugar ripeness.
The beauty of Hunter Valley Semillon is its ageability.
The soil consists chiefly of mixed clay and gravel, or clay and limestone, and the vines chiefly used are the Sauvignon, the Semillon and the Muscatelle.
Semillon Chardonnay blends are good, especially with the spicier, peppery salamis.
Varietals can also be labeled with the region where they came from, such as a Clare Valley, Australia, Riesling, a Columbia Valley Semillon, but that region label is not part of the name of the variety of wine.