Austrailia Flashcards

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Australia is famous for combating and isolating what infectious disease

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Phylloxera

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The government authority established in 1981

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Australia wine and brandy corporation

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What are the six major zones of Australia

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South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania

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What grape is mostly grown in the hunter region?

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Semillon

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In the region of Victoria, what two sub-regions are known for sweet fortified wines

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Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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Australia’s best Cabernet Sauvignon comes from what subzone.

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Coonawarra

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The limecoast zone is primarily known for what kind of soil that drains well?

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Terra rossa

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Three major GI’s in the Adelaide superzone are:

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Fleurieu, barrosa, mount lofty ranges

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Barossa is the most important region for what grape varietal?

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Shiraz, done in the style of côte rotie mixed in with viognier

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Most important GI in Western Australia that is known for their Bordeaux style reds and Chardonnay and semilllon whites.

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Margaret river GI

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What kind of wine is made in Tasmania

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Sparkling, Chardonnay, and Rieslings

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The heart of commercial winemaking in Australia are (3 things)

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Mechanical harvesting, irrigation and blending

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Because Australia combated phylloxera it has

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The oldest vines in the world (150 years)

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What is the oldest GI in Victoria?

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Yarra valley GI

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What grape varietals are well regarded in the yarra valley GI?

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Pinot noir, cab and chard

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What is most important GI to know in fleurieu?

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Mclaren Vale GI (predominantly red) cab and Rhone varieties

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Three important subzones of mount lofty ranges are:

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Adelaide hills, Adelaide plains, Clare valley

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What is the most important region for Shiraz?

A

Barrosa valley GI

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What are two wines that put Australia on the map?

A

Penfolds “range” and Hensches “hill of grace”

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What is the appellation that is known for high bulk wine production in Australia ?

A

Riverina

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What is a very well known example of hunter Riesling

A

Tyrell’s “Vat 1”

Debertoli “noble one”

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What’s a hogshead

A

A 350 L barrel

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Mornington peninsula is known for

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Pinot Noir l, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris

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What is sherry made in Australia called?

A

Apera

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What is Clare valley in south Australia known for

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Riesling

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What is mclaren vale GI. Known for

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Rhone blends

Darenberg’s “dead arm shiraz” Clerondon hills “astralis”
Drew noon’s “eclipse”

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What is the import ant appellation in Western Australia

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Margret river GI ( Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, semillon, and Bordeaux style reds)