Australia 101

Question 1

In what country is the defined region of Rutherglen?

Answer 1

Australia: Specifically Victoria

Question 2

What is the appellation of the Hill of Grace?

Answer 2

Eden Valley GI: South Australia Zone; Barossa Zone; Eden Valley

Question 3

What is the significance of the Freedom 1843 vineyard? Who owns it?

Answer 3

The vines were planted in 1843 and are believed to be some of the oldest vines in the world. *The oldest Syrah/Shiraz vines.

• Langmeil Winery
• Proprietor: James Lindner

Question 4

What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

Answer 4

• Old Vines - 35 years plus
• Survivor Vines - 70 years plus
• Centenarian Vines - 100 years plus
• Ancestor Vines - 125 years plus

Question 5

When did vines 1st arrive in Australia?

Answer 5

1788 - Vines 1st arrived with the first fleet of British prisoners.

Question 6

Who owns Penfolds & Lindemans?

Answer 6

Treasury Wine Estates

Question 7

What is CSIRO?

Answer 7

*Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization - Based in Adelaide. The Australian Wine Research Institute is also based here.

Question 8

When did the root louse (phylloxera) decimate Victoria’s wine industry?

Answer 8

Late 1800’s - This cleared the way for South Australia to emerge as the continents largest region of production.

Question 9

When was the Commonwealth of Australia created and why is this important?

Answer 9

1901 - This was important as federation brought a relaxation of the interstate barriers.

Question 10

What percentage of Australia’s grapes are produced by South Australia annually?

Answer 10

51%

Question 11

What are the three major rivers in Australia that are to vineyard irrigation?

Answer 11

Murray; Murrumbidgee; Lachlan

Question 12

What GIs does Murray River flow through?

Answer 12

Riverland, South Australia; Murray Darling, New South Wales; Goulburn Valley, Victoria; Swan Hill, New South Wales

Question 13

What GIs does Murrumbidgee River flow through?

Answer 13

Riverina, New South Wales

Question 14

What GIs does Lachlan River flow though?

Answer 14

Riverina, New South Wales

Question 15

T or F: During Australia’s post - Phylloxera phase until the 1960s approximately 80% of wine produced consisted of sweet fortified wines.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

T or F: Bag-in-the-box technology was developed by Australians.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Who developed the Stelvin closure?

Answer 17

Le Bouchage Mécanique: Developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s at the request of Peter Wall (the then Production Manager of the, Australian Yalumba Winery).

Question 18

In comparison to other countries what number is Australia in wine exportation?

Answer 18

Australia is the fifth largest wine exporter behind:

Italy; France; Spain; Chile

Question 19

What is the heart of Australia’s commercial winemaking success?

Answer 19

Technical Proficiency; Mechanical Harvesting; Irrigation; Blending

Question 20

T or F: For Australias low cost vineyards the method of zero pruning was developed as a way to restrict vigor.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What does the term “flying winemaker” imply?

Answer 21

Due to Australian Winemakers rise to the forefront of viticultural innovation, utilizing modern techniques of canopy management and soil mapping; they have spread their technical acumen across the globe as “flying winemakers.”