australia Flashcards
Wineries owned by Treasury Wine Estates?
Penfolds, Rosemount, Wynn’s Coonawarra?
- What is the name of the river that flows through the following GI? Barossa GI?
a. Para River
- What are the 4 quality levels of Rutherglen Muscat and the average age for each along with RS levels associated with each?
a. Rutherlglen; 3-5 years; 180-240g/L
b. Classic: 6-10 years; 200-280g/L
c. Grand: 11-19 years; 270-400g/L
d. Rare: 20+ years; 270-400g/L
Jacob’s Creek is owned by which parent company?
Pernod-Ricard
hunter valley soils- pokolbin
weathered red basalt volcanic on ends/elevated hills of brokenback mtns- good for shiraz
climate of nagambie lakes? what features mitigate?
warm continental- inland lakes and lagoons helps to moderate
macedon ranges soil
volcanic, granite, alluvial
warmest GI in Australian?
swan valley
how Margaret River subregions are divided?
drainage direction for rivers and creeks- corresponded to the direction of air flow systems.
yarra valley climate? different topograpahy btwn upper & lower- how effects wine style?
cool maritime (region I) Lower Yarra- north- warmer- valley floor sandy loam soils - wines plumper and less aromatic; Upper Yarra- south- cooler, higher elevation-red basalt. Pinot Noir more defined and mineral
what year was Yalumba founded ? which GI?
1849; Eden Valley
tumbarumba climate?
continental (cool, alpine) basalt slopes of the Snowy Mountains- good for sparkling
Largest Companies in Australia?
Treasury Wine Estates;
Who produces ‘Annexus’; ‘plexus’ ? GI?
DuVal, Barossa Valley
port phillip
mediterranean: cooled by wind - cold polar southwesterlies; proximity to water; elevation for some- macedon
geographic features of Margaret River?
Margaret River, Blackwood River; Geographe Bay, Indian and Southern Oceans; Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, a band of rolling hills running 90 km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta
warmest to coolest? hunter valley, riverland, riverina
Riverina>Hunter Valley>Riverland (swam warmer than all)
Producers of Langton’s Exceptional?
Penfolds ‘Grange’ Shiraz, Torbreck ‘RunRig’ Shirax; Clarendon Hills ‘Astralis Syrah; Brokenwood ‘Graveyard’ Shiraz,Leeuwin Estate “Art Series” Chardonnay
adelaide hills GI climate?
cool, rainy, elevation - ridges of South Mount Lofty Ranges; sandy loam
polish hill soil ?
blue slate bedrock like mosel
producers in McLaren Vale?
D’Arenberg, Clarendon Hills
who has oldest marsanne vines? GI ? year?
Tahbilk; Nagambie Lakes (Goulbourn) ; 1927 - also largest single holding in world.
margaret river climate?
mediterranean with martime influence
What are the two basic requirements for inclusion in the Langtons Classification?
a wine has been made for a minimum of 10 vintages and that it has a track record in the secondary market.
- Who were the First Five of Margaret River?
a. Vasse Felix
b. Leeuwin
c. Cullen
d. Voyager/ moss wood?
e. Cape Mentelle
Who produces ‘the command’ ? grape? what year planted?
Elderton; Shiraz; Barossa Valley; 1894 Bear
coolest GI on the Australian mainland?
Macedon Ranges- key is night time coolness
2006 to 2009 vintages in Australia have what in common?
drought
clare valley
warm continental (warmer on paper) elevation helps cool- 400-600m; diurnal shift -spring frost can be problem. dry - pests not issue- low rainfall in growing season, little groundwater-many dry-farmed vineyards, but drip irrigation more common today.
eastern boundary of Margaret river?
The “Gladstones Line”—the line of longitude 115° 18’ E—established the modern appellation’s eastern border, essentially following alongside the Whicher Range.
Penfold’s Block 42 is sourced from which vineyard?
Kalimna; Barossa Valley
riverland climate?
hot, arid continental but viticulture possible bc fertile, sandy soils along river - irrigation
orange min elevation and defining geographic feature and soils?
600m; mount canabolas - extinct volcano- basalt soils
Who produces Mount Edelstone? first vintage?
Henschke; 1952
Eden Valley climate
cooler - higher elevation 400-600m - red clay with granite outcrops- water scarcity (and salinity)
Name 3 producers from most recent Langtons classification ‘expectional’?
Exceptional - penfolds bin 95, grange, henschke hill of grace, clarendon hills, astralis syrah, Leeuwin art series torbreck run rig
Great Southern GI climate- diff subregions?
Coastal denmark & albany - strongly influenced by cool Southern ocean breezes moving northward from the Antarctic, and diurnal temperature range is minimal; inland GIs more continental
Who produces ‘Run Rig’ ‘descendent’ ‘The laird’? GI?
Torbreck; Barossa; all shiraz
Grampians climate
cool, arid, moderate high elevation. end of Great Dividing Range (sparkling wine)
What bodies of water surround Tasmania?
Tasman Sea (E), Bass Strait (N), Southern Ocean (W & S)
First commercial vintage of Grange?
1952 (first was 1951 non commercial) as “Grange Hermitage” until 1990
producers in Clare Valley?
Wendouree, Jim Barry, Kilikanoon, Sevenhill Cellars, Grosset
Macedon ranges elevation?
300 and 800 metres above sea level. 400 and 600 meters in elevation; highest in the Port Phillip zone and Macedon Ranges is the coolest region on the Australian mainland- extremely cold in windswept south-east and very cold in its north-west granite boulders of the Cobaw Range (part of macedon) in the North ; slate and gold-bearing gravels to the North West.
highest GI?
new england (orange highest region overall)
Who produces ‘Coppermine Road’? ‘Ironstone Pressing’ ? grapes?
D’Arenberg, McLaren Vale- Cab Sauv; Grenache
Heathcote climate, geo features? soils?
dry, warm, continental; more pronounced variation in elevation (than bendigo) due to the ridgelines of the Mount Camel Range; and difference in soil- on east- strip of red earth rich in 500-million-year-old Cambrian volcanic greenstone
- What are 5 subregions of Clare Valley?
a. Polish Hill
b. Auburn
c. Watervaled. Sevenhill
e. Clare
who produces IRL semillon? what does is stand for?
Brokenwood, Hunter Valley; winemaker Ian Leslie Riggs
warmest & greatest diurnal variation margaret river subregion?
Treeton- inland
Oldest grenache vines- who? GI? year?
Cirillo; Barossa Valley; 1850
producers in Yarra Valley?
Yarra Yering, Yering Station, Mount Mary, Luke Lambert
Shaw & Smith, Bird in Hand, in which GI?
Adelaide HIlls
Magill estate owned by whom? GI? first established?
Penfolds; Adelaide Plains (historical now); 1844
first Australian family wineries and dates?
Lindeman’s (1843), Penfolds (1844), Orlando Wines (1847), Yalumba (1849).
Mc Laren Vale climate?
warm dry mediterranean; South Mt. Lofty Ranges to east; Gulf of St. Vincent to the west; windy, warm climate alleviates fungal disease pressure but drought/water supply issues. some dry-farmed, but many irrigation from recycled wastewater from suburbs of Adelaide
- What three zones make up the Adelaide Super Zone?
a. Barossa b. Fleurieu c. Mount Lofty Ranges
hunter valley soils-broke fordwich
sandy, alluvial soils - better for semillon, chard
What is the minimum elevation for Orange GI?
600m (to 1000)
canberra climate? geographical feature?
continental- mild- against snowy mountains
who produces Noble one Semillon ? style? Gi?
De Bortoli; sweet fortified; Riverina
- When was the Barossa Charter formalized and what are the 4 different age designations and the ages associated with?
a. 2009 b. Barossa Old Vine Min 35 yo
c. Barossa Survivor Vine: min 70 yo
d. Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min 100 yo
e. Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min 125 yo
rutherglen climate?
hot continental (region iii); Murray River northern border.
First vintage Hill of Grace?
1958 Lava
rivers through riverina?
murray, lachlan
McLaren vale different geological structures, or ‘terranes?
The Ancient Rocks: Ancient bedrock
Sand and Sandstone: This terrane includes the subtypes Maslin Sands, Pirramimma Sandstone, Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone), and Semaphore Sand (beach sand)
Limestone Country
Clay Plains of Aldinga
The Piedmont: Alluvial deposits
Talus Slope: Variable soils near the Willunga Fault
Alluvial Flats
Maurice O’Shea founded Mt. Pleasant in what GI?
Hunter Valley
Tyrells Vat 1 - what grape? GI?
Semillon; Hunter Valley
Molly Dooker GI?
McLaren Vale
Who produces “octavius” shiraz? Name comes from where?
Yalumba ; imports staves to their cooperage to make unique 100-litre “octaves,” sourced from multiple old-vine Barossa vineyards.
who produces ‘Astralis’? GI?
Clarendon Hills; McLaren Vale
- What are three of the best vintages in Barossa Valley in the past 20? What are three of the worst?
a. Best: 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015
b. Worst: 2000, 2003, 2011
coonawarra climate/soil
maritime; terra rossa soil
hastings river winkler scale region?
V! most rainfall during growing season
Who produces Graveyard Shiraz? GI?
Brokenwood, Hunter Valley
Who planted oldest Shiraz vines? year? GI?
Freedom vineyard (langmeil formerly Paradale); Barossa Valley; 1843
Oscar Benno Pedro winemaker for which winery?
Seppeltsfield 100 Year Old Para Tawny
Wyndham estate GI?
Hunter Valley
Which australian producer means ‘meadow of the church’
clonakilla; canberra
In which GI would you find subregions Moorabool, Otways, and Bellarine Valley?
Geelong
Barossa Valley climate/soil ?
warm continental (region III) 100-300 meters - flat valley floor, loamy clay, good for retaining water during dry summers.
climate of Hunter Valley? factors that mitigate?
subtropical- one of the warmest- climates in Australia— regiond IV- mitigated by high amounts of humidity, rain/monsoon! (but can cause rot) and wind (northeast from tasman bay/pacific); cloud cover; backdrop of brokenback mtns
Margaret River soils
gravel and sandy loam over granite and gneiss bedrock; Wilyabrup best- red gravelly loam
Producers of McLaren Vale ‘Scare Earth’ Project
d’Arenberg, Chapel Hill, and Gemtree
what geological/climatic feature allows for ungrated vines in Goulbourn
alluvial, sandy soils along Goulburn River (no phyllox)
- What is Topaque? What is the grape and the GI origin?
a. Muscadelle grown in Rutherglen GI and Glenrowan GI
Yering Station, Mount Mary, Luke Lambert are based in which GI?
yarra valley
margaret river climate/soil
mediterranean with maritime influence; dry summers and rainy winters—marginally warmer than Coonawarra or the Médoc; waters: Geographe Bay, Indian and Southern Oceans; Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, a band of rolling hills running 90 km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta; cooling breezes from fremantle doctor wind; leeuwin current
who produces ‘oracle’ and ‘the covenant’? Gi?
Kilikanoon; Clare Valley
driest GI in the Port Phillip zone?
Geelong ; and spring frosts and wind damage can be especially challenging here
Oldest Australian Cabernet vines?
Penfolds Block 42 - planted around 1885-1888 - Penfold site says in 1880s ; thought to be oldest vines
