australia Flashcards

1
Q

what three zones are in the Adelaide Super Zone

A

Barossa, Mt Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu

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2
Q

what is Australia’s oldest Cabernet vineyard

A

Penfolds 42 Block Barossa, 1888

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3
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primary soil type of Barossa

A

loamy clay

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4
Q

who produces the Command?

A

Elderton

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5
Q

how are sparkling shiraz’s produced

A

fermented to dryness, aged in oak, second fermentation in tank, then sweetened with Tawny

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6
Q

when was Hill of Grace planted?

A

1860, Eden Valley

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7
Q

what is Scarce Earth

A

a single vineyard project in McLaren Vale

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8
Q

what are the five GI of the Fleurieu Zone

A
McLaren
Currency Creek
Langhorne Creek
Lower Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island
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9
Q

Where is Wendouree located

A

Claire Valley (Cabernet/Malbec blends)

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10
Q

Petaluma is a producef in what region

A

Adelaide Hills

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11
Q

what are the GI of the limestone coast?

A
Coonawarra
Wrattonbury
Padathway
Mt Gambier
Mt Benson
Robe
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12
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what GI produces the most wine in Australia

A

Riverland

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13
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Three sub Gi of the Hunter GI

A

Upper Hunter, Broke Fordwich and Pokolbin

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14
Q

What is Brokenwood’s top Semillon bottling?

A

ILR Reserve

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15
Q

who was the first winery to make a commercial Chardonnay

A

Tyrells, 1971

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16
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what are the three regions of the Central Ranges Zone

A

Mudgee
Orange
Cowra

17
Q

Lark Hill is a producer in what region

A

Canberra

18
Q

Ten Minutes By Tractor is a producer in what GI

A

Mornington Peninsula

19
Q

what river defines the northern border of Rutherglen

A

Murray

20
Q

Rutherglen aging code

A
Rutherglen (3-5
Rutherglen Classic (5-10)
Rutherglen Grand(10-19)
Rutherglen Rare (20 plus)
21
Q

what grape is used for brown rutherglend

A

Muscat Rouge

22
Q

how is rutherglen produced

A

passerillage, then fortifed after a day or two of fermentation

23
Q

Swan Hill vs Swan Valley/District

A

Swan Hill is in Victoria and Hot

Swan Valley and its subGI Swan District is in Western Australia and also Hot

24
Q

what is the single subGI of the Grampians GI

A

Great Western

25
Q

Margaret river is surround by what three waters

A

Geographe Bay
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

26
Q

what are the GIs of the South West Australia Zone

A
Marg
Geographe
Blackwood Valley
Pemberton
Manjimup
Great Southern (5 sub GI)
27
Q

Where is the Tamar Valley

A

Tasmania

28
Q

what are the two GI of Queensland

A

Granite Belt

South Burnett

29
Q

What is Torbreck’s single vineyard Shiraz called?

A

Descendant

30
Q

what is the difference between Yarra Yering Dry Red 1 and 2

A

1 is cab, 2 is Shiraz

31
Q

name 3 Penfolds winemakers

A

John Duval
Max Shubert
Don Ditter

32
Q

Who produces Entity Shiraz

A

John Duval

33
Q

who produces the Graveyard Shiraz

A

Brokenwood (in McLaren Vale, single vineyard)

34
Q

who are the only two australian “first growths” on the Liv-Ex

A

Penfolds and Hensche

35
Q

Chalmers is a producer in what region

A

Heathcote

36
Q

Bindi is a producer in what region

A

Macadonian Ranges

37
Q

what is eden valleys one sub GI

A

High Eden

38
Q

what rhone producer has a winery in Mount Benson

A

Chapoutier (Domaine Tournon)

39
Q

what is Henchske’s cabernet sauvignon

A

cyril