Australia Flashcards
Name some top vintages of Penfolds Grange from the the2000s
2014
2012
2010
2008
2006
2004
2002
What are the agining requirements for the Rutherglen classification system?
Rutherglen Muscat average 3-5 years of age
Classic the average age is 6-10 years
Grand signifies even more concentration and sweetness with the average age of the blended wines from 11-19 years
Rare is considered to be the ultimate experience of Rutherglen Muscat and are blends of the most exquisite and complex barrels in the cellar. The minimum age of the blend is 20 years, and often exceeds that standard
What are the regions of the Central Ranges?
Cowra
Mudgee
Orange
What are the regions of the Northern Rivers?
Hastings River
What subregion is in Eden Valley GI?
High Eden GI
Which iconic estate is located in the Adelaide Plains GI
Penfold’s historic Magill Estate
What regions are in the Fleurie GI zone?
- Currency Creek GI
- Kangaroo Island GI
- Langhorne Creek GI
- MacLaren Vale GI
- Southern Fleurieu GI
What are the regions of North West Victoria?
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Which region is Swan Valley in?
Swan district
What are the regions in the Big Rivers zone?
Murray Darling
Perricoota
Riverina
Swan Hill
Where does Yellowtail source most of its fruit from?
Riverina GI
Where is the countrys first vineyard and when was it planted?
New South Wales is Australia’s most populous state and the site of the country’s first vineyards, planted in 1788.
What are the soil types of Pemberton GI?
Soil Types:
gravelly loam (found on higher slopes)
karri loam, a fertile red soil
What are the major grapes of Tasmania?
White grapes, particularly Chardonnay and Riesling, outnumber red plantings, but not by a wide margin. Pinot Noir can flourish, especially in the Pipers River area, and cool-climate Cabernet Sauvignon can be successful in the Tamar Valley and Coal River areas.
What zone is Peel in?
Greater Perth
What are the major grapes of the Hunter Zone?
Despite the heat, 60% of Hunter’s output is white wine; Semillon, or “Hunter Riesling,” is the region’s greatest white grape. Top Hunter Valley Semillon, such as Tyrrell’s “Vat 1,” may age for over two decades, surpassing an austere, grassy youth to develop richness, honey, and buttered toast tones over time.
Surprisingly for such a warm climate, the grape rarely achieves more than 11-12% abv.
The Portuguese white variety Verdelho is also popular in the region, producing more aromatic, tropical-scented wines. Broke Fordwich, a subregion of Hunter, claims the oldest Verdelho plantings in the country and offers dynamic Semillon wines sourced from sandy, alluvial soils. Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are the region’s most important red grapes.
When was Domaine Chandon started?
in 1987
What are the subregions in Central Vicotoria zone?
In the Goulburn Valley you have Nagambie Lakes Subregion
Which french Champagne giant bought land in the Yarra Valley?
Moet & Chandon their winery is called Domaine Chandon
True or False. Tasmania is the sole GI of Tasmania.
True
What does the Barossa Valley have many 100+-year-old vines?
absences of phylloxera
Who’s owned the Magill Estate? Where is it located?
Birthplace of Penfold: Base wine for Grange bottling - Est in 1844 – Adelaide Hills
What zone is the Swan District in?
Greater Perth
What is Australia’s oldest continuously operating winery
Wyndham Estate since 1828
10 of the hottes years in Australia have come after what year?
2005
What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
The charter is a voluntary registry of old vine vineyards in the Barossa, and it divides vines into four age groups:
- Barossa Old Vine: Min. 35 years old
- Barossa Survivor Vine: Min. 70 years old
- Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 years old
- Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 years old
What are the regions of Northern Slopes?
New England Australia
What is the top soil that gives Coonawarra excellent conditions to grow Cabernet Sauvignon?
- Terra rosa Soil
What are the unofficial sub-regions of Margaret River GI and when were they created?
Unofficial Subregions: Yallingup, Carbunup, Wilyabrup, Treeton, Wallcliffe, Karridale (proposed in 1999 by Dr. John Gladstones)
Mount Gambier GI is in which zone?
Limestone Coast
Name the two chardonnays producers that are on the Langtons exceptional list.
Leeuwin Estate
Giaconda Estate
Canberra District region is technically split between…
the state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
What zone is Coonawarra GI in?
Limestone Coast GI
What are the subregions of Hunter?
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
When was the Barossa Old Vine charter formalized?
2009
Who makes Emilys Paddock Shiraz and where is it located?
Jasper Hill
Heathcote
What are the soil types of Margaret River GI?
Soil Types: gravel and sandy loam over granite and gneiss
Explain the Geographic Indication system from largest to smallest?
States → Zones → Regions → Subregions
Define Apera & Topaque?
Apera are sherry style wines made in Australia and Topaque is a term used in Rutherglen for their Muscat (formally known as Tokaj until the EU no longer allowed it)
Name some high quality producers from Eden Valley?
Yalumba
Pewsey Vale
Henschke, producer of the famed “Hill of Grace” and its precursor, the “Mount Edelstone” Shiraz.
Is chaptalization illegal in Australia?
Yes it is illegal
What was the fortified Topaque wine used to be called and what grape used?
Tokay
Muscadelle grapes
What are the regions of Southern New South Wales?
Canberra District
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai
What are the major grapes of Manjimup?
Red Grapes (28%): Pinot Noir, Merlot White Grapes (72%): Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay
What is the subregion of Grampains GI?
Great Western
Who makes noble one dessert wine?
De Bortoli
What did Napolean drink during the Paris exhibition?
A sparkling wine from Hunter Valley and not Champagne
What is the Rutherglen network and when was it established?
The Muscat of Rutherglen Network, a producers’ syndicate established in 1995, has developed a voluntary four-tier classification system for the wines based on age, sweetness, and complexity. The ages and residual sugar ranges for each category are indicative of each classification, but not absolute. Producers are responsible for classifying their own wines, based on taste alone, and member wines are denoted by the inclusion of a stylized “R” logo on the label.
What is considered Fleurie’s most important region?
The zone’s most important and warmest region is McLaren Vale GI
Penfolds has only ever had 4 chief winemakers. Name them and their years of tenure
Max Schubert (1948-1975) Don Ditter (1975-1986)
John Duval (1986-2002) Peter Gago (2002 - present)
Name the three influencing bodies of water in Tasmania?
Bass Straight (N) Banks Straight (NE) Tasman Sea (E) -Great Oyster bay (East Coast sub-region)
What are the regions of Western Victoria?
Grampians
Henty
Pyrenees
What kind of grapes are grown in the McLaren Vale GI?
a predominantly red wine area focusing on Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhône varieties. Shiraz, Grenache, and Mourvèdre (Mataro) show rich, textural, full body and tend toward jam or dried fruit flavors.
What is the Riverland GI known for?
- bulk wine production
- highly irrigated
- hot climate
What regions are in the Limestone Coast?
- Coonawarra
- Mount Benson
- Padthaway
- Robe
- Wrattonbully
- Mount Gambier
When first the vine came in Coonawarra? Who’s brought it?
- John Riddoch (schottische man) came on the region in 1861 – He planted the first vine in 1890
What is the climate of Tasmania?
The climate of Northern Tasmania is similar to that of Champagne or the Rheingau, and Southern Tasmania is even cooler, although long sunshine hours during the growing season promote slow, even ripening.
What are ther regions of North East Victoria?
Alpine Valleys
Beechworth
Glenrowan
King Valley
Rutherglen
Who founded Mount Pleasant in the Hunter Valley?
Maurice O Shea in 1925
Which other region has terra rose soil?
Padthaway GI
1976 was a great vintage for Penfolds Grange. Who was the wine maker?
Don Ditter
What is the southernmost region in the Mount Loft Ranges GI?
Adelaide Hills GI
Which state is Barossa GI in?
South Australia
What are the two regions in Queensland?
Granite Belt GI
South Burnett GI
Which iconic winery is based in Barossa Valley?
Penfolds Grange
Which state is the coolest and smallest on the mainland of Australia?
Victoria
Which zones are west of Lower Murray?
West of Lower Murray are the zones of Fleurieu, Barossa, and Mount Lofty Ranges, the sources of some of Australia’s finest wines.
What are the major grapes of the Mornington Pennisula?
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay thrive; much of the GI is too cool for late-ripening grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon.
Name some high quality producers in the Barossa Valley known for Shiraz?
Penfolds
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann
Rockford
are excellent sources for Shiraz and other burly, powerful reds.
What famous Northern Rhône producer established a winery in Mount Benson?
Michel Chapoutier
What are the main grapes of North West Victoria, Central Victoria, and North East Victoria?
Chardonnay and Shiraz
What are the regions in Mount Lofty Ranges?
- Adelaide Hills GI
- Adelaide Plains
- Clare Valley
What is the oldest wine region in Victoria?
Yarra Valley GI
Name a famous producer of Camberra District. What do they produced?
Clonakilla winery - Based in Murrumbateman village - First vines planted in 1971 - First commercial vintage: 1978 - Co-fermented Shiraz and Viognier bottling: iconic Australian wines also produced CS, Riesling, SB, Viognier in single varietal
Who’s producing Basket Press Shiraz? Where is it sourced from?
Rockford estate Barossa Valley
Which is the hottest zone in Victoria?
North West Victoria
Which Australian states have been affected by phylloxera?
New South Wales
- Victoria
Which producers are referred to as the “first five” and where are they located?
Leeuwin Estate
Cullen
Cape Mentelle
Vasse Felix
Moss Wood
(collectively known as the “first five”)
Located in Margaret River GI
What soil type would you expected in Eden Valley?
Sand base + Quartz soil
When was the first vintage of Penfolds grange, who was the winemaker
1951, Max Schubert
When was the Muscat of Rutherglen Network established
1995
Which state is West Australian South East Coastal in?
Western Australia
Why the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation been created for?
- oversight over the wine industry - regulating label language - defines geographic boundaries - moderate export and trade - market and promotes products at home and aboard
When was the Swan Valley Subregion established?
2003
Name some key producers of the Yarra Valley GI.
Yering Station
Yarra Yering
Mount Mary
Domaine Chandon
De Bortoli
Yarra Yarra
Coldstream Hills
Oakridge
Giant Steps
Mac Forbes
What are the regions in Central Victoria zone?
- Bendigo GI
- Goulburn Valley GI
- Heathcote GI
- Strathbogies Ranges GI
- Upper Goulburn
What is the Adelaide Superzone?
Adelaide GI, a “super zone” allowing producers to blend freely from Barossa, Fleurieu, and Mount Lofty Ranges.
Which zone is Swan Valley GI in?
Greater Perth