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1
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Australia is the oldest continent T or F?

A

True - oldest and most eroded, broke away 100 mya

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When did vines first come to Australia

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1788 - First Fleet; colonists who established vineyards:

Italians in Riverina,
Swiss in Victoria,
Dalmatians in Western Australia
and German Lutherans in South Australia (Barossa)

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Mother rock of Australia

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Granite

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To qualify for status, regions and subregions must have ___ independently owned vineyards of ___ hectares in size

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5; 5

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What is the significance of James Busby?

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He collected 650 varieties from Europe and brought them back to Australia in 1831

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Hotspots for riesling in AUS

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Clare Valley, 
Eden Valley, 
Henty, 
Great Southern, 
Tasmania
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Hotspots for sémillon in AUS

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Hunter Valley,
Barossa (different style),
Margaret (blended with SB)

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What are the top 3 wine producing states of Australia from highest to lowest production?

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South Australia,
New South Wales,
Victoria

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Heritage 5 on Langton’s (1991)

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Penfold’s Grange, 
Leeuwin Art Series, 
Henschke Hill of Grace, 
Wendouree Shiraz, 
Mount Mary Quintet
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The Great Dividing Range stretches from ___ to ____

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QUEENSLAND (Brisbane / South Burnett GI) southwest through NSW to Grampians VICTORIA

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Capital of Australia

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Canberra

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What are the subregions of Hunter Valley?

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Upper Hunter, Broke Fordwich, Polkobin

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Clonakilla is from where?

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Canberra (NSW), shiraz, viognier co-ferment, cote rotie comparison

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Soil of Canberra (NSW - Southern)

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“Duplex” soils - clay/loam over hard red volcanic

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Climate of Canberra

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extreme continental

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Key producers of Hunter Valley sémillon?

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Tyrell’s (Vat 47)

Brokenwood ‘Graveyard Vyd’ (shiraz), ‘ILR Reserve’ (released after 5-6 years in bottle),

Silkman ‘Blackberry Vyd’,

Mt. Pleasant “Maurice O Shea,” “Elizabeth” Semillon, “Lovedale” Semillon, “Old Paddock and Old Hill” Shiraz

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Wyndham’s founding year

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1820’s (Hunter - first commercial shiraz) - oldest continuously operating winery in Australia

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What are the regional GI’s of the Central Ranges zone (NSW)

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Mudgee,
Cowra,
Orange

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Mudgee is known for what wine styles?

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shiraz and cabernet

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Cowras most successful variety?

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chardonnay

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Best known winery in Orange GI?

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Bloodwood

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Big Rivers Zone contains which GI’s?

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(NSW)

Riverina,
Pericoota,
Murray Darling,
Swan Hill

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What is the best known winery of Upper Hunter?

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Rosemount (now HQ’s in McLaren Vale?)

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Major wine town in Hunter Valley?

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Cessnock - near to Sydney

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Who Pioneered Riverina and set up irrigation there?

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The McWilliams family

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Who makes the ‘Noble One’ botrytized sémillon?

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De Bortoli (Riverina)

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Where are Casella’s vineyards for Yellowtail located?

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Riverina

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What are the GI regions of Southern New South Wales?

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Canberra,
Tumbarumba,
Hilltops,
Gundagai

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Who is the winemaker at Clonakilla?

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Tim Kirk (Canberra)

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What is the climate/topography of Tumbarumba?

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Alpine - 300- 800 m altitude

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31
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This grape is grown in Northern Rivers (Hastings River) and South Coast (Shoalhaven Coast) to resist humidity, mildew, and produce good color…

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Chambourcin (french hybrid)

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Prominent wine regions near to Syndey

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Hunter Valley,

Canberra

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What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?

What are their calling cards for grape varieties?

A

Picadilly Valley - chardonnay;

Lenswood - sauvignon blanc

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Who makes wine from the world’s oldest grenache vines?

A

Cirillo (Barossa Valley) 1850

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Who makes wine from the world’s oldest shiraz?

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Langmeil “Freedom Vineyard” (Barossa Valley) 1843

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Name the 5 regional GIs in the Fleurieu zone

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McLaren, 
Southern Fleurieu, 
Currency, 
Langhorne, 
Kangaroo Island
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What is the topography of Barossa Valley?

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Hills and a flat valley carved by the Para River

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What major river flows through the Barossa Valley?

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Para - North, South, Jacob’s Creek

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What towns does the North Para pass through?

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Nurioopta, Tanunda, and Lyndoch

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Which zones are contained within the Adelaide Superzone?

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Barossa zone,
Mt. Lofty Ranges,
Fleurieu

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Southeast Australia GI contains what regions?

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Queensland, 
NSW, 
Victoria, 
Tasmania, 
South Australia

everything except Western Australia - specifically to export varietal wines to the EU (1996) which required a regional appellation

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Where did the “Scarce Earth” project originate and what is its goal?

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McLaren Vale (first vintage 2011), to highlight individual vineyard sites, wines must be produced from 10+ year old vines, must not be shaded by oak, over/under ripeness, or faults

A sampling of wines from the 2014 vintage of Scarce Earth:

Battle of Bosworth Ding’s Shiraz
D’Arenberg Shipsters’ Shiraz
Wirra Wirra Whaite Old Block Shiraz

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minimum age for old vine, survivor vine, centenarian, ancestor (Barossa)

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35, 70, 100, 125

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2 major soil types of Clare Valley

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limestone terra rossa (Watervale),

slate (Polish Hill)

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Key producers of Clare Valley?

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Grosset,
Jim Barry,
Wendouree,
Kilkanoon

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Key producers of Eden Valley?

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Henschke,
Yalumba,
Leo Buring,
Pewsey Vale

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Who makes ‘Virgilious’ and what is it?

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Viognier from Eden Valley - Yalumba

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Who makes wine in the unofficial subzone of Currency Creek known as ‘Finiss River’?

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Salomon

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Who makes John Riddoch cabernet?

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Wynn’s - coonawarra

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Langton’s Classification origin, number 1 producer

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1990 Australia’s leading wine auction house - Always #1 Penfold’s

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Langton’s Classification categories

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Created in 1990 - Australia’s leading wine auction house created a classification for the wines -

Exceptional,
Outstanding,
Excellent

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52
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Most planted grape of Adelaide Hills?

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Sauvignon blanc

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Body water West of McLaren Vale?

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Gulf of St. Vincent - calamari is a specialty

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54
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D’Arenberg vineyards are located where?

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McLaren Vale

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6 subzones of Limestone Coast

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Mt. Gambier, 
Mt. Benson, 
Wrobe, 
Wrattonbully, 
Coonawarra, 
Padthaway
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Climates of Clare vs. Eden

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Clare is both warmer and drier but cool nights and cool afternoon breezes mitigate

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Soils of Eden Valley

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Sandy loam and clay with gravel and quartz

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What is the soil type of Adelaide Hills?

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grey-brown loamy sands

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Climate of McLaren Vale

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maritime

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Soil of McLaren Vale

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gravel and gritty sand over granite

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Which region is most likely to use RDI?

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(Regulated Deficit Irrigation)

Riverland - “Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area”

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The Laird, the Pict, and the Factor are all wines produced by?

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Torbreck

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Decade Yalumba was established…

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1847 (Barossa) or 1849?

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Torbreck est.

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1994 (Barossa)

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Henschke est.

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1868 - quality got serious in 1952, fortified’s phased out

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66
Q

Coldest mainland Australian GI in heat summation?

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Adelaide Hills

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67
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John Duval info

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John Duval is an exceptionally well-regarded figure in the Australian wine industry, starting his own winery after 29 years at Penfolds. He held the position of Chief Winemaker of Penfolds from 1986-2002, and founded John Duval Wines the following year in 2003. His wines are small production, more restrained oak.

Notable wines:
“Entity” Shiraz
“Eligo” Shiraz
“Plexus” Shiraz
“Plexus” Marsanne-Roussanne
“Annexus Grenache
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68
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Winemaker from McLaren

A

Chester Osborne - d’Arenberg

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New producers from Riverland

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Unico Zela,
Delinquente,
Ricca Terra

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Prominent wine regions near to Adelaide

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Clare, 
Barossa, 
Eden, 
McLaren, 
Adelaide Hills
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71
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Iconic producers of Barossa Shiraz

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Torbreck: RunRig (ancestor, blended with vio)
Descendant (juvenile)
The Laird

Elderton: Command (ancestor)

Langmeil: Freedom (ancestor)

Rockford: Basket Press (good value)

John Duval : Eligo

Standish: the Standish, Lamella

Two Hands: Ares

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Iconic producers of Eden Shiraz

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Henschke:
Hill of Grace (1860s - inaugural 1958)
Mt. Edelstone (1912 - inaugural 1952)

Yalumba:
Octavius (aged in 100L “octaves”) - 1990 inaugural

73
Q

Iconic producers of Clare Valley Shiraz

A

Wendouree
Jim Barry: the Armagh (1968)
Kilkanoon: the Oracle

74
Q

Iconic producers of McLaren Vale Shiraz

A

Clarendon Hills: Astralis
D’Arenberg: Dead Arm
Wirra Wirra Waithe
Chapel Hill Vicar

75
Q

What is Barossa Valley’s claim to fame?

A

Pre-phylloxera old vine shiraz, enough phenolic ripeness to create velvety soft tannins

76
Q

Examples of richer, warm-climate shiraz?

A

Barossa,
Mclaren,
Clare,
Hunter

77
Q

Examples of savory, cooler-climate shiraz?

A 
Canberra, 
Central Victoria (Yarra, Heathcoate, Goulburn - Tahbilk)
78
Q

What are the soil types of Tasmania?

A

sandstone and schist in Derwent Valley (South);

alluvial in Coal River (North)

79
Q

Winemaker from Tasmania

A

Andrew Pirie - Pirie (Tamar Ridge)

80
Q

Which Australian State has the most wineries?

A

Victoria

81
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Which Australian State contains the most GI’s? Which has the highest production?

A

Victoria;

South Australia

82
Q

Mount Mary winery is located where?

A

Yarra Valley

83
Q

Where is the Great Western subregion located?

A

Grampians GI

84
Q

When did Black Saturday occur?

A

2/7/2009 - firestorms killed 173 and damaged 5% of Yarra Valley vineyards

85
Q

According to the Muscat of Rutherglen Network, what should you expect a wine from the “Rare” category to taste like?

A

Classic - 10+ years old,
Grand - rancio character,
Rare - 20+ years old

86
Q

Michel Chapoutier’s Australian brand is based in which GI?

A

Domaine Tournon,

Heathcote (also vineyards in Pyrenees) Central Victoria

87
Q

5 drought-affected vintages in Southeast Australia

A 
‘03 (heat wave vintage), 
‘04 (ladybug vintage), 
‘06 - ’09, 
‘12, 
‘19
88
Q

What is the coolest mainland region of Australia?

A

Macedon Ranges (Victoria)

89
Q

Giaconda chardonnay comes from which GI?

A

Beechworth (Northeast Victoria)

90
Q

Which varieties compose Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur

A

GSM - First release was in 1978 - a puncheon of wine was first set aside in 1878 (destined to age 100 years)

91
Q

Which group of immigrants settled Mornington and Geelong?

A

The Swiss

92
Q

Key producers of Mornington Peninsula

A

Classic: Stonier, Paringa, Moorooduc;

New Wave: Ten minutes by Tractor, Kooyong, Yabby Lake

93
Q

Soil type of Mornington Peninsula

A

Red Basalt

94
Q

Where is the Bass Strait located?

A

Between Australia (Melbourne) and Tasmania

95
Q

Key producers of Geelong

A

Bannockburn, By Farr

96
Q

Key producers of Gippsland

A

Bass Phillip, Caledonia Australis

97
Q

Australian icons for Pinot Noir

A 
Bindi (Macedon Ranges), 
Bass Phillip (Gippsland), 
Giaconda (Beechworth), 
By Farr (Geelong)
98
Q

Prominent wine regions near to Melbourne

A 
Yarra, 
Mornington, 
Gippsland, 
Geelong, 
Macedon, 
Rutherglen, 
Glenrowan
99
Q

Top wine producer in Pyrenees GI (Victoria)

A

Dalwhinnie - CS, Shiraz

100
Q

Heathcote GI (Victoria) is known for what style of wine?

A

Shiraz from “Greenstone soils”

Jasper Hill,
Domaine Tournon

101
Q

Where is the Nagambie Lakes GI located?

A

Goulburn Valley (Victoria)

102
Q

What is a key winery of the Nagambie Lakes subregion?

A

Tahbilk - old vine Marsanne & Shiraz (1860s), Mitchelton

103
Q

What are the 4 categories of Muscat of Rutherglen Network?

A

Muscat, Classic, Grand, Rare - older ones made up of solera-aged reserve wine

104
Q

What is Rutherglen Tokay (Now Topaque)?

A

Fortified Muscadelle - 200 g/L RS

105
Q

What type of Muscat is used in Rutherglen?

A

Rutherglen Brown Muscat (rouge a petit grains)

106
Q

Rough residual sugar of Rutherglen Muscat?

A

200 for Classic, 300-400 for Grand/Rare

107
Q

Key producers of Rutherglen?

A

Morris,
Campbell’s,
All Saints,
Chambers

108
Q

Key producer of Glenrowan?

A

Bailey’s

109
Q

Higher elevation GI’s in North East Victoria?

A 
King Valley, 
Alpine Valleys, 
Beechworth - specialize in Italian varieties, 
PN, 
CH
110
Q

Key producer of King Valley?

A

Brown Brothers

111
Q

Key producer of Sunbury GI (outskirts of Melbourne)?

A

Craiglee (shiraz)

112
Q

What are the 3 most productive regions in Australia?

A

Murray Darling (Victoria + NSW)
Riverland (South Australia)
Riverina (NSW)

113
Q 
Cyril
the Laird
1860s vines
the Armagh
ILR Reserve
Astralis
1927s vines
Alea
A 
Henschke - Eden Valley - Cabernet
Torbreck - Barossa - shiraz
Tahbilk - Nagambie Lakes  
Jim Barry - Clare Valley - Riesling 
Brokenwood - Hunter Valley - Semillon
Clarendon Hills - McLaren Vale - Shiraz
Tahbilk - Marsanne - Nagambie Lakes
Grosset - Clare Valley - Riesling
114
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Who was important in the seminal years of Margaret River?

A

Dr. John Gladstones - slightly warmer than Bordeaux

115
Q

What is the soil type of Margaret River?

A

gravel and gritty sand over granite

116
Q

What are the workhorse varieties of Margaret River?

A

Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon

117
Q

Leeuwin est.

A

1972 (Margaret)

118
Q

Wilyabrup, Yallingup, and Karridale are informal subregions of…

A

Margaret River

119
Q

Winemaker from Margaret River

A

Denis Horgan - Leeuwin

120
Q

Hotspots for AUS chardonnay?

A 
Margaret River, 
Adelaide Hills (SA), 
Yarra Valley, 
Mornington, 
Tasmania, 
Tumbarumba (NSW)
121
Q

What Margaret River producer is part of the Langton’s “Heritage Five”

A

Leeuwin

122
Q

Which Western Australia GI ZONE contains the most important regions?

A

South West Zone

123
Q

What GI regions are in the Western Australia SW ZONE?

A 
Geographe,
Margaret River, 
Blackwood Valley, 
Manjimup, 
Pemberton, 
Great Southern
124
Q

subegions of Great Southern (Western Aus)?

A

Mt. Barker,
Frankland River,
Denmark,
Porongurup

125
Q

What is the most important subregion of Great Southern?

A

Mt. Barker - shiraz and riesling (Forest Hill and Plantagenet)

126
Q

Which two Oceans surround Western Australia?

A

Indian (W) - Geographe Bay, and Southern (S)

127
Q

What are the soils of Margaret River?

A

Gravel and loam over granite and gneiss

128
Q

What is the climate of Margaret River?

A

temperate mediterranean

129
Q

What is the Chardonnay clone predominantly used in Margaret River?

A

Gingin clone (Mendoza/UC Davis - Olmo)

130
Q

James Halliday’s Wallcliffe (cool subzone) “Golden Triangle” for chardonnay?

A

Cape Mentelle, Voyager, Leeuwin

131
Q

T or F - Western Australia is the largest state and contains the most isolated wine regions?

A

TRUE!

132
Q

What are the Houghton selections?

A

Cabernet source material supposedly from South Africa (Houghton - early producer of Margaret River)

133
Q

Dr. Gladstones proposed what 6 unofficial subregions for Margaret River in 1999?

A 
Yalingup, 
Carbunup, 
Wilyabrup, 
Treeton, 
Wallcliffe, 
Karridale
134
Q

Most important sub zone (and heart of the region) for Cabernet in Margaret?

A

Wilyabrup - red gravelly loam, home to Vasse Felix, Moss Wood, Cullen

135
Q

Margaret River flows through what subzone?

A

Wallcliffe - cooler subzone

136
Q

Who were the First Five?

A

Vasse Felix,
Cullen,
Mosswood (Wilyabrup)

Leeuwin, 
Cape Mentelle (Wallcliffe)
137
Q

What is the Gladstones Line?

A

The Eastern boundary of Margaret River - 115.18 degrees - following the Whicher Range

138
Q

GI’s nested in the Mount Lofty Ranges

A 
Barossa, 
Eden, 
Clare, 
Adelaide Hills, 
Adelaide Plains
139
Q

GI’s nested in the Limestone Coast

A 
Coonawarra, 
Padthaway, 
Wrattonbully,
Mt Benson,
Mt Gambier,
Robe
140
Q

GI’s nested in Fleurieu Zone

A 
McLaren Vale,
Currency Creek,
Langhorne Creek,
Southern Fleurieu,
Kangaroo Island
141
Q

GI’s nested in Port Phillip Zone

A 
Mornington Peninsula,
Geelong, 
Yarra Valley,
Sunbury,
Macedon Ranges
142
Q

GI’s nested in Central Victoria

A 
Bendigo,
Heathcote,
Goulburn,
Strathbogie Ranges,
Upper Goulburn
143
Q

GI’s nested in NE Victoria

A 
Rutherglen,
Glenrowan,
Beechworth,
King Valley,
Alpine Valleys
144
Q

When was Wine Australia formed?

A

Formed in 1981 to promote and regulate the Australian wine industry. At the time it was named the Wine and Brandy Corporation.

145
Q

What is the Australian rule for blended wines?

A

grapes must appear on the label according to their proportion of the blend

146
Q

When did Australia’s first GI’s come online?

A

The first GIs debuted in 1994, with the majority of the most important regions of Australia gaining GI protection by 2000.

147
Q

Cork finished icon wines of Australia

A

Penfold’s Grange,

Clarendon Hills Astralis

148
Q

T or F acidification is a common practice in Australia

A

True

149
Q

Outstanding vintages for Australian wine

A

1990, 2005, 2010, 2015

150
Q

Notable difficult vintages for Australian wine

A

2011 - intense La Nina brought heavy rain

151
Q

Is the Limestone Coast included in the Adelaide Superzone?

A

NO

152
Q

Penfold’s Chardonnay?

A

Yattarna Bin 144 Chardonnay: During the 1990s (Inaugural vintage 1995), Penfolds launched the “White Grange” project, a well-publicized effort to create a white wine that could hold itself to the levels of quality that Grange does. The wine is aged in 100% French oak for 8 months in the 2015 vintage, and the fruit typically comes from Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills.

153
Q

Top wine of Yalumba

A

“The Caley”, a blend of Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon that is aged in the French oak and typically offered around $300. (Also Octavius and “The Signature” Cab-Shiraz blend)

154
Q

Hill of Grace not made in what vintages?

A

Hill of Grace was not produced in the following years due to poor conditions: 1960, 1974, 2000, and 2011. The first vintage was in 1958.

155
Q

When did Penfold’s Grange drop the “Hermitage” moniker?

A

1989 (inaugural vintage was 1951)

156
Q

Production of Penfold’s Grange

A

The wine is generally based on a significant quantity of Barossa fruit but contains grapes from all over, and labeled “South Australia”

It is primarily composed of Shiraz, with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, and aged in new American hogsheads for 20 months.

Recently, the wine was not produced in the 2009 vintage, after several years of heatwave.

157
Q

Notable wines of Torbreck

A

“Runrig” Shiraz: One of the most sought after wines of Australia. It is ranked “Exceptional” in Langton’s classification. The wine comes from vineyards in the northwest section, often said to be the best area of Barossa. A prestige bottling, the wine is not produced in vintages lacking in quality, recently 2011, 2008, and 2000.

“The Laird” Shiraz: Actually their most expensive bottling. Sourced from the 5 ha Gnadenfrei vineyard, planted in 1958 to original Barossa clonal vines. Inaugural vintage: 2005

“The Factor” Shiraz
“The Descendant” Shiraz

158
Q

Seppeltsfield 100-year Para Tawny production

A

In 1878, Oscar Benno Pedro of the winery set aside one puncheon of wine, destined to age for 100 years, with the first release in 1978.

Produced from red grapes typical of the region, it is also one of the rarest wines in the world, with bottles going for upwards of $2,000 in 2019.

159
Q

Jim Barry bottlings

A 
The “Armagh” Shiraz, one of the most sought after wines in all of Australia. Inaugural vintage: 1985.
Other notable wines:
“McRae Wood” Shiraz
“Lodge Hill” Shiraz
“Cover Drive” Cabernet Sauvignon

Riesling bottlings include:
Watervale
“Florita”
“Lodge Hill”

160
Q

Clare Valley climate

A

Very dry and quite warm, but diurnal swings of 30 degrees fahrenheit are common 40 C during day, 1 C at night

161
Q

Who makes “the Oracle” Clare Shiraz

A

Kilkanoon

162
Q

Adelaide Hills Producers

A

Shaw + Smith: Varietal expressions of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, among other grapes.
Bird in Hand

Many well known producers based outside the region also produce wines from here with Penfolds, Wolf Blass, and d’Arenberg represented.

163
Q

Clarendon Hills bottlings

A

“Astralis”: First created in 1994, the wine is produced from bush vines planted in the 1920s, fermented with ambient yeast in open-top fermenters. Aging for the bottling is typically 18 months in 100% new French oak. ~9,000 bottles per year are produced, and the wine is bottled under cork.

Other notable wines:
“Hickinbotham” Syrah
“Romas” Grenache
“Hickinbotham” Cabernet Sauvignon
“Mortiz” Syrah
“Piggot Range” Syrah
164
Q

D’Arenberg bottlings

A

The winery specializes in dry-farmed, minimal input vineyards. The wines are known for their iconic red stripe across the label and their futuristic winery.
Most notable wines:
“The Dead Arm Shiraz”: Their most iconic wine based on vines that experienced Eutypa Dieback
“The Coppermine Road” Cabernet Sauvignon
“The Footbolt Shiraz”
“The Laughing Magpie Shiraz”
“Ironstone Pressings” GSM
The winery uses a mixture of French and American oak.

165
Q

Eden vs. Clare riesling?

A

Eden slightly richer

166
Q

Yarra Yering bottlings

A 
Restrained style
“Dry Red No. 1”: Bordeaux blend
“Dry Red No. 2”: Shiraz and Viognier
“Underhill Shiraz”
Pinot Noir
“Agincourt” Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec
167
Q

Bindi bottlings

A 
Macedon Ranges - coolest continental region (foothills of Mt. Gisborne)
“Block Five” Pinot Noir
“Original Vineyard” Pinot Noir
“Quartz” Chardonnay
“Dixon” Pinot Noir
“Kostas Rind” Chardonnay
168
Q

Glenrowan vs. Rutherglen

A

Glenrowan powerful, Rutherglen elegant

169
Q

Rutherglen production methods

A

Passerillage,
Fortification (similar way to port),
Aging for rancio style under hot tin roofs

170
Q

Another name for Muscat of Rutherglen

A

Rouge a petit grains,

Muscat de Frontignan

171
Q

Rutherglen soils

A

Rutherglen loam, “Black Dog”

172
Q

Where are the headwaters and the terminus of the Murray River?

A 
The Murray River flows from its headwaters in the Snowy Alps before forming a border or flowing through the following GIs in order:
Tumbarumba
Rutherglen
Goulburn
Perricoota
Swan Hill
Murray Darling
Riverland
It then flows into Lake Alexandrina and the ocean.

Notable tributaries include the Murrumbidgee and the Goulburn River.

173
Q

Clonakilla bottlings

A 
Shiraz-Viognier
“O’Riada” Shiraz
“Murrumbateman” Shiraz
Riesling
Viognier
174
Q

What is Australia’s highest elevation GI?

A

Orange (Central Ranges) vineyards up to 1300 meters, Mt. Canabolas - producer: Bloodwood

175
Q

Australian Chardonnay which kicked off the craze

A

Tyrell’s Vat 47

176
Q

Best producers in Hunter Valley

A

Lower Hunter - Polkobin - more volcanic soils as opposed to sandy loam

177
Q

Louis Roederer partnership in Tasmania

A

Jansz - Pipers River - North Tasmania

Dalrymple - Pipers River

178
Q

Key quality producers in South Tasmania

A

Coal River - Tolpuddle
Heemskerk
Domaine Simha
Pooley

Domaine A for cult Bordeaux blends

Sullivan’s Cove for Australian Whiskey

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