Australia Flashcards
Why is South Australia not affected by Phylloxera?
A total ban on imported vine material beginning in 1874
Roughly what % of Australian wine is produced in South Australia?
50%
What are the Zones in South Australia?
Adelaide Superzone
Barossa (w/i Adelaide)
Fleurieu (w/i Adelaide)
Mount Lofty Ranges (w/i Adelaide)
Far North
Limestone Coast
Lower Murray
The Peninsulas
What are the GIs of the Barossa Zone?
Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
What is the subregion of Eden Valley?
High Eden
What are the GIs within Fleurieu?
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Langhorne Creek
McLarne Vale
Southern Fleurieu
What are the GIs of Mount Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley
What are the subregions of Adelaide HIlls?
Lenswood
Picadilly Valley
What is the GIs within the Far North Zone?
Southern Finders Ranges
What are the GIs within the Limestone Coast?
Coonawarra
Mount Benson
Padthaway
Robe
Wratonbully
Mount Gambier
What are the GIs within Lower Murray?
Riverland
Does the Peninsulas have any GIs or subregions within it?
No
What is the Capital of South Australia?
Adelaide
What body of water off the coast of South Australia?
Gulf of St. Vincent
Who is Johann Gramp?
A Bavarian immigrant who started the first commercial winery in Barossa - Orlando Wines
Which was the first commercial winery in Barossa?
Orlando Wines
What is the most popular brand associated with Orlando Wines?
Jacob’s Creek
Where are the oldest Syrah/Shiraz vines in the world?
Barossa - Langemeil’s ‘Freedom Vineyard’ - planted 1843
What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Classification of Vineyard Age in Barossa - it is self-regulated
What are the age Categories in the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Old Vines - min 35 years
Survivor Vines - min 70 years
Centenarian Vines - min 100 years
Ancestor Vines - min 125 years
What producers model is the Barossa Old Vine Charter based on?
Yalumba
What is the climate of Barossa?
Warm continental
