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Australia Flashcards

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Australian GIs (geographical Indications) from largest to smallest

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Country (australia)
South-Eastern Australia
State of origin
Zone
Region
Sub-region

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Important Australia GIs

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Southeastern Australia
New South Whales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia

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Western Australia important GI

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Margaret river
Chardonnay, semillon, Sauvignon blanc

Cabernet, Shiraz, Merlot

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South Eastern Australia

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Massive area that covers 5 states

integral to the practice of blending for mass-market wines

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Location and Important GIs of New South Whales

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(South East Australia, north of Victoria)

Hunter Valley- 60% semillon production

Riverina- Largest wine region in Australia, most known for bulk table wine. represents 50% of Australian wine production
Semillon, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Merlot

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Location and important GIs of Victoria

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South East Australia, south of New South Whales

Yarra Valley- Chardonnay, PN, and Shiraz (still and sparkling)

Rutherglen- Muscadelle, shiraz, brown muscat (still and fortifed)

Murray-Darling- important region for bulk wine

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What types of wines are produced in Victoria?

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Wide rage. Sparkling, still, fortified, dessert

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What are “stickies,” where to find

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Fortified dessert wines. In Rutherglen

Rutherglen Muscat is considered to be one of the world’s great sweet wines

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2 GIs for dry riesling in Australia

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Eden Valley and Clare Valley

located in South Australia

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South Australia GIs

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Barossa- largest/most important premium wine area (mediterranean) Shiraz, grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon

Eden Valley (Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz)

McLaren Vale- Shiraz/Grenache

Clare Valley- Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet

Coonawarra- Cabernet. Best vineards are on Terra Rosa soil

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Which Australian GI has extremely old vines due to the prevention of phylloxera?

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Barossa in South Australia

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What/where is Terra Rossa Soil?

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Narrow 9 mile strip of vivid red soil over limestone

Coonawarra in south Australia

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