AUSTRALIA Flashcards
What is Mourvedre called in Australia?
Mataro
What is the principal grape grown in Australia? What are its qualities in what regions?
Shiraz.Can be full-bodied style in Hunter Valley and Barossa Valley, lighter more peppery style in Geelong and Heathcote.
What are the main black grapes in Australia? (7)
Shiraz, Cab S., Merlot, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Petit Verdot and Mataro
Where is Pinot Noir grown in Australia? What style is made?
Cooler regions in the south such as Tasmania, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley - medium body style
What is the climate in Australia?
warm-hot climate, mediterranean mainly
What are moderating effects in Australia? What are some examples?
Indian and Southern Ocean, altitude, the Murray river system
What are some growing challenges faced in Australia?
Drought is a big problem, Irrigation is heavily practices here. Forest fires are a high risk from dry and hot conditions
What are the principal white varieties in AUS? What is the most widely planted?
Chardonnay (most planted white), Sauvignon Bl., Semillon, Riesling
What are zones in Australia? Examples?
Large GI’s used to produce high volume wines, can cover several states. Example is South Eastern Aus covering several states
What are regions in Australia?
Smaller than zones and sometimes broken into sub-regions. Must have distinct qualities from neighbouring regions.
What is an example of a sub-region, region and zone in Australia?
Eden Valley is a sub-region in the Barossa zone, which is within the zone of South Australia
What is the “super zone” in Australia called? Explain.
South Eastern Australia Zone is a super zone that covers several states. This zone allows blending across all areas with the labelling term “S.E AUS”. most of the wines are high-volume.
Discuss Riverland, Riverina, Murray-Darling.
Located in S.E AUS zone, fertile well irrigated vineyards with high yields for high-volume wines
Where is the majority of wine produced in Australia?
South Australia
What is Barossa Valley known for?
Old vine shiraz and semillon