Australia

Question 1

Inaugural vintage for Brokenwood’s “Graveyard” Shiraz?

Answer 1

1983

Question 2

What’s range of average vine age for Torbreck’s “Runrig” Shiraz?

Answer 2

120-160 year-olds

Question 3

What size barrel is used for the production of Yalumba’s “Octavius” Shiraz?

Answer 3

Custom made 100 Liter “Octaves” made in their on-site cooperage

Question 4

Who produces “Astralis” and from where?

Answer 4

Clarendon Hills- McLaren Vale

Question 5

Who produces “Runrig” and from where?

Answer 5

Torbreck in Barossa Valley

Question 6

Who produces “Graveyard Vineyard” and from where?

Answer 6

Brokenwood in Hunter Valley

Question 7

Who produces “VAT 47 Chardonnay” and from where?

Answer 7

Tyrell’s in Hunter Valley

Question 8

Who produces “Art Series” and from where?

Answer 8

Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River

Question 9

Who produces Springvale Riesling?

Answer 9

Grosset

Question 10

Who produces 100 year-old Para Tawny?

Answer 10

Seppeltsfield

Question 11

Who produces 1860 VInes Shiraz?

Answer 11

Tahbilk

Question 12

Name the GI for producer “By Farr”

Answer 12

Geelong

Question 13

Name the GI for “Best’s”

Answer 13

Grampians

Question 14

Name the GI for “Bass Phillip”

Answer 14

Gippsland

Question 15

Where Jansz and Clover Hill craft their traditional method bubbles

Answer 15

Pipers River, Tasmania

Question 16

Where is Gioconda Estate located and what is their most famous grape?

Answer 16

Beechworth, Victoria; Chardonnay

Question 17

What’s another name for Penfolds Bin 95?

Answer 17

Grange

Question 18

What famous Margaret RIver Estate is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)?

Answer 18

Cape Mentelle

Question 19

When was the inaugural vintage of Penfold’s “Grange” and who was the winemaker at the time?

Answer 19

1951; Max Schubert

Question 20

When was the inaugural vintage of Hensche’s “Hill of Grace”?

Answer 20

1958

Question 21

Casella wines owns which major Australian wine brand based out of the Riverina GI?

Answer 21

Yellowtail

Question 22

Which Riverina producer is known for their botrytised Semillon Dessert Wine, “Noble One”.

Answer 22

De Bortoli

Question 23

Lindeman’s “BIN 3110 special Reserve Hunter RIver Burgundy” was made primarily from which grape?

Answer 23

Shiraz

Question 24

What’s the top Semillon wine produced by Tyrell’s in the Hunter Valley?

Answer 24

“Vat 1”- 1994 vintage was included in Decanter’s “Wine Legends” list.

Question 25

How many years is Tyrell's "Vat 1" Semillon aged before release?

Answer 25

5 years

Question 26

Tim Kirkton is the winemaker of which notable New South Wales Winery?

Answer 26

Clonakilla

Question 27

Which Tasmanian winery trademarked the term "Method Tasmanoise" for their sparkling wines?

Answer 27

Jansz

Question 28

Who was the first to commercially produce wines in the Margaret River GI and when? (Bonus: what was the grape used?)

Answer 28

Vasse Felix in the 1970's; (Riesling)

Question 29

Which producer was the first to commercially produce red Margaret River wine and when?

Answer 29

Vasse Felix in 1972; Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec

Question 30

Name the three wineries that make up the "Golden Triangle" of Margaret River?

Answer 30

Leeuwin Estate Cape Metelle Voyager Estate

Question 31

Name the South Australian producer that makes "John Riddoch" and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

Answer 31

Wynns; Coonawarra (made with Cabernet Sauvignon)

Question 32

Name the South Australian producer that makes "First Growth" and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

Answer 32

Parker Estate; Coonawarra (Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend)

Question 33

Name the South Australian producer that makes "Dead Arm" and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

Answer 33

D'Arenberg; McLaren Vale (Shiraz)

Question 34

When was the Australian Wine Research Institute founded?

Answer 34

1955

Question 35

What is "special" about the Penfolds Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 35

1) It's not made every year 2) made from some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world

Question 36

The GI's of Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley fall under what zone?

Answer 36

Port Phillip in Victoria

Question 37

Name the two GI's of the NW Victoria zone

Answer 37

Murray Darling GI Swam Hill

Question 38

Name the GI's of the Greater Perth zone in Western Australia

Answer 38

Peel Perth Hills Swan District

Question 39

What is mainland Australia's southernmost region?

Answer 39

Coonawara

Question 40

What region seperates Adeilaide Hills from the Indian Ocean?

Answer 40

Mc Claren Vale

Question 41

What is Australia's coolest wine-producing GI?

Answer 41

Tasmania GI

Question 42

Name the GI's of SW Australia

Answer 42

Margaret River, Geographe, Blackwood Valley, Manjimup, Pemberton, Great Southern

Question 43

Name the five sub-regions of the Great Southern GI?

Answer 43

Mount Barker, Frankland River, Albany, Porongurup, Denmark

Question 44

What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter and when was it formalized?

Answer 44

Formalized in 2009, it's a voluntary registry of old vine vineyards in Barossa that divides vines into four age groups

Question 45

Name the four age groups of the Barossa Old Vine Charter and their respective min. vine ages

Answer 45

Barossa Old vine (min. 35 years) Survivor vine (min. 70 years) Centenarian vine (min. 100 years) Ancestor vine (min. 125 years)

Question 46

Where is the coolest climate on the Australian mainland?

Answer 46

Macedon Ranges in Victoria

Question 47

Where is Nagambi Lakes GI?

Answer 47

Goulburn Valley in Victoria

Question 48

Tahbilk is a producer in Goulburn Valley that is famous for old vine bottlings of which white varietal?

Answer 48

Marsanne

Question 49

Name the coastal zones of Margaret River GI from north to south

Answer 49

Yallingup Wilyabrup Wallcliffe Karridale

Question 50

Name the two inland sub-regions of Margaret River GI

Answer 50

Treeton Carbunup

Question 51

What is the highest elevation region in mainland Australia that is defined by a minimum elevation?

Answer 51

Orange GI (Vineyards start at 600m and rise past the 1000m elevation mark)

Question 52

Name the Barossa Valley's most famous Shiraz vineyard (and how big is it? )

Answer 52

Henschke's (eight-hectare) Hill of Grace is the top source of Australia's top single vineyard wine

Question 53

In what year was Henschke's Hill of Grace planted?

Answer 53

1866

Question 54

Name the second-largest family-owned winery in Australia that is based in the Lower Murray Zone

Answer 54

Kingston Estate

Question 55

Who takes credit for Australia's first varietal bottling of Chardonnay?

Answer 55

Tyrell's in Hunter Valley

Question 56

True of False: Tamar Valley is a GI of Tasmania

Answer 56

False- Tamar Valley is a VALLEY of Tasmania and NOT a GI

Question 57

Name of the body of water between Australia and Tasmania

Answer 57

Bass Straight

Question 58

Name the mountain range in Victoria and New South Wales

Answer 58

Great Dividing Range

Question 59

Who produces "The Daddy Long Legs"?

Answer 59

D'Arenberg