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Inaugural vintage for Brokenwood’s “Graveyard” Shiraz?

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1983

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

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120-160 year-olds

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

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

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Who produces “Astralis” and from where?

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Clarendon Hills- McLaren Vale

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Who produces “Runrig” and from where?

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Torbreck in Barossa Valley

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Who produces “Graveyard Vineyard” and from where?

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Brokenwood in Hunter Valley

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Who produces “VAT 47 Chardonnay” and from where?

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Tyrell’s in Hunter Valley

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Who produces “Art Series” and from where?

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Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River

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9
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Who produces Springvale Riesling?

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Grosset

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10
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Who produces 100 year-old Para Tawny?

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Seppeltsfield

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11
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Who produces 1860 VInes Shiraz?

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Tahbilk

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Name the GI for producer “By Farr”

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Geelong

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Name the GI for “Best’s”

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Grampians

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14
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Name the GI for “Bass Phillip”

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Gippsland

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Where Jansz and Clover Hill craft their traditional method bubbles

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Pipers River, Tasmania

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

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Beechworth, Victoria; Chardonnay

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17
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What’s another name for Penfolds Bin 95?

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Grange

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18
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What famous Margaret RIver Estate is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)?

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Cape Mentelle

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

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1951; Max Schubert

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

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1958

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

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Yellowtail

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

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De Bortoli

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

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Shiraz

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

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

25
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How many years is Tyrell’s “Vat 1” Semillon aged before release?

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5 years

26
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Tim Kirkton is the winemaker of which notable New South Wales Winery?

A

Clonakilla

27
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Which Tasmanian winery trademarked the term “Method Tasmanoise” for their sparkling wines?

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Jansz

28
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Who was the first to commercially produce wines in the Margaret River GI and when? (Bonus: what was the grape used?)

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Vasse Felix in the 1970’s; (Riesling)

29
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Which producer was the first to commercially produce red Margaret River wine and when?

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Vasse Felix in 1972; Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec

30
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Name the three wineries that make up the “Golden Triangle” of Margaret River?

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Leeuwin Estate
Cape Metelle
Voyager Estate

31
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Name the South Australian producer that makes “John Riddoch” and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

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Wynns; Coonawarra (made with Cabernet Sauvignon)

32
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Name the South Australian producer that makes “First Growth” and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

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Parker Estate; Coonawarra (Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend)

33
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Name the South Australian producer that makes “Dead Arm” and which GI does it come from? (Bonus: grape?)

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D’Arenberg; McLaren Vale (Shiraz)

34
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When was the Australian Wine Research Institute founded?

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1955

35
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What is “special” about the Penfolds Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon?

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

36
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The GI’s of Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley fall under what zone?

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Port Phillip in Victoria

37
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Name the two GI’s of the NW Victoria zone

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Murray Darling GI
Swam Hill

38
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Name the GI’s of the Greater Perth zone in Western Australia

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Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District

39
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What is mainland Australia’s southernmost region?

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Coonawara

40
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What region seperates Adeilaide Hills from the Indian Ocean?

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Mc Claren Vale

41
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What is Australia’s coolest wine-producing GI?

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Tasmania GI

42
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Name the GI’s of SW Australia

A

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

43
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Name the five sub-regions of the Great Southern GI?

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Mount Barker, Frankland River, Albany, Porongurup, Denmark

44
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What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter and when was it formalized?

A

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

45
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Name the four age groups of the Barossa Old Vine Charter and their respective min. vine ages

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

46
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Where is the coolest climate on the Australian mainland?

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Macedon Ranges in Victoria

47
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Where is Nagambi Lakes GI?

A

Goulburn Valley in Victoria

48
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Tahbilk is a producer in Goulburn Valley that is famous for old vine bottlings of which white varietal?

A

Marsanne

49
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Name the coastal zones of Margaret River GI from north to south

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Yallingup
Wilyabrup
Wallcliffe
Karridale

50
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Name the two inland sub-regions of Margaret River GI

A

Treeton
Carbunup

51
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What is the highest elevation region in mainland Australia that is defined by a minimum elevation?

A

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

52
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Name the Barossa Valley’s most famous Shiraz vineyard (and how big is it? )

A

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

53
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In what year was Henschke’s Hill of Grace planted?

A

1866

54
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Name the second-largest family-owned winery in Australia that is based in the Lower Murray Zone

A

Kingston Estate

55
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Who takes credit for Australia’s first varietal bottling of Chardonnay?

A

Tyrell’s in Hunter Valley

56
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True of False: Tamar Valley is a GI of Tasmania

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

57
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Name of the body of water between Australia and Tasmania

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Bass Straight

58
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Name the mountain range in Victoria and New South Wales

A

Great Dividing Range

59
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Who produces “The Daddy Long Legs”?

A

D’Arenberg

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