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1
Q

when was the first commercial wine made in margaret river

A

1971

Vasse Felix riesling

Tom Cullity

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2
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name the 6 unofficial subzones of margaret river

A

treeton (inland)
Carbunup
Karridale
Wallcliffe
Yallingup
Wilyabrup

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3
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who were the First Five in Margaraet river

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Cullen
Vasse Felix
Mosswood
Leeuwin
Cape Mentelle

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4
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major soil type of Margaret River

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red gravelly loam

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5
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where are the producers Mount Forest and Plantagenet located

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Mt Barker, Greath Southern

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6
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what GI are in the Greater Perth Zone

A

Perth Hills
Swan District (swan valley)
Peel

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7
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five sub GI of Great Southern

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Albany, Denmark (along coast)

Mount Barker, Porongorup, Frankland River (in land)

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8
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what zone in Victoria has no sub Gis

A

Gippsland

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9
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name two GI shared between Victoria and NSW

A

Murray Darling
Swan Hill

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10
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what are the GIs of Western Victoria

A

Henty
Grampians
Pyrenees

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11
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Great Western is a sub GI where

A

Grampians

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12
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major topographical feature of Grampians

A

west of Dividing Range
moderately high elevation but arid

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13
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who produces Thomson Family Shiraz

A

Best’s Great Western

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14
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first vintage of Langton’s

A

1990

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15
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current edition of Langton’s

A

7

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16
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what are the two GI of NW Victoria

A

Murray Darling
Swan Hill

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17
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Melbourne is cooled by what body of water

A

Port Philip Bay

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18
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sub GI of Port Philip Zone

A

Geelong
Sunbury
Yarra
Mornington P
Macedonian Ranges

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19
Q

Domaine Chandon produces wine in what GI

A

Yarra

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20
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what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania

A

Bass Strait

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21
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what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania

A

Bass Strait

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22
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By farr and Bannockburn are producers where

A

Geelong

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23
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Bindi is a producer where

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Macedonian Ranges

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24
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Gi of central victoria

A

upper goulburn
Goulburn Valley
Strathbogie Ranges
Bendigo
Heathcote

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25
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major soil type of Heathcote

A

Greenstone (volcanic)

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26
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nagambie lakes is a sub GI of what

A

Goulbourn Valley

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27
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gi’s of NE victoria

A

rutherglen
glenrowan
alpine v
king v
beechworth

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28
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what river forms the northern boundary of rutherglen

A

murray

29
Q

more common name for Durif

A

petite sirah

30
Q

are Rutherglen Muscats affected by Noble rot

A

no

they shrivel on the vine

31
Q

how is rutherglen muscat made

A

grapes shrival on the vine
a brief fermentation arrested by grape spirit (1-4 ratio)
wine evaporates at abvout 5% a year
often aged in solara or blended before bottling

32
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name a producer in Beechworth

A

Giaconda

33
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major topographical feature of Beechworth

A

Victorian Alps

34
Q

what is the largest state of wine production in australia

A

SA
around 50%

35
Q

what zones are the in the Adelaide Super Zone

A

Barossa
Fleurieu
Mt Lofty Ranges

36
Q

what is the oldest shiraz vineyard in the world and when was it planted

A

Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard
1843

37
Q

when was Penfolds Block 42 planted

A

1888

38
Q

first vintage of Torbreck’s The Laird

A

2005

39
Q

who is Edmund Mazure

A

produced the first sparkling burgundy

40
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what style of wine is Cold Duck

A

sparkling red wine (often shiraz)

41
Q

avg elevation of eden valley

A

400-600m

42
Q

Mountadam is a producer where

A

Eden Valley

43
Q

the town of Willunga is in what wine growing region

A

McLaren Vale

44
Q

Langehorne Creek is on what body of water

A

Lake Alexandrina

45
Q

where is the Backstair Passage

A

body of water separating Kangaroo Island from Mainland australia

46
Q

Gi of the Limestone Coast

A

Coonawarra
Padathway
Wrattonbury
Mt Gambier
Mt Benson
Robe

47
Q

climate of Coonawarra

A

cool Mediterranean

48
Q

when did Coonawarra become a GI

A

2003
(after a long legal battle)

49
Q

what is the one GI of the Far North zone

A

Southern Flinders

50
Q

auburn and seven hill are unofficial subzones of what GI

A

Clare Valley

51
Q

two major soil types of clare valley

A

slate (polish hill)
terra rossa over limestone (watervale)

52
Q

Kilkanoon is a producer where

A

clare valley

53
Q

major soil type of Adelaide Hills

A

grey sandy loam

54
Q

Penfold’s magill estate is in what AVA

A

Adelaide Plains

55
Q

first commercial plantings in Coonawarra

A

1891

56
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prominent soil of barossa

A

loam and sand

57
Q

what mountains separate barossa and eden valley

A

barossa ranges

58
Q

two GIs of queenslands

A

Granite Belt
South Burnett

59
Q

3 subzones of the Hunter GI

A

Upper Hunter
Pokolbrun
Broke Fordwich

60
Q

3 Gis of the central ranges

A

Orange
Mudgie
Cawra

61
Q

4 GI of Southern New South Wales zone

A

Canberra
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai

62
Q

where is the Shoalhaven Coast GI

A

NSW
South Coast Zone

63
Q

where would you find the producers of Tamar Ridge and Pipers Brook

A

Tasmania

64
Q

name two vintages of the 21st century Hensche did not make hill of grace

A

2011
2000

65
Q

what three wines are top tier Liv ex

A

hill of grace
grange
The laird

66
Q

first vintage of Hill of Grace

A

58

67
Q

what is the only Pinot Noir in australia considered exceptional by Langton’s

A

Bass Philip Reserve

68
Q

what was the last vintage Penfold’s used the word Hermitage

A

1989

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