australia Flashcards
when was the first commercial wine made in margaret river
1971
Vasse Felix riesling
Tom Cullity
name the 6 unofficial subzones of margaret river
treeton (inland)
Carbunup
Karridale
Wallcliffe
Yallingup
Wilyabrup
who were the First Five in Margaraet river
Cullen
Vasse Felix
Mosswood
Leeuwin
Cape Mentelle
major soil type of Margaret River
red gravelly loam
where are the producers Mount Forest and Plantagenet located
Mt Barker, Greath Southern
what GI are in the Greater Perth Zone
Perth Hills
Swan District (swan valley)
Peel
five sub GI of Great Southern
Albany, Denmark (along coast)
Mount Barker, Porongorup, Frankland River (in land)
what zone in Victoria has no sub Gis
Gippsland
name two GI shared between Victoria and NSW
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
what are the GIs of Western Victoria
Henty
Grampians
Pyrenees
Great Western is a sub GI where
Grampians
major topographical feature of Grampians
west of Dividing Range
moderately high elevation but arid
who produces Thomson Family Shiraz
Best’s Great Western
first vintage of Langton’s
1990
current edition of Langton’s
7
what are the two GI of NW Victoria
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Melbourne is cooled by what body of water
Port Philip Bay
sub GI of Port Philip Zone
Geelong
Sunbury
Yarra
Mornington P
Macedonian Ranges
Domaine Chandon produces wine in what GI
Yarra
what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania
Bass Strait
what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania
Bass Strait
By farr and Bannockburn are producers where
Geelong
Bindi is a producer where
Macedonian Ranges
Gi of central victoria
upper goulburn
Goulburn Valley
Strathbogie Ranges
Bendigo
Heathcote
major soil type of Heathcote
Greenstone (volcanic)
nagambie lakes is a sub GI of what
Goulbourn Valley
gi’s of NE victoria
rutherglen
glenrowan
alpine v
king v
beechworth
what river forms the northern boundary of rutherglen
murray
more common name for Durif
petite sirah
are Rutherglen Muscats affected by Noble rot
no
they shrivel on the vine
how is rutherglen muscat made
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
name a producer in Beechworth
Giaconda
major topographical feature of Beechworth
Victorian Alps
what is the largest state of wine production in australia
SA
around 50%
what zones are the in the Adelaide Super Zone
Barossa
Fleurieu
Mt Lofty Ranges
what is the oldest shiraz vineyard in the world and when was it planted
Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard
1843
when was Penfolds Block 42 planted
1888
first vintage of Torbreck’s The Laird
2005
who is Edmund Mazure
produced the first sparkling burgundy
what style of wine is Cold Duck
sparkling red wine (often shiraz)
avg elevation of eden valley
400-600m
Mountadam is a producer where
Eden Valley
the town of Willunga is in what wine growing region
McLaren Vale
Langehorne Creek is on what body of water
Lake Alexandrina
where is the Backstair Passage
body of water separating Kangaroo Island from Mainland australia
Gi of the Limestone Coast
Coonawarra
Padathway
Wrattonbury
Mt Gambier
Mt Benson
Robe
climate of Coonawarra
cool Mediterranean
when did Coonawarra become a GI
2003
(after a long legal battle)
what is the one GI of the Far North zone
Southern Flinders
auburn and seven hill are unofficial subzones of what GI
Clare Valley
two major soil types of clare valley
slate (polish hill)
terra rossa over limestone (watervale)
Kilkanoon is a producer where
clare valley
major soil type of Adelaide Hills
grey sandy loam
Penfold’s magill estate is in what AVA
Adelaide Plains
first commercial plantings in Coonawarra
1891
prominent soil of barossa
loam and sand
what mountains separate barossa and eden valley
barossa ranges
two GIs of queenslands
Granite Belt
South Burnett
3 subzones of the Hunter GI
Upper Hunter
Pokolbrun
Broke Fordwich
3 Gis of the central ranges
Orange
Mudgie
Cawra
4 GI of Southern New South Wales zone
Canberra
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai
where is the Shoalhaven Coast GI
NSW
South Coast Zone
where would you find the producers of Tamar Ridge and Pipers Brook
Tasmania
name two vintages of the 21st century Hensche did not make hill of grace
2011
2000
what three wines are top tier Liv ex
hill of grace
grange
The laird
first vintage of Hill of Grace
58
what is the only Pinot Noir in australia considered exceptional by Langton’s
Bass Philip Reserve
what was the last vintage Penfold’s used the word Hermitage
1989
