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Australia Flashcards

1
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When was Wine Australia formed

A

1981

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2
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What is the purpose of Wine Australia

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Designates Geographical Boundaries, labelling laws, marketing, and trade

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3
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When was the GI system created in Australia

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1993

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4
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In Australia, what % of the stated variety, vintage, or GI is required

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85%

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5
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In Australia, what order must the varieties for blended wines be listed

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Descending

85% of varieties must be listed in a blend

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6
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What do the terms “Cabernets” and “Pinots” mean in Australia

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Blends

Cabernets - Bordeaux style blends

Pinots - blends of any grapes in the Pinot family

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7
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What is Topaque and what 2 GI’s are known for producing it

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Sweet fortified wines aged in a solera system from Muscadelle grapes

Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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What is Apera

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Sherry style fortified wines aged in a solera system from Palomino grapes

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9
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Barossa Old Vine age

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Minimum 35 years

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10
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Barossa Survivor Vine age

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Minimum 70 years

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Barossa Centenarian Vine age

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Minimum 100 years

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12
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Barossa Ancestor Vine age

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Minimum 125 years

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13
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Main white varieties of Australia (4)

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Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Riesling
Sémillon

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14
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Main red varieties of Australia (5)

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Pinot Noir
Grenache

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15
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Secondary white varieties of Australia (4)

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Pinot Grigio
Arneis
Viognier
Verdelho

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16
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Secondary red varieties of Australia (3)

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Sangiovese
Malbec
Barbera

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17
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Australia location

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Indian Ocean south of the equator

Growing regions on 31st parallel (in line with Coquimbo Chile)

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18
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Australia climate (2)

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Tropical (north)

Mediterranean/Maritime (south)

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19
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Australia major Oceans/Seas (3)

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Indian Ocean

Bass Straight

Tasman Sea

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20
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Major rivers in western Australia (2)

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Swan
Blackwood

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21
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Major rivers in Victoria (2)

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Goulburn
Murray

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22
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Major rivers in New South Wales (4)

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Murray
Darling
Lachlan
Murrumbidgee

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23
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Major mountains in Eastern Australia (2)

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Great Dividing Range (Victoria and New South Wales)

Southern Flinders Range (South Australia)

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24
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Climate western Australia

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Mediterranean with maritime in Margaret River

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25
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Climate South Australia

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Fluctuating Mediterranean with cooler temperatures to the south and more continental influence to the north

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26
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Climate New South Wales

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Sub-tropical with alpine influences (Great Dividing Range)

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27
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Climate Victoria

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Temperate maritime climate, with slight alpine influences farther north

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28
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Climate Queensland

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Sub-tropical with high humidity

29
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Climate Tasmania

30
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Soil Western Australia

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Red gravelly loam, sand, clay

31
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Soil South Australia

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Clay, sand, loam with Terra Rossa: red silty, clay (made famous by Coonawarra)

32
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Soil New South Wales

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Clay, loam, sandstone, volcanic loam in Hunter

33
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Soils of Victoria

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Sand, loam, and various mixtures, basalt, and volcanic

34
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Soils Queensland

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Decomposed granite, sand, brown and black clay

35
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Soils Tasmania

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Patchworks of decomposed granite, sand, sandstone, and schist

36
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What year were the 1st vine cuttings brought to New South Wales by Governor Arthur Phillip

37
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When were Australian wines first available commercially and first exported

38
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When did Max Shubert create the first vintage of Penfolds Grange

39
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When did Henschke create the first Hill of Grace single vineyard Shiraz

40
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Major villages in Australia (6)

A

Western Australia: Perth

South Australia: Adelaide

New South Wales: Canberra, Sydney

Victoria: Melbourne

Tasmania: Hobart

41
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Major vineyards/producers in Barossa (4)

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Penfolds Grange Bin 95: Shiraz

Penfolds Bin 620: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz

Torbreck The Laird (single vineyard): Shiraz

Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur: tawny port-styled fortified wine from Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre

42
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Major producer in Eden Valley (1)

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Henschke Hill of Grace (single vineyard): Shiraz

43
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Major producer in McClaren Vale (1)

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Clarendon Hills Astralis (single vineyard): Shiraz

44
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Major producer in Clare Valley (1)

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Jim Barry The Armagh (single vineyard): Shiraz

45
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Major producer in Yarra Valley (1)

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Yarra Yering Carrodus: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

46
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Major producer in Gippsland (1)

A

Bass Phillip Reserve: Pinot Noir

47
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Major producers in Margaret River (2)

A

Leeuwin Estates Art Series: Chardonnay

Cullen The Vanya: Cabernet Sauvignon

48
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GI’s in Greater Perth (3)

A

Peel
Perth Hills
Black Swan District

49
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Most important GI in South West Australia

A

Margaret River

Blackwood Valley
Geographe
Great Southern
Manjimup
Pemberton

50
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GI’s in South Australia (7)

A

Clare Valley (Mount Lofty Ranges)

Eden Valley (Barossa)

Barossa Valley (Barossa)

McClaren Vale (Fleurieu)

Adelaide Hills (Mount Lofty HIlls)

Coonawara (LImestone Coast)

Riverland (Lower Murray)

51
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Most important GI in New South Wales

A

Hunter Valley

52
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GI’s in Hunter Valley (1)

53
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GI’s in Central Ranges (New South Wales)

A

Cowra
Mudgee
Orange

54
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Main GI’s for high volume production in Western Plains (New South Wales) (2)

A

Murray Darling
Riverina

Perricoota
Big Rivers
Swan Hill

55
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Most important GI’s in Victoria (9)

A

Rutherglen (NW)
Glenrowan (NW)

Pyranees (W)

Goulburn (C)
Heathcote (C)

Geelong (Port Phillip)
Macedon Ranges (Port Phillip)
Mornington Peninsula (Port Phillip)
Yarra Valley (Port Phillip)

56
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What 2 GI’s are shared between Northeast Victoria and New South Wales

A

Murray Darling

Swan Hill

57
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Main style in Tasmania

A

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for sparkling production

58
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Clare Valley main wine style

A

Dry Riesling

59
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Main variety in Barossa Valley

60
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Eden Valley Wine styles (2)

A

Shiraz
Riesling

61
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McClaren Vale main grapes (2)

A

Shiraz
Chardonnay

62
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Coonawara wine styles (1)

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

63
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Hunter Valley wine styles (2)

A

Semillon
Shiraz

64
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Rutherglen wine styles (3)

A

Shiraz
Fortified from Muscadelle (Topaque)
Fortified Muscat from Brown Muscat

65
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Yarra Valley wine styles (2)

A

Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

66
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What year did James Busby bring French and Spanish cuttings to Australia

67
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When was Phylloxera discovered in Geelong Victoria

68
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What vintage was Penfolds Grange named Red Wine of the Year

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