Australia Flashcards
First vintage of Grange Ermitage?
1951
During what centuries was James Busby living in Australia and NZ?
1820-1830s
What year did Australia become part of the Commonwealth?
What effect did it have on the wine industry?
1901
It ended the interstate trading barriers, increased wineries’ markets and the global competitiveness.
Who produces Noble One Sémillon?
Where is it from?
What type of wine is it?
Be Bortoli
NSW, Riverina GI
Sweet dessert wine made with Botrytis affected Sémillon grapes
What GIs are included in Adelaide Superzone GI?
Barossa GI Zone (Barossa Valley GI + Eden Valley GI)
Mount Lofty Rage GI Zone (Adelaide Hills GI + Adelaide Plains GI + Clare Valley GI)
Fleurieu GI Zone (Kangaroo Island GI + Southern Fleurieu GI, McLaren Vale GI, Langhorne Creek GI + Currency Creek GI)
For all of the following regions, name the proper GI and state it is situated in;
Frankland River
Picadilly Valley GI
Nagambie Lakes GI
Swan Hill GI
Swan Valley GI
Coonawarra GI
Frankland River ; Great Southern GI, WA
Picadilly Valley GI ; Adelaide Hills GI, SA
Nagambie Lakes GI ; Goulburn Valley GI, VIC
Swan Hill GI ; North-west Victoria Zone GI, VIC
Swan Valley GI ; Swan District GI, WA
Coonawarra GI ; Limestone Coast GI, SA
In what GI can you find the so-called First Five? Who are they?
Margaret River GI, WA
Leeuwin Estate, Vasse Felix, Cape Mentelle, Cullen, Moss Wood
Match the producers with a GI;
Clonakilla
d’Arenberg
John Duval
Yalumba
Jansz
Clonakilla ; Canberra GI
d’Arenberg ; McLaren Vale GI
John Duval : Barossa Valley GI
Yalumba ; Eden Valley GI
Jansz ; Pipers River, Tasmania GI
Match the following GIs with the body of water it is most connected with;
Riverland GI
Pericoota GI
Mornington Peninsula
Kangaroo Island GI
Tamar Valley GI
Geographe GI
Riverland GI ; Murray River
Pericoota GI ; Murray River
Mornington Peninsula ; Port Phillip Bay
Kangaroo Island GI ; Southern Ocean
Tamar Valley GI ; Tamar River
Geographe GI ; Geographe Bay, Indian Ocean
Late 18th Century, Captain Phillip founded the first European settlement with the penal colonies and planted vines. In what area of Australia was it ? Where were the cuttings from?
Sydney area
From cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maurice O’shea is known for what ?
He would have produced some of Australia’s first wines labeled by variety (Mt. Pleasant, Hunter Valley, 1925)
which of those people would be known for making the first Syrah-Cabernet Blend, known as Penfold’s Grange Hermitage?
A) John Duval
B) Max Schubert
C) Maurice O’Shea
D) Cyril Henchke
Max Schubert ; Chef Winemaker at Penfold’s from 1948 to 1975.
What Australian winemaker is part of the project Long Shadows in Washington?
John Duval
Who produces the cuvées Entity, Annexus and Plexus?
John Duval, Barossa Valley GI
Entity; Shiraz
Annexus cuvées : Mataro and Grenache (100+ Yrs old vines)
Plexus : GSM blend
In 1990, what company created a ‘‘Classification of Australian Wine’’ to detail top-performing, investment grade wines
Langton’s
In what city can we find the AWRI ? What is it?
Adelaide
AWRI : Australian Wine Research Institute
(technological advancements in winemaking and viticulture)
In what year was the first GI granted?
1994
By Australian laws (Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation, 1981), what is the minimum percentage mandated in order to label a wine with region, vintage or varietal?
85%
Why is South Australia State completely phylloxera-free?
During the mid 19th century, phylloxera has successfully been contained to Victoria state and part of NSW.
What was the first commercial winery of the Barossa zone?
Orlando Wine (1847) now named Jacob’s Creek
Based on Barossa Old Vine Charter, how old minimum is a….
Survivor vine?
Ancestor vine?
Old vine: 35 yrs
Survivor vine: 70 yrs
Centenarian Vine ; 100 yrs
Ancestor vine ; 125 yrs
In 1881, what was the Victorian Champagne Company a pioneer in ?
Creation of the first sparkling shiraz, then known as ‘‘sparkling Burgundy’’
*Wine Companion, Halliday
Sparkling shiraz is most commonly made with the traditional method or the tank method?
Tank method (some examples are made with the traditional method, but just a few.)
Normally ; base Shiraz fermented to dryness, aged in oak, 2nd ferm. in tank, dosage with some Australian Tawny. Most are semi-sweet styles.
*Brekkie Aussie tradition
Climate of the Barossa Valley?
Warm continental
Average growing season rainfall of the Barossa Valley GI?
160 mm
Who produces The Laird ?
Torbreck
Syrah, Barossa Valley GI
What mountain range seperates the Eden Valley and the Barossa Valley?
Barossa Range
Syrah represents what % of vine plantings in the Barossa Valley GI?
A)41%
B)35%
C)51%
D)63%
C) 51%
Henschke produces a cuvée with the younger vines of Hill of Grace. What is its name?
Hill of Roses
First vintage of Hill of Grace shiraz ?
1958
What winery is known as the oldest family-owned winery in Australia ?
Yalumba, Eden Valley, 1849
What is the format of an ‘‘Octave’’ used to make the cuvée Octavius?
100 L
Yalumba is known, other than beeing a winery, for what other unique aspects for an Australian producer?
They operate their own nursery (supply vines and rootstocks) and cooperage (they import the staves from France, Hungary and USA)
Name 3 GIs of the Limestone Coast GI zone.
Coonawarra GI
Mount Gambier GI
Mount Benson GI
Robe GI
Padthaway GI
Wrattonbully GI
What GI of South Australia is known for its production of shiraz, as well as its diversity of soils?
McLaren Vale GI
2nd most important shiraz production area
7 ‘‘terranes’’ have been identified (areas in which one rock, or group of rocks, is prevalent
Where can we find Clarendon Hills and Wirra Wirra?
McLaren Vale GI, Fleurieu zone, SA
Langhorne creek and Currency Creek GIs are part of what greater zone?
Fleurieu GI zone
Main Soil of Polish Hill ?
Slate
If I am in the city of Auburn, what style of wine am I most likely to drink, and in what GI am I ?
Dry crisp Riesling, Clare Valley GI
(Bold shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon too)
What risk is most common in the Clary Valley between pest, spring frost and drought?
Spring frost (diurnal variations are significant and it is the coolest area of the mount lofty ranges)
Who produces the Armagh Shiraz?
Jim Barry, Clare Valley
Wendouree Cellars produce some Australian cult wines from the Clare Valley. The shiraz cuvées are commonly blended with what of varietal?
Malbec
For what reason, in the 1830-1840s, European immigrants came to Australia ?
Gold
During what century did the Australian consumers’ palates shift from sweet to dry wines?
1970s
What state is the most important in wine production ?
South Australia
Select all that apply to Grange Cuvée.
A)First Australian collectible wine
B)Single vineyard
C)First vintage is 1951
D)First vintage is 1954
E)Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon blend
F)Used to be called Grange Hermitage
A-C-E-F
Name 4 wines that are ‘‘first classified’’ by the Langton’s 8th edition. (21)
Bass Phillips, Reserve PN, VIC
Best’s Great Western, Thomson Family Shiraz, VIC
Bindi, Block 5 PN, VIC
Brokenwood, Graveyard Shiraz, NSW
Cullen, Diana Madeline, WA
Giaconda, Estate Chardonnay, VIC
Henschke, Hill of Grace & Mt Edelstone, SA
Leeuwin Estate, Art Series Chardonnay, WA
Mount Mary, Quintet & PN, VIC
Penfolds, Bin 389 Cab Shiraz - Bin 707 CabS - Bin 95 Grange - Yattarna Chardonnay, SA
Torbreck, RunRig Shiraz, SA
Tyrell’s, Vat 1 Sémillon, NSW
Wendouree, Shiraz, SA
Wynns, John Riddoch, SA
Yarra Yering, Dry Red N.1, VIC
What Bin number is the Cuvée Grange?
Bin 95
Most planted grape variety of Australia?
Shiraz
A wine is composed of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Sémillon. By Australian law, what component MUST appear on the label?
Sauvignon Blanc (all variety composing 85% and more of the blend must appear on the label) All lesser ones can, but must appear in proportional order.
What is the Geographical Indication hierarchy in Australia?
Country - Australia GI
State
Zone
Region
Sub-Region (at least 5 independently owned vineyards of at least 5 ha each)
What states are encompassed by the super zone South Eastern Australia GI ?
Victoria, Tasmania, NSW, Queensland, South Australia
What is Apera ?
Australian term for Sherry-like wines
What are RDI and PRD ?
Irrigation systems developed in the 1980s-90s. They are both a form of drip irrigation, limiting the water usage and the timing of irrigation.
PRD (partial rootzone drying) is becoming a favorite as it can lower water usage to up to 50%, it irrigates one side of the vine row at a time, leaving ‘‘half’’ of the vineyard dry farmed.
RDI (Regulated deficit irrigation), in its case, limits the water apport and create a water stress at certain times during the vine life cycle.
Between those 2 wines, which one is cork closure?
Cullen Diana Madeline 2020
Henschke Hill of Grace 2017
Clarendon Hill Astralis 2020
Rockford Basket Press 2019
Rockford Basket Press 2019
Astralis ; DIAM
Diana Madeline & Hill of Grace ; Screwcaps
Price range for Henchke’s Hill of Grace 2017 ?
900$ australian
600 US$
Capital of Australia ?
Canberra, NSW
Who produces wine with the world’s oldest Shiraz vines ?
Langmeil, The Freedom Shiraz, 1843 vines, Barossa Valley
What is special about Penfolds’ Block 42 ?
Would be some of Australia’s oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines, planted in 1888, in the northern Barossa Valley.
What zones are included in the Adelaide GI Superzone?
Mount Lofty Ranges GI Zone
Barossa GI Zone
Fleurieu GI Zone
What are the 3 soils in Coonawarra GI ?
Terra Rossa (well-drained red clay)
Black Rendzina
Brown Rendzina (humus-rich shallow soils)
Name an Australilian GI for quality sauvignon blanc and riesling
Sauvignon Blanc ; Margaret River GI, Geelong GI, Yarra Valley GI
Riesling ; Frankland River GI, Mount Barker GI, Macedon Ranges GI, Geelong GI
What varietal composes Vasse Felix’s Heytesbury?
Chardonnay
Name the 3 sub-regions of Hunter GI.
Broke Fordwich GI
Pokolbin GI
Upper Hunter Valley GI
size of a
hogshead
Puncheon
hugshead ; 300L
puncheon ; 450-500L
river of barossa valley?
para river
first vintage of mt edelstone
1952
altitude de eden valley
320-400m
