Australia Flashcards
What are the districts in Tasmania?
Northern Tasmania: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast
Southern Tasmania: Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Coal River/Richmond, The East Coast (Cranbrook/Bicheno area)
What’s the RS and ageing requirements for Rutherglen Muscat?
RS 180-240 g/L
3-5 years
What’s the RS and ageing requirements for Rutherglen Classic Muscat?
RS 200-280 g/L
6-10 years
What’s the RS and ageing requirements for Rutherglen Grand Muscat?
RS 270-400 g/L
11-19
What’s the RS and ageing requirements for Rutherglen Rare Muscat?
RS 270-400 g/L
20+
What’s Topaque referring to in Rutherglen?
Fortified wines made in line with Muscat, but made with the grape variety Muscadelle, which has no relationship to Muscat
What’s the age of Barossa Old Vine?
Equal or greater than 35 years of age
What’s the age of Barossa Survivor Vine?
Equal or greater than 70 years of age
What’s the age of Barossa Centenarian Vine?
Equal or greater than 100 years of age
What’s the age of Barossa Ancestor Vine?
Equal or greater than 125 years of age
Name 3 examples of Barossa Ancestor Vine vineyards.
Henschke - Hill of Grace Shiraz
Langmeil - The Freedom 1843 Shiraz
Hewitson - Old Garden Mourvedre 1853
Name principal producers of Rutherglen Muscat.
Campbells, Chambers, All Saints, Morris, Pfeiffer, Stanton & Killeen
What’s the subregion of Eden Valley?
High Eden
What are the regions of Fleurieu?
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Langhorne Creek
McLaren Vale
Southern Fleurieu
What are the regions of Mt Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley
What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?
Piccadilly Valley
Lenswood
What’s the region of Far North in SA?
Southern Flinders Ranges
What are the regions of the Limestone Coast?
Coonawarra
Mount Benson
Padthaway
Robe
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier
What’s the region of Lower Murray in SA?
Riverland
What are the regions of Big Rivers in NSW?
Murray Darling
Perricoota
Riverina
Swan Hill
What are the regions of the Central Ranges in NSW?
Cowra
Orange
Mudgee
What are the subregions of Hunter GI?
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
What is the region of Northern Rivers in NSW?
Hastings River
What is the region of Northern Slopes in NSW?
New England Australia
What are the regions of South Coast in NSW?
Shoalhaven Coast
Southern Highlands
What are the regions in Southern NSW?
Canberra District
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai
What is the subregion of Goulburn Valley?
Nagambie Lakes
What are the regions of Central Victoria?
Bendigo
Goulburn Valley
Heathcote
Strathbogie Ranges
Upper Goulburn
What are the regions of North East Victoria?
Alpine Valleys
Beechworth
Glenrowan
King Valley
Rutherglen
What are the regions of North West Victoria?
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
What are the regions of Port Phillip?
Geelong
Macedon Ranges
Mornington Peninsula
Sunbury
Yarra Valley
What is the subregion of Grampians GI?
Great Western
What are the regions of Western Victoria?
Grampians
Henty
Pyrenees
What are the regions of Greater Perth?
Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District
What is the subregion of Swan District?
Swan Valley
What are the regions of South West Australia?
Blackwood Valley
Geographe
Great Southern
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton
What are the subregions of Great Southern?
Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount Barker
Porongurup
Describe main features of Australian wine law.
If the vintage is specified, the wine must be at least 85% from that vintage, and if a single region is specified, the wine must likewise be 85% from that region.
If a single variety is stated, the wine must contain at least 85% of that variety.
Who produces ‘The Virgilius’?
Yalumba - Viognier
