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Australia Flashcards

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Saline in soils

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Lead to reduced vine growth or death
Make it hard for vine to get water
Need to be washed out by flood irrigation
Can be mitigated by rootstock selection

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Hot, dry summers in Australia mean the threat of

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Drought
Bush fires - smoke taint

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Australia top varietals

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Shiraz
Chard
Cab
Mer
SB
PG
Semillon
Muscat
Colombard
PN
Riesling

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South East Australia Zone

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Bulk production from Murray-Darling Basin
Hot continental
Shiraz, Chard

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Barossa Zone

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Split into Barossa Valley (warmer) and Eden Valley (cooler)
Shiraz

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Barossa Valley

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Protected on three sides by hills
Warm climate with cool nights
Irrigation necessary/low disease pressure
Shiraz - full body, high alc, high soft tannin, pronounced ripe or cooked black fruit

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Eden Valley

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Part of Mount Lofty ranges
Cool w/altitude
Wind can affect flower/fruit
Dry farming due to more rain and better water holding soils
Riesling- dry, high acid
Shiraz- higher acid, structure tannin, peppery

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Adelaide Hills

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Restricted mechanization due to topography
Moderate Mediterranean- altitude for cool maritime influence- high seasonal rainfall high humidity
SB, Chard, PN
Low latitude gives intense sun
SB- ripe fruit
PN- firmer tannin than Victoria

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Clare Valley

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Warm- tempered by afternoon breeze and cold nights
300-500m
Low rainfall/humidity
Reds (Shiraz/Cab) - acid, mint/eucalyptus
Riesling- sunburn (thick canopy) lime aroma

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Fleurieu Zone

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Strong maritime influences with cool breezes tempering Mediterranean climate

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McLaren Vale

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Hot summers winds off Gulf and Adelaide hills moderate and lower disease pressure
Shiraz/Cab - full bodied high alcohol

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Coonawarra

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Similar to Bordeaux but warmer and drier in season
Cool afternoon sea breeze despite distance from ocean due to flatness
Terra Rossa- iron rich loam - alkaline to restrict nutrient and vigor
Mint/eucalyptus Cab
Shiraz lighter than Barossa

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Victoria

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Produces less wine from fewer hectares than NSW
Quality

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Yarra Valley

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Cool to moderate climate
Lower Yarra warmer, low altitude/ Upper Yarra cooler high altitude in SE
Frost from cool air sink
High rainfall, high humidity
PN, Chard

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Mornington Peninsula

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Cool to moderate climate
Windy w/high sunshine
PN, Chard

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Geelong

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Cool climate
Windy
PN, Chard - riper and fuller than Yarra

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Macedon Ranges

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Coolest climate
Shallow granite soils
Chard, PN, Riesling

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Grampians

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Altitude- diurnal
Shiraz - peppery

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Pyrenees

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Gentle slopes
Warmer
Shiraz- peppery

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Henty

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Antarctic winds
High sunshine
Riesling

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King Valley

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860m
Cool temps/ high rainfall
Italian immigrant influence in viticulture

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Beechworth

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200-1000m
Chard/Shiraz

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Goulburn Valley and Bendigo in Central Victoria Zone

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Ripe full body reds
Rhone whites

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Upper Goldburn

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Chard, Ries, SB

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Heathcote

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Warm with altitude for moderation
High diurnal range for acidity (feature in Shiraz)
Dry farm due to soil

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Gippsland Zone

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Chard, PN, Cab, Mer

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Hunter Valley Zone

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Tropical
Cooler nights
Intense sun
Chard, Sem, Shiraz
Long aged Semillon

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Orange “region”

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Slopes of ancient volcano
600-900+m
Windy
Shiraz, cab, chard, SB

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Canberra District

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Southern New South Wales
Sheltered from maritime by snowy mtn
Continental climate
Shiraz w/Viognier
Riesling
Hilltops and Tumbarumba for quality

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Tasmania

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Cool maritime
High rainfall from westerly winds
Cooler but longer sunshine hours due to latitude
PN,
Chard

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Margaret River

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Peninsula
Moderate temp
Indian Ocean warm so nights are warm, not much diurnal
Ripe fruit
Gravel - irrigation essential
Low fertility
Semillon, SB, Cab, Chard
Bordeaux white and red blends

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Great Southern

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Albany and Denmark - maritime
Sauv Blanc
Porongurup- altitude
Riesling
Mount Barker and Franklamd River-warmer
Shiraz

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