Australia Flashcards
Saline in soils
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
Hot, dry summers in Australia mean the threat of
Drought
Bush fires - smoke taint
Australia top varietals
Shiraz
Chard
Cab
Mer
SB
PG
Semillon
Muscat
Colombard
PN
Riesling
South East Australia Zone
Bulk production from Murray-Darling Basin
Hot continental
Shiraz, Chard
Barossa Zone
Split into Barossa Valley (warmer) and Eden Valley (cooler)
Shiraz
Barossa Valley
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
Eden Valley
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
Adelaide Hills
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
Clare Valley
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
Fleurieu Zone
Strong maritime influences with cool breezes tempering Mediterranean climate
McLaren Vale
Hot summers winds off Gulf and Adelaide hills moderate and lower disease pressure
Shiraz/Cab - full bodied high alcohol
Coonawarra
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
Victoria
Produces less wine from fewer hectares than NSW
Quality
Yarra Valley
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
Mornington Peninsula
Cool to moderate climate
Windy w/high sunshine
PN, Chard
Geelong
Cool climate
Windy
PN, Chard - riper and fuller than Yarra
Macedon Ranges
Coolest climate
Shallow granite soils
Chard, PN, Riesling
Grampians
Altitude- diurnal
Shiraz - peppery
Pyrenees
Gentle slopes
Warmer
Shiraz- peppery
Henty
Antarctic winds
High sunshine
Riesling
King Valley
860m
Cool temps/ high rainfall
Italian immigrant influence in viticulture
Beechworth
200-1000m
Chard/Shiraz
Goulburn Valley and Bendigo in Central Victoria Zone
Ripe full body reds
Rhone whites
Upper Goldburn
Chard, Ries, SB
Heathcote
Warm with altitude for moderation
High diurnal range for acidity (feature in Shiraz)
Dry farm due to soil
Gippsland Zone
Chard, PN, Cab, Mer
Hunter Valley Zone
Tropical
Cooler nights
Intense sun
Chard, Sem, Shiraz
Long aged Semillon
Orange “region”
Slopes of ancient volcano
600-900+m
Windy
Shiraz, cab, chard, SB
Canberra District
Southern New South Wales
Sheltered from maritime by snowy mtn
Continental climate
Shiraz w/Viognier
Riesling
Hilltops and Tumbarumba for quality
Tasmania
Cool maritime
High rainfall from westerly winds
Cooler but longer sunshine hours due to latitude
PN,
Chard
Margaret River
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
Great Southern
Albany and Denmark - maritime
Sauv Blanc
Porongurup- altitude
Riesling
Mount Barker and Franklamd River-warmer
Shiraz
