Australia Flashcards
Australia wine zones
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania
New south wales - Big rivers /
Murray darling
Swan hill
Perricoota
Riverina
New south wales - central ranges
/ Cowra
Orange
Mudgee
New south wales - Hunter valley
hunter (semillon)
sub region: pokolbin - broke fordwich - upper hunter valley
New south wales - Northern rivers
/ Hastings river
New south wales - Northern slopes
/ New England Australia
New south wales - South coast
/ Shoalhaven coast
Southern Highlands
New south wales - Southern New
South Wales
/ Gundagai
Hilltops
Tumbarumba
Canberra District
New south wales - Zone/district
Western plains
New south wales most climate influence
Great dividing mountain range (north to south) divide wetter coastal areas from arid interior
Pacific ocean breeze
Hunter region climate/ grapes/ soil/producer
Subtropical climate mitigated by humidity, rain, wind and cloud cover from pacific ocean
Semillon (hunter riesling) from alluvial soil / Producer: Tyrrell’s
Verdelho from Sub r. Broke Fordwich
Southern new south wales /Canberra district/climate/grapes
Continental climate / Shiraz co-ferment with viognier
Southern new south wales / Tumbarumba/climate/soil/
grapes
Alpine/cool climate - basalt soil - Pinot noir - chardonnay
Victoria / major climatic influence
Coastal areas are cooled by see breeze coming from Antarctica
Victoria - Central Victoria
/ Goulborn Valley
Bendigo
Heathcote
Strath Bogie ranges
Upeer Goulborn
Victoria - zone/district south east
Gippsland
Victoria - North East Victoria
Alpine Valleys
Beechworth
King Valley
(Glenrowan
Rutherglen)
Grapes / muscadelle - muscat a petit grains rouge
Hot continental
climate
Victoria - North west victoria
/ Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Hotter climate
Irrigation
essential
Chardonnay -
shiraz
Victoria - Port Phillip
/ Geelong
Macedon ranges
Mornington Pensinsula
Sunbury
Yarra Valley
Grampians
Victoria - Western Victoria
/ Henty
Pyrenees
Which grape and in which style can be found in yarra valley? which are the two soils?
Cabernet sauv. (elegant)
Chardonnay (stony/mineral)
Shiraz often labelled syrah for his floral and peppery notes
Pinot noir
Soil: Gray brown sandy loam and Red basalt (blending)
Which are major influence of South Australia?
Altitude, cooling ocean breeze
What’s helped the survival of vineyards to philloxera disease in south asutralia?
sandy soil, quarantine law help to survive old vines in Barossa Valley, Mclaren vale, Clare valley and Adelaide hills
Which are the type of climate by regions in south australia?
warm climate /Barossa valley
maritime climate / Mclaren vale, Fleurieu, Langhorne Creek, Southern Fleurieu
Cooler climate / adelaide hills
Hot climate / Riverland
South Australia - From which zones is composed Adelaide super zone?
Barossa, Mount Lofty ranges, Fleurieu
Which are the district of Barossa?
Barossa valley (shiraz) and Eden Valley
Which are the district of far North?
Southern flinders ranges
Which are the district of Fleurieu?
Currency Creek, McLaren Vale (cab. s. + rhone varieties) Kangaroo Island, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorn Creek
Which are the district of limestone coast?
Mount Gamber, Robe, Mount Benson, Coonawarra (Cab. s.), Wrattonbully, Padthaway
Which are district of Lower Murray?
Riverland (bulk wine), Adelaide hills
Which are the district of Mount Lofty ranges?
Adelaide plains, Clare valley (rielsing)
What influence and which is the main grape variety in Coonawarra?
Terrarossa top soil help the drainage, long growing season moderate by frequent cloud cover help the full ripening of cabernet s.
Elegance, soft tannin, note of eucalyptus
Producer: Majella, Wynn’s John Riddoch, Parker estate first growth
Which is the climate of fleurieu and his climatic influence?
Mediterranean climate with southern ocean influence and inland lake alexandrina
What’s characterized Mclaren vale?
Warmest area, suited for cabernet s. and rhone varities as Shiraz, grenache and Mourvedre (mataro)
Rich, textural, full body
Jam/dried fruit
What’s characterized Clare valley and which is the most quality variety here?
Clare valley has a warm continental climate but thank to this 4 key:
- High altitude
-West facing aspect
-Afternoon breeze
-Low nighttime temp.
Produce classic/age worthy riesling
Characteristics of Barossa
Sorrounded on 3 side by mount Lofty ranges, warm climate, old vine pre phylloxera
Flavour: opaque, dense, heavily extracted, dark fruit and chocolate
Maturation: tradition american hogshead 300L
Blend: some producer blend with viognier to brighten up and fix the color
Producer: Penfolds, Torbreck, Peter Lehmann, Rockford
Characteristics of Eden valley
Slightly cooler, red and white grapes
Riesling, chard, viognier, shiraz, cab.s.
Producer: Yalumba, Pewsey vale, Henschenke
Western Australia - Zone/districts
Western plains
Central western australia
Greater perth (north) /
Peel
Perth hills
Swan district
South west australia / great southern
Pemberton
Mamjimup
Blackwood valley
Margaret river
Geographe
West australia south east coastal
Eastern plains, inland & north, Western Australia
Characteristics of Margaret river?
Mediterranean climate with maritime influence from Indian ocean
Grape: Chardonnay (gin-gin clone) mlf, new oak - blend of sv. and semillon
Cab. s. gravelly as bordeaux style
Producer: cullen, vasse felix, leeuwin estate, cape mentelle
queensland subdistrict?
South burnett (north) - subtropical
Granite belt (south) - Continental climate - high altitude/cooler mountain air - shiraz-semillon
synonym of tokaji
topaque made with muscat a petit grains rouge
sherry synonym
apera
port synonym
tawny
