Australia 16.12.23 Flashcards
What was the first vintage of Grange Hermitage
1951
What are the different levels of GI in Australia
States - Zones - Regions - Sub Regions
What is Apera
Australian term for sherry style wines
What is sesquiterpene Rotundane
A chemical compound found in Syrah, responsible for the peppery notes
What is partial rootzone drying
A technique of drip irrigation in which the water is applied to only one side of the row, keeping the other side dry.
It reduces the water usage by 50% while not reducing the yields or stressing the vine too much
What is regulated deficit irrigations
The plant is provided water only during the fruiting phase, it regulates the water supply but overstresses the vine in hot and dry areas
What region do you have in Far north Zone
Southern Flinders ranges
Which zone of South Australia doesn’t have a region
The Peninsulas
Which are world’s oldest Syrah wines?
Freedom Vineyard of Langmeil in Barossa valley - planted 1843
Which areas in Mclaren Vale have sandier soils for Grenache to Flourish
Blewitt Springs| Kangarilla
Who owns Stonyfell vineyard in Langhorn Creek
Metala
Which famous Wrattonbully producer is partly owned by Bollinger
Tapanappa
What grapes are prominently grown in Mount Gambier GI
Pinot Noir| Sauvignon Blanc
Name the regions in big rivers zone
Murray Darling
Perricoota
Riverina
Swan Hill
Name the region in Hunter Valley zone
Hunter
What are the unofficial subregions of Lower Hunter
Pokolbin
Broke Fordwich
Allandale
Belford
Dalwood
Rothbury