Australia

Question 1

Domestic/Export sales?

Answer 1

-89% D
-11% E

Question 2

What are the grapes grown for trad?

Answer 2

-Yarra Valley
-Adelaide Hills
-Alpine Victoria and NSW

Question 3

Describe the climate for Tasmania

Answer 3

-varies
-Tamar Valley and Pipers River close to each other
-but Tamar Valley warmer= sheltered from cold southern ocean
-and harvested 2 weeks before Pipers River

Question 4

Which area of Tas is colder and warmer?

Answer 4

-with exception of warm Coal Valley
-south= colder, north= warmer
-coldest areas are colder than champ, but high sunlight intensity= latitude

Question 5

Where do the larger producers in tazzy get their fruit?

Answer 5

-all over island, blend from warm and cold areas

Question 6

What are the hazards?

Answer 6

-spring frosts, high rainfall

Question 7

Where are the regions for inexpensive sp?

Answer 7

-Rivervina
-Riverland
-Murray Darling
-labelled ‘South Eastern Australia’

Question 8

Irrigation?

Answer 8

-essential

Question 9

Sparkling shiraz?

Answer 9

-warm, central Victoria, Barossa
-richness and intensity of flavour
= picked later than whites

Question 10

Trad meth grapes and wines?

Answer 10

-chard, pn, meunier
-V, NV, Prestige Cuvee, rose

Question 11

Lees?

Answer 11

-no rules, but usually 3 years
-‘late disgorged’= 6 + yrs

Question 12

Where is the majority of the wine made?

Answer 12

-georgraphic position of Tassy= largest producers pressing on island, then completing wm on mainland
-specialised equipment in aus

Question 13

Style of trad meth?

Answer 13

-medium +- high acidity, med alc
-body and flavour intesity- med–med +
-lighter styles= softly fruity
-fuller= autolytic

Question 14

Climate and grapes for transfer, tank, carbonation?

Answer 14

-cool, mod, warm
-chard, pn, moscato, glera/prosecco
-fuity
-low-med alc

Question 15

How is sparkling shiraz made?

Answer 15

-like normal still reds
-incl malo, may/not oak
-trad= v good/outstanding
-transfer, tank, carbonation= acceptable-good
-common to have 20 g/l residual sugar= balance effects of tannin and alc on palate
-med-full bodied
-med-pronounced
-fruity/savoury (from extended oak maturation prior to 2nd ferm)

Question 16

Where do the grapes come from for moscato?

Answer 16

-many diff regions

Question 17

Method for moscato?

Answer 17

-tank= higher quality, smaller production
-carbonation= inexpensive
-low alc

Question 18

Where is the main region for Australian Prosecco?

Answer 18

-King Valley
-tank, white peach

Question 19

Pet nat?

Answer 19

-small quantities, sev regions and varieties
-white, rose, red

Question 20

Rise of what wines?

Answer 20

-prosecco and moscato

Question 21

Slight reduction in which wines?

Answer 21

-sparkling shiraz
-reduced interest in high alc wines
-success of others
-new interest in foreign