Australia Flashcards
What organization is in charge of regulating labels, defining geographic boundaries, moderating exports/trade & promotion of Australian wine? When is it established?
a)Wine Australia
b) 1981
What is Durif? Where in Australia is it grown (3).
A)Red grape from the Rhone Valley. A natural crossing of Peloursin & Shiraz.
B) Rutherglen (Victoria), Riverina (NSW), Riverland (South Australia)
What is Australia’s wine law called? Enacted when?
Wine Australia Act (2013)
When was Australia’s “Label Integrity Program” put into place?
1990
What organization is in charge of regulating labels, defining geograpic boundaries, moderating exports/trade & promotion of Ausie wine? When is it established?
a) Wine Australia
b) 1981
Aussie min. % grapes by varietal, vintage & region?
85%
Name the three labeling requirements for blended Australian wine.
a) Any grape in a percentage of 85% or higher must me listed
b) Grapes must be listed in order of the greatest percentage
c) No listed grape can be lower in proportion than an unlisted grape
Much like in CA, Geographic Indications are purely ___ in scope.
Geographic
What are the categories of Australia’s GIs?
a) State
b) Zone
c) Region
d) Subregion
States, Zones, Regions & Sub-Regions are all considered ___?
GIs
Name the multi-state zone of Australia? What states are included (5)?
a) South East Australia GI
b) South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland
In ___, Australia gov. signs agreement w/ EU to prohibit use of European geo. names on Aussie labels.
1993
Chianti & Madeira were phased out of Aussie wine labels by ___.
1997
From ___ vintage onward, Aussie producers banned from using EU regions (i.e. Burgundy, Champagne, Sherry, Port) & “traditional expressions” (Claret, Amontillado). For example, Shiraz could no longer be called ___. Surprisingly, some expressions like Tawny, Solera & Icewine) are still allowed.
a) 2008
b) Hermitage
The hotly contested “___”, used by Rutherglen producers for more than a century, will be phased out by ___.
a) Tokay
b) 2020
In 2020, Australian Tokay will b/c ___ & Sherry will b/c ___
a) Topaque
b) Apera`
In what year did Aussie GIs first roll out? What spurred this?
a) 1994
b) Needed framework for an appellation system as the use of protected designations from other parts of the world (i.e. Burgundy, Chianti) was soon to be prohibited
Define “Region” & “Sub-Region” in Australia (3).
a) Single tracts of land
b) No less than 5 independent vineyards of no less than 5ha/per
c) No less than 500 tonnes worth of fruit per vintage
Regions are not necessarily within a single ___ & zones are not necessarily within a single ___. Give an example.
a) Zone
b) State
c)
Chaptalization in Australia is ___.
Illegal
What is the AWRI? What is it credited for?
a) Australian Wine Research Institute
b) Developing modern techniques for canopy management & high-tech soil mapping`
What is Dekkera Bruxellensis?
Brettanomyces
Why is mechanization widely used in Australia? (2)
a) Lacks a large population
b) Lacks a source of cheap labor
Australia is the worlds ___-largest producer of wine.
6th