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When was Wine Australia formed

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1981

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What is the purpose of Wine Australia

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Designates Geographical Boundaries, labelling laws, marketing, and trade

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When was the GI system created in Australia

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1993

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In Australia, what % of the stated variety, vintage, or GI is required

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85%

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In Australia, what order must the varieties for blended wines be listed

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Descending

85% of varieties must be listed in a blend

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What do the terms “Cabernets” and “Pinots” mean in Australia

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Blends

Cabernets - Bordeaux style blends

Pinots - blends of any grapes in the Pinot family

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What is Topaque and what 2 GI’s are known for producing it

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Sweet fortified wines aged in a solera system from Muscadelle grapes

Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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What is Apera

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Sherry style fortified wines aged in a solera system from Palomino grapes

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Barossa Old Vine age

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Minimum 35 years

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Barossa Survivor Vine age

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Minimum 70 years

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Barossa Centenarian Vine age

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Minimum 100 years

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Barossa Ancestor Vine age

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Minimum 125 years

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Main white varieties of Australia (4)

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Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Riesling
Sémillon

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Main red varieties of Australia (5)

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Pinot Noir
Grenache

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Secondary white varieties of Australia (4)

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Pinot Grigio
Arneis
Viognier
Verdelho

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Secondary red varieties of Australia (3)

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Sangiovese
Malbec
Barbera

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Australia location

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Indian Ocean south of the equator

Growing regions on 31st parallel (in line with Coquimbo Chile)

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18
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Australia climate (2)

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Tropical (north)

Mediterranean/Maritime (south)

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Australia major Oceans/Seas (3)

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Indian Ocean

Bass Straight

Tasman Sea

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Major rivers in western Australia (2)

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Swan
Blackwood

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21
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Major rivers in Victoria (2)

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Goulburn
Murray

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Major rivers in New South Wales (4)

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Murray
Darling
Lachlan
Murrumbidgee

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Major mountains in Eastern Australia (2)

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Great Dividing Range (Victoria and New South Wales)

Southern Flinders Range (South Australia)

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Climate western Australia

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Mediterranean with maritime in Margaret River

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Climate South Australia
Fluctuating Mediterranean with cooler temperatures to the south and more continental influence to the north
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Climate New South Wales
Sub-tropical with alpine influences (Great Dividing Range)
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Climate Victoria
Temperate maritime climate, with slight alpine influences farther north
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Climate Queensland
Sub-tropical with high humidity
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Climate Tasmania
Maritime
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Soil Western Australia
Red gravelly loam, sand, clay
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Soil South Australia
Clay, sand, loam with Terra Rossa: red silty, clay (made famous by Coonawarra)
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Soil New South Wales
Clay, loam, sandstone, volcanic loam in Hunter
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Soils of Victoria
Sand, loam, and various mixtures, basalt, and volcanic
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Soils Queensland
Decomposed granite, sand, brown and black clay
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Soils Tasmania
Patchworks of decomposed granite, sand, sandstone, and schist
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What year were the 1st vine cuttings brought to New South Wales by Governor Arthur Phillip
1778
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When were Australian wines first available commercially and first exported
1820's
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When did Max Shubert create the first vintage of Penfolds Grange
1952
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When did Henschke create the first Hill of Grace single vineyard Shiraz
1958
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Major villages in Australia (6)
Western Australia: Perth South Australia: Adelaide New South Wales: Canberra, Sydney Victoria: Melbourne Tasmania: Hobart
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Major vineyards/producers in Barossa (4)
Penfolds Grange Bin 95: Shiraz Penfolds Bin 620: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Torbreck The Laird (single vineyard): Shiraz Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur: tawny port-styled fortified wine from Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre
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Major producer in Eden Valley (1)
Henschke Hill of Grace (single vineyard): Shiraz
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Major producer in McClaren Vale (1)
Clarendon Hills Astralis (single vineyard): Shiraz
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Major producer in Clare Valley (1)
Jim Barry The Armagh (single vineyard): Shiraz
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Major producer in Yarra Valley (1)
Yarra Yering Carrodus: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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Major producer in Gippsland (1)
Bass Phillip Reserve: Pinot Noir
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Major producers in Margaret River (2)
Leeuwin Estates Art Series: Chardonnay Cullen The Vanya: Cabernet Sauvignon
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GI's in Greater Perth (3)
Peel Perth Hills Black Swan District
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Most important GI in South West Australia
Margaret River Blackwood Valley Geographe Great Southern Manjimup Pemberton
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GI's in South Australia (7)
Clare Valley (Mount Lofty Ranges) Eden Valley (Barossa) Barossa Valley (Barossa) McClaren Vale (Fleurieu) Adelaide Hills (Mount Lofty HIlls) Coonawara (LImestone Coast) Riverland (Lower Murray)
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Most important GI in New South Wales
Hunter Valley
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GI's in Hunter Valley (1)
Hunter
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GI's in Central Ranges (New South Wales)
Mudgee Orange Cowra (Hunter connects above Mudgee)
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Main GI's for high volume production in Western Plains (New South Wales) (2)
Murray Darling Riverina Perricoota Big Rivers Swan Hill
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Most important GI's in Victoria (9)
Rutherglen (NW) Glenrowan (NW) Pyranees (W) Goulburn (C) Heathcote (C) Geelong (Port Phillip) Macedon Ranges (Port Phillip) Mornington Peninsula (Port Phillip) Yarra Valley (Port Phillip)
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What 2 GI's are shared between Northeast Victoria and New South Wales
Murray Darling Swan Hill
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Main style in Tasmania
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for sparkling production
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Clare Valley main wine style
Dry Riesling
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Main variety in Barossa Valley
Shiraz
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Eden Valley Wine styles (2)
Shiraz Riesling
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McClaren Vale main grapes (2)
Shiraz Chardonnay
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Coonawara wine styles (1)
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Hunter Valley wine styles (2)
Semillon Shiraz
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Rutherglen wine styles (3)
Shiraz Fortified from Muscadelle (Topaque) Fortified Muscat from Brown Muscat
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Yarra Valley wine styles (2)
Pinot Noir Chardonnay
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What year did James Busby bring French and Spanish cuttings to Australia
1833
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When was Phylloxera discovered in Geelong Victoria
1877
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What vintage was Penfolds Grange named Red Wine of the Year
1990

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