Australia Flashcards
What is the name of the government authority that oversees australian wine?
Wine Australia
Under what name was Wine Australia founded?
Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation
To what % must Australian producers adhere for Vintage, Varietal and region?
85% for all
What is the australian term for a wine appellation?
Geographical Indications
What are the tiers of australian GI’s?
Super Region, State, Zone, Region and Sub-region
What areas are encompassed within the South Eastern Australia Super Region?
All of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales and Wine growing areas in South Australia and Queensland
What Mountain range divides the cooler wetter coastal regions from the more arid interior of NSW?
The great Dividing range
What part of Queensland is responsible for the majority of production?
Arid interior Riverina area
What other name is riverina known by?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
What major producers have made their name in Riverina?
Casella with Yellow Tail and De Bortoli producer of Noble One
The Hunter Region runs east from which mountains?
The Brokenback Mountains
Canberra District in NSW produces wines from which variety?
Shiraz
Tumbarumba GI is known for what?
Mountainous regions Producing Sparkling and Still wines from Pinot and Chardonnay
Where is the Yarra Valley located?
Victoria
Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong are known for which grape primarily?
Pinot Noir
Rutherglen and Glenrowan are GI’s located where and known for what?
North East Victoria and known for Sweet Fortified Wines
What style of wine is Topaque?
Sweet fortified made from muscadelle grapes in Victoria, formerly called tokay
Which sweet australian fortified has a classification system denoted by a stylized r on the label?
Rutherglen Muscat from producers in the Muscat of Rutherglen Network
Which Victoria producer is notable for having been able to protect its shiraz vines from Phylloxera?
Tahbilk with Old vine plantings of Shiraz and Marsanne dating to the 1860’s
Penfolds Grange is based on which grape and formerly used which name?
Shiraz, formerly known as Grange Hermitage
What region is known for the Terra Rossa top soil?
Coonawarra and parts of Padthaway
What two major regions are known for producing Cab Sauv in the Limestone Coast?
Coonawarra and Padthaway
Directly north of the cool limestone coast is which hot bulk wine region?
The Lower Murray Zone with the Riverland GI
What name is often used for Mourvedre in Australia?
Mataro
McLaren Vale GI is located where?
Fleurieu Zone in South Australia
For what is McLaren Vale known?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhone GSM varieties
Where is the Clare valley located?
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone in South Australia
Where are the majority of South Australia wineries located?
South East corner of state
What region near adelaide is known for Australia’s finest rieslings?
Clare Valley in Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
What two unofficial subzones of Clare Valley GI are known for high quality piercingly dry rieslings?
Watervale and Polish Hill
What is the difference between Adelaid Hills, Adelaide Plains and Adelaide GI’s?
Adelaide Hills and Adelaid Plains are regions in the cool Mount Lofty Ranges zone while Adelaide GI is a super zone that allows blending from Barossa, Fleurieu and Mount Lofty Ranges zones.
What is australia’s most important region for premium shiraz?
Barossa Zone and specifically the Barossa Valley
What type of oak was historically used in Barossa Shiraz?
300L American Oak Barrels known as hogs heads
What Australian region is increasingly seeing producers following the example of cote-rotie and co-fermenting shiraz with viognier?
The Barossa Valley
What cooler region contrasts the Barossa Valley in the Barossa zone of south australia?
Eden Valley
Where is the Eden Valley located?
The Barossa Zone of South Australia
Where is the Barossa Valley Located?
The Barossa Zone of South Australia
In what region is penfolds based?
The Barossa Valley
What region is home to Yalumba?
The eden Valley
What region is home to d’Arenberg?
The McLaren Vale in South Australia
What important GI is located in Western Australia?
Margaret River in the South West Australia Zone
Which GI follows the Southern Coastline of Western Australia?
The Great Southern GI
What are the 5 subregions of the Great Southern GI in Western Australia?
Mount Barker, Frankland River, Albany, Porongurup and Denmark
Where is Mount Barker GI located? What is it known for?
Located in Western Australia Great Southern GI, known for cool climate riesling, shiraz and cab
Where is the Frankland River GI located?
Western Australia
What is the hottest appellation in Australia?
Swan Valley GI near Greater Perth
What GI’s are located in the state of Tasmania?
Tasmani GI is only GI
What is Tasmania known for?
Traditional Method Sparkling, Whites and Cool climate reds, primarily Chardonnay, Pinot and Riesling with some Cab Sauv
Name an Australian Shiraz
D’Arenberg the Dead Arm Shiraz 2009 McLaren Vake, Schild Estate Shiraz 2010 Barossa
Name a Coonawarra Cab
Wynns Connawarra Estate Black Label Cab Sauv 2010
What are the 3 major wine producing states in Australia?
South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria
