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Australia Flashcards

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Australia’s primary white grape varieties:

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Chardonnay
Riesling
Semillon
Muscat 
Sauvignon Blanc 
Chenin Blanc 
Verdelho
Viognier
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Generalities about Australia’s wine…

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Country’s fruit dominated, easy drinking; Wines such as Shiraz have immense appeal.

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Australia’s red wine grape varieties:

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon 
Grenache
Pinot noir 
Merlot
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What is LIP?

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Label Integrity Program
Introduced in 1990
Guarantees all claims made on label (vintage, variety, region, etc)
85% for vintage, variety and origin

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Geographic indication categories:

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  • Produce of Australia: most general designation, no vintage or variety allowed on label, not a GI’s
  • South-Eastern Australia super zone: enormous appellation covering most producing areas
  • State of origin: next most specific category (south Australia is a state)
  • Zones: large area of production (Barossa is a zone within south Australia)
  • Regions: smaller area within a zone (Barossa valley and Eden Valley are zones within Barossa)
  • Sub-regions: even smaller appellations within a region (high Eden is a sub-region within Eden Valley)
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Australia’s wine producing states are…

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New South Wales 
Victoria 
Tasmania
South Australia 
Western Australia 
Northern Territory 
Queensland
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What is the largest GI (geographical indication) in Australia?

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South Eastern Australia super zone

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New South Wales was established in _______

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Late 1870

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New South Wales white grapes are:

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Semillon
Chardonnay
Riesling

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New South Wales red grapes:

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Shiraz

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New South Wales climate:

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Hot, humid in spots, cyclonic rain at harvest possible, shore breezes, difficult to cultivate wine grapes due to fungal diseases

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New South Wales soils…

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Wide cross-section, alluvial, red clay, sand, clay

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New South Wales notable GI’s

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Hunter valley (over 100 wineries)
Established in the 1960's by penfolds
Whites predominate (rosemount's Roxburgh estate)
Hilltops
Mudgee
Tumbarumba
Orange
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Victoria white grapes:

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Chardonnay
Riesling
Muscat

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Victoria black grapes:

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Pinot noir
Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet franc
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Define the climate in Victoria…

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Cool maritime coastal regions vs hot Mediterranean inland areas separated by Australian Alps

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Define the soils at Victoria…

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Mix of alluvial, volcanic, granite, clay, sand

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Victorias’s wine styles:

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Wide range of styles (sparkling, still, fortified)

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Victoria’s notable GI’s:

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  • Yarra Valley: Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon based wines
  • Rutherglen: Fortified muscat and Muscadelle (some of world’s greatest dessert wines)
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Other Victoria’s GI’s are…

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Heathcote
Bendigo
Mornington Peninsula
Geelong
Murray Darling
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South Australia generalities…

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Produces 55% of Australia’s wine
Largest wine companies based in Barossa
Fruit from Riverland used for mass produced blending

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South Australia’s grapes are…

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Riesling
Many more

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South Australia’s climate:

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Cool southern to warm northern inland, altitude contributes cool evenings in hill areas

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South Australia’s soils…

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Limestone, clay, loams

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South Australia’s notable GI’s;

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Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
Mclaren Vale
Clare Valley
Coonawarra
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South Australia’s other GI’s…

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Adelaide Hills
Langhorne Creek
Riverland

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Barossa Valley grapes:

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Shiraz
Grenache
Cabernet Sauvignon

Oldest and most important area in south Australia, Mediterranean hot area, extremely old vines

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Eden Valley’s grape and soils…

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Shiraz
Rocky soils
Hill region

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McLaren Vale grapes are…

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon

Wide range of wines: light white to dessert

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Claire Valley’s grape and climate:

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Riesling in bone dry style

Hot region with cool nights
Dry farmed

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Coonawarra’s soil, climate and grapes:

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Terra rosa soil
Cooler climate
Balanced wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
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Western Australia’s grapes;

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White grapes:
Chardonnay, Riesling
Red grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet franc, Shiraz

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Western Australia’s climate and soils…

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Climate: Warm maritime, ocean breezes, irrigation necessary

Soils: gravels and sand over clay

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Western Australia’s notable GI:

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Margaret river: 1978 Australia’s first appellation system, Western Australia’s premier region for wines of elegance/finesse

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Other western Australia’s GI’s are…

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Great southern’s Mount Barker and Frankland River
Peel
Perth
Swan Valley (one of the hottest growing regions in the world)

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Tasmania’s grapes:

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White:
Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, aromatics
Red:
Pinot noir

Sparkling industry is very important

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Tasmania’s climate and soils:

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Climate: cool maritime, high humidity, windy (east facing slopes)

Soils: volcanic, red basalt, low fertility

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Tasmania’s recognized areas of production (not GI’s):

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Hobart
Launceston
Piper’s River
Coal River

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