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Australia Flashcards

1
Q

Where is wine produced in Australia?

A
  • Southern 10% of the country
  • more temperate regions
  • Below the 30th parallel of latitude
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What is the top white grape of Australia?

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Chardonnay

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What is the top red grape of Australia?

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  • Shiraz
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
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What are the top regions of Australia?

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  • Western Australia
    • Margaret River
  • South Australia
    • Barossa Valley
    • Eden Valley
    • Clare Valley
    • McLaren Vale
    • Coonawarra
  • Victoria
  • New South Wales
    • Hunter Valley
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5
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Where does Australia rank in terms of world wine production?

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6th

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What are the major historic events in Australia leading up to wine production?

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  • 1788 - Wine planted in Sydney from S. Africa
  • Late 1800s - Phylloxera in Victoria/New S. Wales
  • 1900 - Sweet fortified wines
  • 1960s - Followed world in dry varietal wines. Birth of Shiraz
  • 1980s - Penfold’s Grange Shiraz
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7
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Why has Australian wine had such success in the US?

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  • Inexpensive wines (international currency exchange)
  • Easy to understand
  • Made specifically for Americans
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What percentage of grape varietal listed on a label must be in a wine?

Recognized wine region?

A
  • 85%
  • 85%
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What is the Australian wine classification system?

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Geographic Indications (GI) - similar to AVA

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What is significant about Chardonnay produced in Australia?

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  • Can range widely in style and quality
  • Cooler climate = reserved and acidity
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What is significant abouit Shiraz produced in Australia?

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  • Heat loving grape
  • Ripe and cooked berry fruit
  • Rich body
  • High alcohol
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What is significant about Cabernet Sauvignon produced in Australia?

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  • Powerful
  • Rich
  • Dark fruit
  • Noticeably soft tannin structure
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13
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What is the soil like in Australia?

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  • Acidic
  • High in salinity
  • Because = erosion
  • Result: limits yields = higher quality wine
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What are the top wine producing regions and wine styles in W. Australia?

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  • Margaret River
    • Maritime influence (Indian Ocean/S. Ocean)
    • Dry red wines (Shiraz/Cab Sauv)
    • Complex Chardonnay
  • Swan River Valley GI
    • Hot/lack of rainfall
    • Fortified wines/jug wines
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What are the top producing wine regions in South Australia?

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  • Barossa Valley
  • Eden Valley
  • McLaren Vale
  • Clare Valley
  • Coonawarra
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What is the primary grape varietal in Barossa Valley?

Grape(s)

Climate

Subregion

A
  • Shiraz, Grenache, Cab Sauv
  • Warm, dry climate
  • Subregional GI Eden Valley
    • Cooler climats/high elevation
    • high-quality, dry Riesling
    • legendary Shiraz
17
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What is significant about Clare Valley?

Climate

Grape

A
  • Temperate to cool climate
  • Long, sunny days
  • Dry Rieslings
  • Full-bodied complex Cab Sauv and Shiraz
18
Q

What is significant of McLaren Vale?

Climate

Grape(s)

A
  • Coastal region = warm climate
  • Wide Range: Shiraz, Cabernet, light white, dessert
19
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What is significant of Coonawarra GI?

Location

Soil

Grape

A
  • Southernmost winemaking zone of S. Australia
  • Terra rossa soil (red clay and sand)
  • Cabernet Sauv.
20
Q

Stickies

A
  • Before 1960s
    • Sweet, fortified wines
    • Muscat
    • Tokay (Muscadelle)
  • Victoria still produces Stickies
21
Q

What are some notable GIs in Victoria?

A
  • Yarra Valley (Pinot Noir)
  • Rutherglen: (Stickies)
22
Q

What is significant of the Victoria Zone?

  • Climate
  • Wine Style
  • GIs
A
  • Cool Maritime (coastal)
  • Hot Mediterranean (inland)
  • Fortified Wines
  • Yarra Valley: Pinot Noir, Chard, Cab Sauv
  • Rutherglen (stickies)
23
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What is significant of New South Wales?

  • Main City
  • Climate
  • GIs / Grape Varietals
A
  • Sydney
  • Warm and muggy
  • GIs:
    • Hunter Valley
      • Upper Hunter Valley - Chardonnay
      • Lower Hunter Valley - Shiraz/Semillon
    • Riverina - bulk wines + fortified wines
24
Q

Tasmania

  • Climate
  • Grapes
A
  • Small amount of wine production
  • Cool climate
  • High quality
  • Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sparkling
25
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Western Australia

  • GI
  • Grapes
  • Terroir
A
  • Margaret River
  • White: Chard, Ries
  • Red: Cab Sauv
  • Marine Influenced

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