Australia Flashcards
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What are the subregions of Nelson?
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Waimea Plains, Upper Moutere, Motueka, Takaka(Golden Bay)
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What is the soil type of Barossa Valley?
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Deep Loamy clay
3
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What is the most planted in Adelaide Hills?
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Sauvignon Blanc. Whites are 70% of production
4
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When was Wine Australia created?
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1985 as Australia Wine & Brandy Corp.
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When was Tasmania first planted?
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1823 by Bartholomew Broughton - predating mainland plantings
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What are the regions of North West Victoria?
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Swan Hill and Murray Darling - shared with NSW
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What is significant about the Lower Murray Zone?
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Produces 25% of national tonnage
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What are the regions of Central Victoria?
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Bendigo, Goulburn Valley, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn
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Where is most of NZ red produced?
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Hawkes Bay
10
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Where is De Bortoli?
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Riverina
11
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What is Peter Lehmann’s ‘Margaret’?
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Semillon from Barossa (1929 planted)
12
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What are the zones of Victoria?
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Central Victoria, Gippsland, North East Victoria, North West Victoria, Port Phillip, Western Victoria
13
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When was Hill of Grace’s first vintage?
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1958
14
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What are the soil types of Margaret River?
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Gravel and Sandy Loam over granite and gneiss
15
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When did Coonawarra become a GI?
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2003!!
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What is required in order to use Gimblett Gravels on a label?
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Must be a member of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association, Harvest grapes from a vineyard with 95% of the appellation’s defined soil characteristics, 95% of grape from within the appellation. Any producer using the logo is subject to audit
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What is the soil type of Goulburn Valley?
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Sandy Loam, and gravelly, quartz sands
18
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What are the subzones of Margaret River
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Unofficially: Yallingup, Carbunup, Wilyabrup, Treeton, Wallcliffe, Karridale
19
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What is in the ‘Old Garden’?
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Hewitson’s vineyard of Mataro from 1853 in Barossa
20
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What is the southernmost subregion of Marlborough?
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Awatere Valley
21
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What is the warmest GI in the Mt. Lofty Ranges Zone?
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Adelaide Plains
22
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What is the soil of Rutherglen?
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Rutherglen Loam, and Black Dog - find sandy loam
23
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What are the Regions within Limestone Coast?
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Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Mount Gambier, Mount Benson, Robe
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What’s the most widely planted red grape of Tasmania?
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Pinot Noir
25
Who makes Mt. Edelstone?
Henschke
26
What was the first farm to establish Clare Valley?
Hope Farm in 1840
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What are the GI of the Northern Slopes Zone?
New England Australia
28
What zones are within the Adelaide Super Zone?
Barossa, Fleurieu and Mt. Lofty Ranges
29
Where is Lake George?
Canberra District
30
What are the GI of the South Coast Zone?
Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands
31
What are the GI of South NSW Zone?
Canberra District, Hilltops, Gundagai, Tumbarumba
32
Who makes Underhill? What’s the grape?
Yarra Yering, Shiraz from Yarra Valley
33
Where is By Farr located?
Geelong
34
In New Zealand, where would one find the Golden Slope, Patutahi Plateau, and Ormond Valley?
Gisborne - unofficial subregions
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Regions or subregions must have _____ independently owned vineyards of at least 5 hectares in size.
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What are the regions of Northern Rivers?
Hastings River
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What bodies of water surround Margaret River?
Geographe Bay, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
38
Where is the Maghill estate located and who owns it?
Adelaide Hills and Penfolds
39
What is 'Kirkton?'
Busby's 1830 NSW planting in Hunter
40
Where is Ata Rangi?
Wairarapa
41
What is the elevation of Eden Valley?
400-600m
42
What's the difference between Grange and Hill of Grace?
Grange is a multi-site blend, and Hill of Grace is a single vineyard
43
What are the regions of Big Rivers?
Murray Darling, Perricoota, Riverina, Swan Hill
44
What GI is the highest in the Australia?
Orange in the Central Ranges Zone of NSW. Starts at 600m and goes past 1000m
45
What is King Valley's northernmost point?
City of Wangaratta
46
What are the regions of Western Victoria?
Grampians, Henty, Pyrenees
47
What are the major rivers of Marlborough
Wairau River, Awatere River
48
Who is the father of Australian wine?
James Busby - 1820's brought cuttings from Spain and France
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What are the subregions of Swan District?
Swan Valley
50
What are 2 bottling of Gosset?
Watervale and Polish Hill
51
What are the classifications of Rutherglen Muscat? What are their age ranges and RS?
Muscat, Classic, Grand, Rare. 3-5, 6-10, 11-19, 20+. 180-240; 200-280; 270-400
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When was Hill of Grace planted?
1860
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What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?
Picadilly and Lenswood
54
What connects port phillip bay to the bass strait and the southern ocean?
The Rip - 2 mile wide channel
55
What are the regions of Hunter?
Hunter Valley
56
Where would I find Verdelho in Australia?
Hunter
57
John Riddoch was a pioneering figure in the early history of what winegrowing region?
Coonawarra
58
What are the Zones of New South Wales?
Big Rivers, Central Ranges, Hunter Valley, Northern Rivers, Northern Slopes, South Coast, Southern New South Wales, Western Plains
59
Where else in Limestone Coast has Terra Rossa?
Wrattonbully. Maybe Padthaway
60
Where is Wairarapa?
Southern most region on the North Island
61
Where could you find a continental climate in NZ?
Central Otago
62
When did Wendouree begin?
1892
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What are the regions of Central Ranges?
Cowra, Mudgee, Orange
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What are the regions of South West Australia?
Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern, Manjimup, Margaret River, Pemberton
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Where is Pegasus Bay located?
Canterbury
66
What major river passes through Nelson?
Waimea River
67
Where is Tahbilk located?
Nagambie Lakes in Goulburn Valley in Central Victoria
68
What is the grape of Topaque?
Muscadelle
69
Who owns Jacob's Creek and where is it located?
Barossa and now Orlando Wines
70
What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Based on an internal program from Yalumba, it designates vines by age. Old Vines - 35 yo. Survivor Vines - 70 yo. Centenarian - 100 yo, Ancestor Vines - 125 yo
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What are the subregions of Canterbury?
Waipara (North Canterbury), Canterbury Plains
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What is the wettest GI in South Australia?
Adelaide Hills - Mount Lofty
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What is the largest family winery in Australia?
Casella - yellow tail
74
What are the subregions of Goulburn Valley?
Nagambie Lakes
75
What is primarily produced in Gisborne?
Whites, with Chardonnay being the most planted
76
What natural feature dominates Strathbogie Ranges and Upper Goulburn?
the Great Dividing Range - 600-800m
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Where is Shaw + Smith located?
Adelaide Hills
78
What is Gisborne's other name?
Poverty Bay
79
Where is Wolfe Blass from?
McLaren Vale in 1967
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What is the northern point of Margaret River?
Cape Naturaliste
81
Where is the center of production in Tasmania?
Tamar Valley (1/3 of estates are here)
82
What GI's are within the Fleurieu Zone
McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Currency Creek, Southern Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island
83
What are the regions of North East Victoria?
Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenwowan, King Valley, Rutherglen
84
What is the Langton Classification and what are its tiers?
Classification system started in the 1990 by wine purveyor, Langton's based on reputation and auction track record and produced every 5(ish) years. Exceptional, Outstanding, and Excellent.
85
What are the primary subregions of Marlborough?
Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley
86
Who are the first five?
Vasse Felix, Cullen, Cape Mentelle, Leeuwin Estate, Moss Wood
87
What bodies of water surround Mornington Peninsula
Port Phillip Bay and the Bass Strait
88
Who was first to release a NZ wine under screw cap?
Kim Crawford
89
What are the GI of the Big Rivers Zone?
Riverina, Murray Darling, Perricoota, Swan Hill
90
Who owns Jansz
Yalumba
91
What is the rainiest region on the South Island?
Nelson
92
What are the subregions of Hunter Valley?
Broke Fordwich, Pokolbin, Upper Hunter Valley
93
What is ILR Reserve?
Brokenwood's Semillon
94
Where is Rippon located?
Wanaka in Central Otago
95
What are the borders of Cromwell Basin?
Kawarau River, Lake Dunstan and the Pisa range
96
What are the GI of the Northern Rivers Zone?
Hastings River
97
Where is Domaine Chandon in Australia?
Yarra Valley
98
What is the eastern border of Margaret River?
Gladstones Line
99
What are the sub zones of Wairarapa?
Martinborough, Masterton, and Gladstone
100
Where are the Waitakere Ranges?
Auckland NZ
101
Who was the first producer in New Zealand to bottle a wine under screwcap?
Kim Crawford
102
Where is the Mount Caramel Range?
Heathcote
103
What are the zones of South Australia?
8: Adelaide Super Zone (Barossa Zone, Fleurieu Zone, Mt. Lofty Ranges Zone), Limestone Coast Zone, Lower Murray Zone, Far North, and the Peninsulas
104
Who owns Montana?
Pernod Ricard
105
What Rutherglen estate was first to get international acclaim?
All Saints. Opened in 1864
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Where is Pyramid Valley located?
Canterbury
107
Where is Hill of Grace?
Eden Valley
108
What is the most planted grape in Clare Valley?
Shiraz
109
What are the major regions of NZ?
Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa. Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Waitaki Valley, Central Otago
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How many estates were classified as Exceptional in the Langton's Classification of Australian Wine VI?
21
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Where is the Para River?
Barossa Valley
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Who makes Run Rig?
Torbreck
113
What are the subzones of Geelong?
unofficially: Surf Coast/Otways; Bellarina (peninsula); Moorabool Valley*
114
Who first made wine in New Zealand?
James Busby in the 1830's
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What body of water borders McLaren Vale?
Gulf of St. Vincent
116
Soil for Macedon Ranges?
Granitic w/loam in valleys
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Mallee Point, Painter's Cove, Yellow Tail, and Yenda Vale are part of what larger winery?
Casella
118
Which muscat for rutherglen?
Brown Muscat (Blanc apg/De Frontignan)
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What's the driest GI in the port phillip zone?
Geelong
120
What is the geographical feature of Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, and King Valley?
The Victorian Alps
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What are the regions of Northern Slopes?
New England Australia
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What major rivers pass through Hunter?
Hunter and Goulburn
123
Which champagne house works with Montana in Marlborough?
Deutz
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What is required in order to be declared a region/subregion in Australia?
Single tract of land. 5 independent wineries, 5 ha each producing 500+ tonnes of grapes
125
What is the soil for Geelong?
Basalt over limestone and sandy loam on the coast
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Where is Bindi Wine Growers?
Macedon Ranges
127
Where in NZ would one find Volcanic soils?
Auckland
128
Where is Lake Wanaka?
Central Otago
129
Where is Giaconda?
Beechworth in North East Victoria
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What Regions exist within the Barossa Zone?
Barossa Valley, Eden Valley
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What mountain range defines the Central Ranges Zone?
Great Dividing Range (western slopes)
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What's the hottest region in Australia?
Swan Valley
133
When was and who planted Jacob's Creek?
1847 Johann Gramp, establishing Orlando Wines
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When were GI's created in Australia?
1994
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Where are the majority of the first five located?
in Wilyabrup - red gravelly soils
136
What are the tiers of GI's in Australia?
State, Zone, Region, Subregion
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What are the subregions of Grampians?
Great Western
138
Who owns Brancott?
Montana
139
Who makes Armagh?
Jim Barry in Clare Valley
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What is the dominant grape of Hawkes Bay?
Merlot
141
Who makes 'The Command'
Elderton
142
What is the climate Coonawarra?
Mediterranean
143
What's the longest river in Australia?
Murray RIver
144
What is grown in Gimblett Gravels and where is it located?
Syrah and Bdx reds, in Hawkes Bay in the alluvial plain
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The Gimblett Gravels signature soil was revealed when which river changed its course in 1867?
Ngaruroro River
146
What's the northernmost region on the South Island?
Nelson
147
What are the rivers of Riverina?
Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Rivers
148
What GI in NSW produces the most wine in the state?
Riverina
149
Where would I find Waimea Plains, Moutere Hills, Motueka, and Takaka (Golden bay)?
Nelson, NZ
150
What are the subregions of Great Southern?
Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongurup
151
When was Clonakilla's first vintage and first vintage of their Shiraz-Viognier?
1976 and 1992
152
Who is in Gippsland?
Bass Phillip
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Where are the highest vineyards in the Port Phillip Zone?
Macedon Ranges @ 400-600m
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Who pioneered High Eden?
Mountadam
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What is the classification system for Topaque?
Same as Rutherglen Muscat
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What was the first Rutherglen estate?
Morris Wines in 1859
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What is the body of water in Currency Creek?
Lake Alexandria @ Murray River mouth
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What is the most planted grape in Yarra Valley?
Chardonnay. PN is next. Both account for 50%+
159
What body of water separates Kangaroo Island from the mainland?
Backstair Passage
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What's the newest region in NZ?
Waitaki Valley
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When was the first vintage of Grange?
1951
162
Where is Burn Cottage located?
Cromwell Basin in Central Otago
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What is the soil of McLaren Vale?
Ironstone - red sandstone
164
Where in NZ can one find Limestone soils?
Waitaki Valley/North Otago
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When was Western Australia first planted?
1829 by Thomas Waters in Swan Valley
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Where is Bannockburn located?
Geelong
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Where were the first vineyards in Australia?
New South Wales in 1791
168
Where is the Banks Peninsula?
Canterbury
169
What is the northern subregion of Canterbury?
Waipara Valley - Now North Canterbury
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Who makes Graveyard? What’s the grape?
Brokenwood. Shiraz
37 acres - 1983 1st vintage as a single vineyard
171
What are the producers of the Rutherglen Network?
All Saints, Morris, Chambers, Campbells, Stanton & Killeen, Pfeiffer, Rutherglen Estates, Buller
172
Pegasus Bay is adjacent to which New Zealand region?
Waipara Valley
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What is the coolest region on the Australian mainland?
Macedon Ranges
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What are the zones of Western Australia?
Central Western Australia, Eastern Plains - inland & North of Western Australia, Greater Perth, South West Australia, West Australian South East Coastal
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What is the soil of Heathcote?
Greenstone - 500myo volcanic soil rich in copper and calcium
176
What South Australia zone produces the most sparkling wine?
Adelaide Hills?
| CONFIRM?
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What famous Northern Rhone producer recently established a winery in Mt. Benson?
Chapoutier
178
What states in Australia produce wine?
Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, Tasmania
179
What are the subregions of Auckland?
Matakana, Kumeu, Waiheke Island
180
What is the climate of Mount Gambier?
Cooler Maritime
181
Top subregions of Hawkes Bay
Esk River Valley, Gimblett Gravels, Ngatawara, and Dartmoor Valey
182
What is the elevation of High Eden?
500+ m
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What moderates the continental climate of Goulburn Valley?
Nagambie lakes
184
When did Tahbilk first plant?
1860
185
What river dominates Karrindale?
Blackwood River
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What are the regions of Port Phillip?
Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Sunbury, Yarra Valley
187
What is Wairarapa mostly known for?
Pinot Noir and Sauv Blanc
188
What are the regions of Greater Perth?
Peel, Perth Hills, Swan District
189
What is the most planted grape in Hunter?
Semillon
190
What is the sunniest wine region in NZ?
Nelson
191
What is PRD?
Partial Root Drying
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Where is Mount Mary?
Winery in Yarra Valley
193
What is 'Tokay' to be called? and Sherry?
topaque, and apera
194
Where are the Tasman Mountains?
Nelson
195
When did Gosset begin?
1981
196
What are the regions of Queensland?
Officially: Granite Belt and South Burnett. Unofficially: Darling Downs, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, and Brisbane
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What is IRL?
Iain Leslie Riggs (Chief Winemaker), Brokenwood.
Semillion - single or multi vintage. 5 years bottle age.
1992 inaugural vintage
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What years was SE Australia affected by drought?
03, 06, 07, 08, 09
199
What are the subregions of Tasmania?
Unofficially: Northern - Tamar Valley, Pipers River, and North West. Southern - East Coast, Coal River, Derwent Valley, Huon Valley
200
What is the driest climate on the North Island?
Hawkes Bay
201
What is the river of Strathbogie Ranges?
Goulburn River
202
Where is Tahlbik?
Nagambie Lakes
203
What is the soil type of Eden Valley?
Red Clay over granite
204
Who ID'd many regions in NZ and helped to fight phylloxera?
Romeo Bragato
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When did Cloudy Bay begin?
1985
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What are the regions of Southern New South Wales?
Canberra District, Tumbarumba, Hilltops, Gundagai
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What is the northernmost GI in Australia?
South Burnett
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What are the top subregions of Central Otago?
Wanaka, Gibbston, Alexandra, Cromwell Basin, Bannockburn, Bendigo
209
What body of water is directly north and west of the Mornington Peninsula?
Port Phillip Bay
210
Where is Felton Road located?
Bannockburn in Central Otago
211
What's the oldest Cab vineyard in Barossa?
Penfolds Block 42 in Kalimna 1888
212
Where is Mt. Difficulty located?
Bannockburn in Central Otago
213
When was Eden Valley first planted?
1847 by Joseph Gilbert - Pewsey Vale
214
What are the regions of South Coast?
Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands
215
Where is the Richmond Range?
Between Nelson and Marlborough
216
What direction are the ridges in Clare Valley?
North and South
217
What are the official subregions of Auckland?
Matakana, Waiheke Island, Kumeu
218
What is the altitude of Granite Belt GI?
700+m in the great dividing range
219
What are the regions of Lower Murray Zone?
Riverland GI
220
What is G3?
Penfold's latest rarity. Multi-vintage grange blend. First released in '17 w/08, 12, 14 blended. 1200 bottles produced @ $2400 ea
221
Where is the Golden Triangle?
in Wallcliffe, south of Wilyabrup. Composed of Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentille, and Voyager estate
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When did Seppelt first plant Padthaway?
1964
223
What are the areas of Geographe?
Donnybrook, Ferguson Valley, Harvey, Capel-Busselton coastline
224
What's the oldest Shiraz vineyard in Barossa?
Langmeil's 'Freedom' vineyard - 1843
225
What is the climate of the Port Phillip Zone?
Mediterranean, but cooler (Winkler 1/2)
226
What is the border for Rutherglen?
Murray River
227
What cities bookend Clare Valley?
Clare and Auburn
228
Who makes the Laird?
Torbreck
229
What are the subregions of Wairarapa?
Masterdon, Gladstone, Martinborough
230
What is the soil type of Coonawarra?
Terra Rossa - Friable clay/loam w/iron oxide over limestone
231
Where are the Snowy Mountains?
South NSW zone - Canberra District
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What is Vat 1?
Tyrrell's Semillon
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What are the soils of Hunter?
White alluvial sand, and red volcanic
234
What is RDI?
Root Deficit Irrigation
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What is the most planted grape in Coonawarra?
Cabernet Sauvignon
236
Where does Australia currently rank in terms of total production worldwide?
7th
237
What mountain range is to the north of Hunter?
Liverpool range
238
Where are the other 2 first five located?
Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle are in Wallcliffe - cooler sub along Margaret River
239
Who is John Riddoch, and who produces his namesake wine?
Wynn makes the wine that is named after the man that planted the region in 1861. It's first vintage is 1982
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What borders McLaren Vale to the east?
Mt. Lofty Ranges
241
What are the Regions within Mt. Lofty Ranges zone?
Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills, and Adelaide Plains
242
Who is Max Schubert?
Penfolds from '48-'75. Created Grange Hermitage in 1951
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Who is NZ'd largest winemaking company?
Montana
