Australia Flashcards
6 major Australian wine growing regions
1) South AU
2) New South Wales
3) Victoria
4) Western Australia
5) Tasmania
6) Queensland
What region is Hunter Valley in?
NSW
What are formal appellations called in AU?
GI: Geographical Indications
What state was home of AU’s first vineyards?
NSW
Mountains in NSW
Great Dividing Range
2 major producers of NSW and their flagship wines
Casella - “Yellow Tale”
De Bortoli - “Noble One”
Climate of Hunter Region
Sub tropical
What is Hunter Riesling
semillon
Name a popular Hunter Riesling producer and their wine
Tyrell - “Vat 1”
Which subregion claims to have the oldest Verdelho plantings in country
Broke Fordwich, Hunter Region
Smallest state in AU
Victoria
Oldest region in Victoria
Yarra Valley
Where is Moet & Chandon’s Australian Domaine?
Yarra Valley, in 1987
2 GI that are shared by Victoria & NSW
Murray Darling Swan Hills
Who is Tahbilk?
- producer from Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- had shiraz vines from 1860 since protected them from phylloxera
What is Coonawarra known for?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Flavor profile of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
soft tannin, red fruit , notes of eucalyptus
What is Coonawarra’s famous soil?
red “terra rossa”
3 producers of Coonawarra
Wynn - “John Ridgnon”
Parker Estate - “First Growth”
Pennley Estate - “Pheonix”
Major producers of Mclaren Vale
D’Arenberg - “Dead Arm” (Shiraz)
Yangarra - “High Sands” (Grenache)
Clarendon Hills - “Astralis” (Shiraz)
Why is Adelaide GI a “super zone”
Allows producers to blend from Barossa, Fleurieu, AND Mount Lofty
What is Barossa Valley surrounded by
Mount Lofty Ranges
2 famous shiraz by Henschke
“Hill of Grace”
“Mount Edelstone”
Where is the Margaret River?
Western Australia
Producers from Margaret River GI
Cullen
Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle
What is the hottest appellation in AU
Swan Valley, Western Australia
Where does Australia practice the traditional method in sparkling wine?
Tasmania
What is AU’s coolest area for wine
Tasmania
Label integrity progam
85% state varietal
Penfold’s Grange, where is it from?
Labeled as “south au” so expensive making you think thinking its a terroir driven wine but it’s from multiple sites.
What producer in what region produces “The Octavius” what varietal?
Yalumba
