Australia Flashcards
What is the main oversight body for the AU wine industry?
Wine Australia
What is the Label Integrity Program?
requires any wines labeled by variety, vintage, or region to contain a minimum 85% of the stated grape, year, or region, respectively
From largest to smallest, the designations of AU appellations (GIs)-
zone - region - subregion
Name three zones within New South Wales
Hunter Valley, Riverina, Mudgee
What is “Hunter Riesling”
Semillon
Where is Broke Fordwich
Hunter
Top red and white grapes of Hunter
Semillon, Verdelho, Shiraz, Cabernet
What is Tumbarumba GI known for?
Cool climate (alpine) pinot noir and chardonnay sparkling wines
What is the smallest and coolest state?
Victoria
What is shared between Victoria and NSW?
Murray Darling and Swan Hill
What grape is used for Rutherglen Muscat?
Muscat a Petit Grains Rouge
Name an important grape and producer in the Limestone Coast (South Australia)
Coonawarra - Cabernet
Important GIs of South Australia
Clare Valley, Barossa, Coonawarra, Padthaway, Eden Valley, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale
Name two zones of South Australia
Limestone Coast and Lower Murray (Riverland GI)
Importants varities and producers of McLaren Vale
D’Arenberg’s “Dead Arm” Shiraz, Yangarra’s “High Sands” Grenache, Drew Noon’s Grenache-based “Eclipse”, and the dry-farmed Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” Shiraz
Is Barossa or Eden Valley warmer?
Barossa
Name two producers in Eden Valley
Yalumba, Pewsey Vale, and Henschke
Name two producers in Barossa
Penfolds is based in Barossa Valley (and the company’s iconic “Grange” bottling usually relies on a substantial portion of Barossa fruit) Torbreck, Peter Lehmann, and Rockford
What grape is most famous in Barossa
Shiraz
Who makes “Dead Arm Shiraz” and what disease is it named for?
Eutypa dieback, D’Arenberg (McLaren Vale)
Most important region in Western Australia
Margaret River
Name four producers in Western Australia
Cullen, Vasse Felix, Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle
Where is Cloudburst Winery
Margaret River
What is the coolest wine producing area in AU?
Tasmania
