Australia Flashcards
Red and white focus of Tasmania? The most widely-planted varietal? Style focus?
a) W: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling
R: Pinot Noir
b) Pinot Noir
c) Sparkling
What is Mourvedre known as in Australia?
Mataro
Jim Barry’s top Shiraz bottling?
The Armagh
These three states account for 95% of Australian wine production?
South Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Which subregion of Margaret River GI showcases its best Cabernet Sauvignon? Soil type?
a) Wilyabrup
b) Red, gravelly loam
The second-most planted variety in the Barossa GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon
The sole GI of Tasmania?
Tasmania GI
Where specifically in Clare Valley do its best Rieslings come from?
Watervale
Polish Hill
The first vintage of Penfold’s “Grange Hermitage?”
1951
Coonawarra is found in which zone?
Limestone Coast Zone (South Australia)
Explain RDI?
Regulated Deficit Irrigation - creates water stress during key period of the vine’s development by lowering the total amount of applied irrigation water. Used after fruit set to limit vegetative growth and restrict berry size (increased color/concentration)
What are the central area of Production in Tasmania in both the North and South, respectively?
a) Tamar Valley
b) Coal River
In 2000, the first truly premium wine were released under screw cap from this region in Australia?
Clare Valley
Found in the Southwest, this is Australia’s hottest GI?
Swan Valley GI
Is chaptalization legal in Australia? Is acidification legal in Australia?
a) No
b) Yes
How is Topaque produced?
The process is near identical to that of Rutherglen Muscat but with an early pick and less residual sugar in the final wines
The most widely grown grape in the Hunter Valley?
Semillon
The two emblematic wines of Rutherglen GI?
Muscat and Topague
The capital of South Australia?
Adelaide
Describe the process by which Rutherglen Muscat is produced?
The fruit is left on the vine to shrivel and for sugars to concentrate. After harvest, a short maceration is allowed to ferment until 20-40g/l have been consumed (usually between 1-2 days). The fruit is then pressed and the juice is immediately fortified by a neutral 96proof grape spirit (in a 1:4 ratio). The wine is then aged for years, even decades, in varying sizes of barrique.
“Noble One Botrytis Semillon” is produced by? From where?
a) DeBortoli
b) Riverina GI (Big Rivers Zone NSW)
From which grapes are Topaque wines made from?
Muscadelle
Aside from Margaret River, where is the bulk of Western Australian viticulture centered?
Great Southern GI
Three producers of Rutherglen Muscat?
Campbell’s
Morris
All Saints
Australia managed to confine Phylloxera to this region when it struck in the later half of the 19th century?
Victoria
Where would you find the Central Ranges Zone? Three GIs contained within and their specialties?
a) New South Wales
b) Mudgee GI (cabernet, merlot), Orange GI (cab, merlot, shiraz, chardonnay), Cowra GI (chardonnay)
The Adelaide super zone contains these four important, quality-minded GIs?
Clare Valley
Eden Valley
McLaren Vale
Barossa Valley
Entail the four-tier, self-regulated Rutherglen Muscat classification that began in 1995?
I - Rutherglen Muscat - orange, rosey, youthful
II - Classic - varietal character w/ rancio tones
III - Grand - oxidative, mature rancio flavors
IV - Rare - Grand flavors aged at least 20yrs
The eastern/western boundaries of the Margaret River GI?
Whicher Range (East) Indian Ocean (West)
Explain PRD?
Partial rootzone drying - reduces total water use by up to 50% by alternating the application of drip irrigation from one side of a vine row to the other, keeping half of the rootzone irrigated and half dry
South Australia is responsible for near ___% of the nation’s total output?
50
What is the Golden Triangle of Margaret River GI?
A collection of the three top producers of Chardonnay in Walcliffe (and all of Australia for that): Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle, and the Voyager Estate
The Great Western Winery of the Great Western GI focuses on this style of wine? Now known as?
a) Sparkling (Red sparklers well through the Great Depression)
b) Seppelt
Sauvignon Blanc is blended with _________ in the Margaret River as an effort to mimic the style of Bordeaux?
Semillion
The two major climatic factors of New South Wales?
Pacific Ocean
Great Dividing Range
Wilyabrup in found within this GI? Home to these three historically significant producers?
a) A subzone within the Margaret River GI
b) Cullen, Vasse Felix, Moss Wood
Up until the 1960s, Australian production was centered around these types of wines?
Sweet, fortified wines
What is the major function of the Great Dividing Range?
The range runs along the entire coastline of NSW blocking areas west of the range from rain and cooling maritime breezes
After phylloxera devastated Victoria, the center of the continent’s wine production shifted to?
South Australia (Barossa)
Aside from Semillon, two other white grapes that have found success in the Hunter Valley?
Verdelho
Chardonnay
Two GIs found in Queensland and their focus?
a) Granite Belt GI - Shiraz
b) South Burnett GI - Verdelho
Who producers “The Laird?”
Torbreck (Barossa) Shiraz bottling
Langton’s auction house created the “Classification of Australian Wine” in this year? Name five wines included in the classification?
a) 1990
b) Henschke’s “Hill of Grace”
Penfold’s “Grange
Clarendon Hills “Astralis”
Torbreck “RunRig”
Bass Phillip “Reserve” Pinot Noir
Grosset “Polish Hill” Riesling
Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
Leeuwin “Art Series” Chardonnay
Without the influence of this major market, all of Australian wine may be under screw cap by now?
China
The two most expensive tasks in the vineyard?
Pruning
Harvesting
The Lower Murray Zone contains this GI, Australia’s largest?
Riverland GI
These two academic institutions in Adelaide are largely responsible for the advancement of the Australian wine industry?
AWRI (Australian Wine Research Institute)
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization)
Canberra GIs great contribution to the world of Shiraz?
Clonakilla Shiraz-Viognier
Riverina GI is found where? Home to this grocery store phenomenon?
a) Big Rivers Zone (NSW)
b) Yellow Tail
You’d find the Gippsland GI where in Australia?
Victoria (near the Yarra Valley)
Coonawarra’s success as a top-producer of Cabernet Sauvignon began with the work of the _________ who spurred the varietally labeled, estate-bottling of their Cabernets from the 50s?
Wynn Brothers (Wynns Coonawarra Estate)
The governing body for Australian wine production?
Wine Australia
Three top producers of riesling in the Clare Valley? Their top wines?
Grosset “Polish Hill”
Kilikanoon “Mort’s Block”
Jim Barry “Florita”
What kind of wine is Peter Lehmann’s “Margaret?”
Semillion from a vineyard planted in 1929
Penfold’s “Grange Hermitage” was abbreviated to what it is known as today, “Grange,” in this year?
1990
Two factors prompting Australia’s adoption of mechanical harvesting in the 70s?
Lack of population
Lack of cheap labor
The Adelaide super zone contains these three subzones?
Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges
This, in 2008, took a major tole on Australian exports to the US?
Economic recession
The premiere producer of sparkling wines in Tasmania?
Jansz
This was the chief winemaker at Penfolds from 1948-1975?
Max Schubert
Two top bottlings of Hunter Valley Semillon?
Tyrrell’s “Vat 1”
Brokenwood’s “ILR Reserve”
From 2011 forward, Australia was forbidden to label Shiraz as __________?
Hermitage
Three GIs found within the Mount Lofty Ranges?
Clare Valley GI
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Name the GIs contained within the Limestone Coast Zone (South Australia)?
Coonawarra GI Wrattonbully GI Padthaway GI Mount Gambier GI Mount Benson GI Robe GI
James Halliday founded this winery in the Yarra Valley in the mid-1980’s?
Coldstream Hills
In order, list the five most planted varietals of Australia?
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Semillion
The most northeastern and coolest area for Shiraz grown in McLaren Vale?
Clarendon
The “Hill of Grace” was planted in?
1860
In which zone would you find the Yarra Valley GI? The focus of the Yarra Valley GI?
a) Port Phillip Zone (Victoria)
b) Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
The Barossa Zone is divided into these two valleys?
Barossa Valley GI
Eden Valley GI
This chemical is responsible for the peppery aromas of shiraz?
Rotundone
The most-planted grape of the Eden Valley?
Riesling
Is “Grange” a single-vineyard-based wine?
No
Three of McLaren Vale’s top shiraz bottlers?
d’Arenberg
Clarendon Hills
Mollydooker
The first year Henschke produced “Hill of Grace?”
1958
Wines labeled as simply “Barossa” tend to do so for what reason?
To include Eden Valley fruit in the blend (lift and acidity)
The typical soil type of the Barossa Valley GI?
Deep, loamy, clay soils
Define “passerillage?”
The French term for the Italian equivalent of “Passito.”
The famous soils of Coonawarra GI?
Terra Rossa (Red soil) - clay loam w/ high iron oxide content overlying limestone
True or False: One of every two bottles produced in Tasmania is sparkling?
True
Where is Margaret River’s best Sauvignon Blanc grown?
Karridale
Where is most all viticulture confined to in Western Australia?
Coastal regions in the southwest
Three acclaimed producer of Yarra Valley GI pinot noir?
Coldstream Hills
Gembrook
Yering Station
Three GIs found within the Fleurieu zone?
McLaren Vale GI
Langhorne Creek GI
Kangaroo Island GI
Tumbarumba GI is found where? In which mountain range? The GIs specialty?
a) New South Wales Zone (NSW)
b) Snowy Mountains
c) Chardonnay and Pinot Noir based sparklers
This dramatically effected most every vintage of the first decade of the 21st century in Australia?
Drought
Does Rutherglen Muscat typically develop botrytis?
No. The mold is discouraged in the production of the fortified wines
Where would you find the Hastings River GI?
South Coast Zone (NSW)
Jasper Hill is found where in Australia?
Heathcote GI (Central Victoria Zone)
Perhaps the most impressive GI in the Port Phillip zone for pinot noir?
a) Mornington Peninsula GI
Who produces “The Command?”
Elderton (Barossa) Shiraz bottling
Hilltops GI and Gundagai GI are found where?
New South Wales Zone (NSW)
The Label Integrity Program required that any wine in Australia labeled by vintage, varietal, or region must comprise at least ______ of the stated entitiy.
85%
T/F: Barossa Valley is larger in both size and production than Napa Valley.
False
Seppeltsfield and Rowland Flat are informal sub-regions in which of the following GIs?
Barossa Valley GI
The only winery in the world to release a 100-year-old, single vintage wine each year?
Seppeltsfield
What body of water is directly west of McLaren Vale GI?
Gulf of St. Vincent
Chambers, Campbell’s, and Buller are top producers in which region?
Rutherglen GI
Who produces “Cyril” Cabernet Sauvignon and “Hill of Grace?”
Henschke
How many wines were classified as “Exceptional” in the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine VI?
21
What famous Northern Rhône producer established a winery in Mount Benson?
Chapoutier
In which GI would you find the sub-region of Nagambie Lakes?
Goulburn Valley GI (Victoria)
Tahbilk is the most famous producer in this GI? Famous for?
a) Goulburn Valley GI (Victoria)
b) Old-Vine Marsanne (oldest Marsanne vines in the world)
Tahbilk is the most famous producer in this GI? Famous for?
a) Goulburn Valley GI (Victoria)
b) Old-Vine Marsanne (oldest Marsanne vines in the world)
The King Valleys GI and the Alpine Valleys GI are found where?
Northeast Victoria
Where would you find the Mount Benson GI?
Limestone Coast (South Australia)
