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1
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Mount Mary is a producer in what region

A

Yarra Valley

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Giant Steps is a producer in what region

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Yarra Valley

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Who produces The Octavius

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Yalumba

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4
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Sparkling Burgundy is what type of what beverage

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Carbonated Shiraz

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5
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What is the most planted grape in Tasmania

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Pinot NoiR

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6
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Holyman’s Project X produces wine in what region

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Tasmania

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7
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Howard Peak produces wine in what region

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Margaret River

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8
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Shaw + Smith produces wine out of what region

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Adelaide Hills

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9
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Who is the largest producer in Langhorne Creek

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Bleasdale

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10
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Rutherglen Topaque is based on what grape

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Muscadelle

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11
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Kooyong produces wine in what region

A

Mornington Peninsula

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12
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Where is the Mount Benson region located

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Limestone Coast

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13
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What Tasmanian wine is referred to as “white Grange”

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Yattarna

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14
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Riverland is in what zone

A

big rivers

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15
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What were the traditional aging vessels for Barossa Shiraz

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300 litre American Oak barrels

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16
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Who famously produces Cordon Cut Riesling

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Mount Horrocks, Clare Valley

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17
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Name the 6 regions of the Limestone Coast

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Robe
Mount Benson
Mount Gambier
Coonawarra
Padthaway
Wrattonbully
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18
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Riverina is in what zone

A

Big Rivers

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19
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2 unofficial subregions of Clare valley

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Polish Hill

Watervale

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20
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To be considered a region or subregion, what parameters must a place abide

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It must have 5 independently owned vineyards of at least 5ha in size

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21
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Who makes John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wynn’s

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22
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Mt. Ossa is in what part of Australia

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Tasmania

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23
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What is the flagship wine of Rockford

A

Basket Press Shiraz

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24
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What are the 5 regions of the Great Southern GI

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Mt. Barker
Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Porungroup
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25
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What is the most planted grape in Murray Darling

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Chardonnay

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26
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Hobart is the main city of what Australian region

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Tasmania

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27
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Hunter Valley is what zone

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NSW

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28
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McLaren Vale borders what body of water

A

Gulf of St. Vincent

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29
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King Valley is know for producing what kind of wine

A

Sparkling

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30
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King Valley is in what GI

A

NE Victoria

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31
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Pfeiffer is a producer in what region

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Rutherglen

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32
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Chalmers makes Italian styled wines in what region

A

Heathcote, Central Victoria

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33
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Name the 5 regions of Central Victoria

A 
Bendigo
Heathcote
Goulburn Valley
Upper Goulburn
Strathbogie Ranges
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34
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Rutherglen is what in what zone

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NE Victoria

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35
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Bannockburn produces wine in what region

A

Geelong

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36
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Describe the general climate of geelong

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Cool, maritime, somewhere between Bordeaux and Burgundy

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37
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Tahbilk produces wine out of what subregion

A

Nagambie Lakes

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38
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Nagambie Lakes is an official subregion within what large region

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Golbourn Valley

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39
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The Macedon Ranges are in what zone

A

Port Phillip

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40
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What are the 5 regions of the Port Philip zone

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Geelong
Macedon Ranges
Mornington Peninsula
Sunbury 
Yarra Valley
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41
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What region was historically associated with Verdelho production

A

Langhorne Creek

Used in a traditional Madeira-like wine

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42
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Compare the elevation of Eden Valley compared to Barossa

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It is higher elevation, so cooler

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43
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What are the 4 self-regulated aging terms for Rutherglen wines

A

Rutherglen (3-5 years)
Classic (6-10 years)
Grand (11-19 years)
Rare (20+ years)

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44
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Who first brought vines to australia

A

James Busby

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45
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What is Para Liqueur

A

Fortified Wine made by seppeltsfield in barossa

Released 100 years after vintage

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46
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Radford Winery produces in what region

A

Eden Valley

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47
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Who produces Mount Edelstone

A

Henschke

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48
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John Duval produces wine in what region

A

Barossa

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49
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Who made australia’s first wine

A

Gregory Blaxland

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50
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Langhorne Creek borders what Lake

A

Lake Alexandrina

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51
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What is the prized soil of heathcote

A

Greenstone

Well drained igneous

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52
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Who produces The Vicor Shiraz

A

Chapel Hill

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53
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What is the top wine of Wirra Wirra

A

RSW

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54
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The Adelaide Hills are in what zone

A

Mt Lofty Ranges

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55
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Bindi produces wine in what region

A

Macedon Ranges

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56
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Curly Flat produces wine in what region

A

Macedon Ranges, Victoria

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57
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The 3 regions of the Mt Lofty Ranges Zone

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Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley

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58
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Avg elevation of Adelaide Hills

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500m

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59
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BK wines is based in what region

A

Adelaide Hills

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60
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Max Schubert was the famous winemaker of what producer

A

Penfolds

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61
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Giaconda is a famous producer in what region

A

Beechworth

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62
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What are 5 regions of the NE Victoria zone

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Rutherglen
Alpine valley
King valley
Beechworth
Glenrowan
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63
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Granite Hills is a producer in what region

A

Macedon Ranges

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64
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The strathbogie Ranges are in what zone

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Central Victoria

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65
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Jasper Hill is a producer in what region

A

Heathcote

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66
Q

The Gippsland zone was put on the map by what producer

A

Bass Phillip

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67
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Minimum age of Barossa “ancestor” vines

A

125 years

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68
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What grapes are used in the production of Para Liqueur

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Shiraz + Grenache

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69
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Primary soil type of the Macedon Range

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Granite

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70
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In what region is the Para river in

A

Barossa

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71
Q

Where would you find the Swan District region

A

Greater Perth zone

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72
Q

McLaren Vale is part of what zone

A

Fleurieu

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73
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What are the 5 regions of the Fleurieu

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McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Southern Fleurieu
74
Q

Where would you find the Granite Belt region

A

Queensland

75
Q

Murray Darling is shared between what two states

A

NSW and Victoria

76
Q

Paxton is a producer in what region

A

McLaren Vale

77
Q

Who produces The Laird

A

Torbreck

78
Q

Ebenezer is an unofficial subregion of what area

A

Barossa

79
Q

What is the most common Chardonnay clone in Margaret River

A

Mendoza (jin jin clone)

80
Q

Who was the first producer of Chardonnay in australia

A

Tyrrells (1970)

81
Q

Who produces The Derelict Grenache

A

D’Arenberg

82
Q

Who produces Alea Riesling

A

Grosset

Bottled with some RS

83
Q

Predominant soil type of polish hill

A

Blue slate

84
Q

Who produces The Factor Shiraz

A

Torbreck

85
Q

what are the classifications for barossa old vines charter

A

old (50)
survivor(75)
centenarian (100)
ancestor (125)

86
Q

what two bodies of water affect Geelong

A

Port Philip + Bass Straight

87
Q

name 2 subzones of the Adelaide Hills

A

Glenswood and Piccadilly Valley

88
Q

Armagh is based on what grape who produces it

A

Shiraz

Jim Barry, Clare Valley

89
Q

Wendouree is a producer in what region

A

Clare Valley

Cabernet/Malbec blends

90
Q

Who produces The Command

A

Elderton, barossa shiraz

91
Q

How is “Sparkling Shiraz” sweetened?

A

Dosage of Australian Tawny

92
Q

Peter Lehman’s Margaret is based on what grape

A

Semillon

93
Q

When was Langmiel’s Freedom Vineyard first planted

A

1843

Shiraz, Barossa

94
Q

What is Eden Valley’s one subzone?

A

High Eden

95
Q

What is the river that runs through barossa

A

para

96
Q

Henschke’s Julius is based on what grape

A

Riesling, Eden Valley

97
Q

Who produces Mt. edelstone

A

Henschke

Shiraz

98
Q

What is the Scarce Earth initiative

A

Producer project in mclaren vale

Meant to show individual sites within McLaren Vale.

Shiraz only
Min 10 year old vines
Tasting panel analysis

Chapel Hill
D’Arenberg

99
Q

Name 3 rutherglen producers

A

Campbell’s
Pheiffer
All Saints

100
Q

How would Topaque differ from Brown Muscat

A

Less aromatic
More acidity
Topaque is muscadelle, so lighter colour
Less sweet

101
Q

What grape is durif

A

Petite Sirah

102
Q

Who makes Astralis and where are they located

A

Clarendon Hills in McLaren Vale (shiraz)

103
Q

What are the 5 regions of NE Victoria Zone

A 
Rutherglen
Glenrowan 
Beechworth
Alpine Valley
King Valley
104
Q

What are the 3 unofficial subzones of northern Tasmania

A

Pipers River
Tamar Valley
North West Coast

105
Q

Who makes Yellowtail and where does the fruit come from

A

Casella

Fruit from riverina

106
Q

Majella is a producer in what region

A

Coonawarra

107
Q

Who makes “First Growth”

Where is it sourced from

A

Parker Estate

Coonawarra

108
Q

What are the subregions of the Hunter Valley

A

Broke Fordwich (known for Verdelho)

Pokolbin

Upper Hunter Valley

109
Q

South Eastern Australia superzone encompasses what states?

A

Tasmania, NSW, Victoria, south australia, Queensland

110
Q

Leeuwin Estate is in what region?

A

Margaret River

111
Q

Where is de Bartoli located

A

Reverina, Big Rivers Zone, NSW

112
Q

Golding Wines is in what GI

A

Adelaide Hills

113
Q

When was Hill of Grace first planted

A

1958

114
Q

What are the regions of the Central Regions

A

Orange
Mudgee
Cowra

115
Q

Who produces High Sands

A

Yangarra, McLaren Vale, Grenache

116
Q

5 regions of the port Philip zone

A 
Geelong
Sunbury
Macedonian Ranges
Yarra Valley
Mornington
117
Q

What are the three regions of Western Victoria

A

Grampians
Henty
Pyrenees

118
Q

What is the primary soil type of Hunter Valley

A

Volcanic

From nearby Mount Canobolas

119
Q

5 unofficial subzones of Clare valley

A 
Polish Hill River
Watervale
Auburn
Sevenhill
Clare
120
Q

Kilikanoon is a producer in what region

A

Clare Valley

121
Q

What three bodies of water surround Margaret River

A

Geography Bay
Indian Ocean
southern ocean

122
Q

what was a recent, terrible vintage in austrlia

A

2011

123
Q

who produces Astralis Syrah

A

Clarendon Hills (McLaren Vale, single vineyard)

124
Q

how big is Hill of Grace

A

4ha

125
Q

other than Shiraz, what grapes are planted in Hill of Grace

A

Semillon, Mataro, Riesling

126
Q

name two regions in south australia that produces mostly white grapes?

A

Adelaide Hills and Mt Gambier, both known for Sauv Blanc

127
Q

what is the furthest south region in the Limestone Coast

A

Coonawarra

128
Q

John Duval’s Plexus White is based on what grape

A

Marsanne/Roussanne/Viognier

129
Q

Wendouree is a producer in what region

A

Clare Valley

130
Q

what are the GIs within Southwest Australia zone

A 
Great Southern
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton
Blackwood Valley
Geographe
131
Q

who produces la florita riesling

A

jim barry

132
Q

what body of water separates australia and tasmania

A

bass straight

133
Q

chapoutier has a winery in what GI

A

Mt Benson

134
Q

what is the grape of Yalumba’s Virgulis

A

viognier

135
Q

who is Yalumba’s winemaker

A

Louisa Rose

136
Q

w

where would you find the Blackwood River

A

southern Marg River

137
Q

what was the first released vintage of Para Liqueur

A

1978

138
Q

what is the grape of Yalumba’s Virgilus

A

Viognier

139
Q

where would you find the town of Penola

A

Coonawarra

140
Q

where did Phylloxera first arrive in aus

A

geelong

141
Q

Mornington Peninsula separates what two bodies of water

A

Port Philip Bay
Bass Strait

142
Q

where is the Ballerine peninsula?

A

Geelong

143
Q

where is the Mount Camel range

A

Heathcote

144
Q

The Yass Valley, Snowy Mountains and Lake George are important features of what region

A

Canberra

145
Q

robert o’callahan was winemaker at what barossa estate

A

rockford

146
Q

sue hodder is winemaker at what estate

A

wynn’s

147
Q

who is the winemaker of Yarra Yering

A

sarah crowe

148
Q

jennife doyle is the winemaker for what sparkling producer

A

jansz

149
Q

name two wines from Margaret River that are 1st Classified in the Langton’s Classification

A

Cullen’s Diana Madeline (cab/merlot)
Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay

150
Q

name two 1st classified wines of the Hunter Valley

A

Tyrrell’s Vat 1
Brokenwood’s Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz

151
Q

what Penfold’s wines are 1st classified

A

Grange
Bin 707 (Cabernet)
Bin 389 (Cabernet Shiraz)
Yatturna

152
Q

name three Pinot Noir-based wines 1st Classified by Langton’s

A

Mount Mary
Bindi Block 5
Bass Philips Reserve

153
Q

Name three Yarra Valley wines listed as 1st Classified by Langton’s

A

Mount Mary Pinot
Mount Mary Quintet
Yarra Yerring Dry Red #1

154
Q

name two Langton’s Classified wines from Tasmania

A

Tolpuddle Chardonnay
Tolpuddle Pinot Noir

155
Q

Giaconda Estate is from what GI

A

Beechworth

156
Q

Ian Lesley Riggs was the winemaker of what estate

A

Brokenwood

157
Q

match the grape to the cuvee

Yangarra High Sands
Hewitson Old Garden

A

Grenache
Mouvedre

158
Q

in what decade was Penfolds founded

A

1840s

159
Q

where would you find the Murrumbidgee river

A

Canberra

160
Q

what mountain range affects the climate of the Clare Valley

A

Mt Lofty Ranges

161
Q

when was Nagambie Lakes founded

A

2001

162
Q

most common clone of Pinot in austraia

A

MV6

163
Q

when did phyollexera arrive in yarra valley

A

2006

164
Q

vineyards in the Macedon Ranges are at what elevation

A

400-600m

165
Q

where are the estates Sorrenberg and Castagna

A

beechworth

166
Q

Balnaves Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon comes from where?

A

Coonawarra

167
Q

who produces the wines Tout Pres and Sangreal

A

By Farr in Geelong

Langton’s Classified

168
Q

Curly Flat is a producer where

A

Macedon Ranges

169
Q

avg rainfall in barossa

A

19 inches

Drought is primary viticulture problem

170
Q

name two producers part of the Artisans of Barossa

A

John Duval
Schwarz Wine Co

171
Q

has South Australia ever experienced phylloxera?

A

no

172
Q

Lyndoch and Maranga are unofficial subzones where

A

Barossa

173
Q

who owns the Pewsey Vale vineyard

A

Yalumba

174
Q

Torzi Matthews and Tin Shed are producers where

A

Eden Valley

175
Q

elevation range of Clare Valley

A

400-550 m

176
Q

the sellicks hill range affects what region

A

McLaren Vale

177
Q

how much of McLaren Vale is dry farmed?

A

20%

178
Q

Nepenthe and Tappanappa are producers where

A

Adelaide hills

179
Q

Basket Range, Birdwood and Charleston are unofficial subregions where

A

Adelaide Hills

180
Q
A
181
Q

what winds affect margaret river

A

roaring 40s
freemantle dr
albany dr

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