Australia Flashcards
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Mount Mary is a producer in what region
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Yarra Valley
2
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Giant Steps is a producer in what region
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Yarra Valley
3
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Who produces The Octavius
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Yalumba
4
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Sparkling Burgundy is what type of what beverage
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Carbonated Shiraz
5
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What is the most planted grape in Tasmania
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Pinot NoiR
6
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Holyman’s Project X produces wine in what region
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Tasmania
7
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Howard Peak produces wine in what region
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Margaret River
8
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Shaw + Smith produces wine out of what region
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Adelaide Hills
9
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Who is the largest producer in Langhorne Creek
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Bleasdale
10
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Rutherglen Topaque is based on what grape
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Muscadelle
11
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Kooyong produces wine in what region
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Mornington Peninsula
12
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Where is the Mount Benson region located
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Limestone Coast
13
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What Tasmanian wine is referred to as “white Grange”
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Yattarna
14
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Riverland is in what zone
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big rivers
15
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What were the traditional aging vessels for Barossa Shiraz
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300 litre American Oak barrels
16
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Who famously produces Cordon Cut Riesling
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Mount Horrocks, Clare Valley
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
18
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Riverina is in what zone
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Big Rivers
19
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2 unofficial subregions of Clare valley
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Polish Hill
Watervale
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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
21
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Who makes John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon
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Wynn’s
22
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Mt. Ossa is in what part of Australia
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Tasmania
23
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What is the flagship wine of Rockford
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Basket Press Shiraz
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
25
What is the most planted grape in Murray Darling
Chardonnay
26
Hobart is the main city of what Australian region
Tasmania
27
Hunter Valley is what zone
NSW
28
McLaren Vale borders what body of water
Gulf of St. Vincent
29
King Valley is know for producing what kind of wine
Sparkling
30
King Valley is in what GI
NE Victoria
31
Pfeiffer is a producer in what region
Rutherglen
32
Chalmers makes Italian styled wines in what region
Heathcote, Central Victoria
33
Name the 5 regions of Central Victoria
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Bendigo
Heathcote
Goulburn Valley
Upper Goulburn
Strathbogie Ranges
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34
Rutherglen is what in what zone
NE Victoria
35
Bannockburn produces wine in what region
Geelong
36
Describe the general climate of geelong
Cool, maritime, somewhere between Bordeaux and Burgundy
37
Tahbilk produces wine out of what subregion
Nagambie Lakes
38
Nagambie Lakes is an official subregion within what large region
Golbourn Valley
39
The Macedon Ranges are in what zone
Port Phillip
40
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
What region was historically associated with Verdelho production
Langhorne Creek
| Used in a traditional Madeira-like wine
42
Compare the elevation of Eden Valley compared to Barossa
It is higher elevation, so cooler
43
What are the 4 self-regulated aging terms for Rutherglen wines
Rutherglen (3-5 years)
Classic (6-10 years)
Grand (11-19 years)
Rare (20+ years)
44
Who first brought vines to australia
James Busby
45
What is Para Liqueur
Fortified Wine made by seppeltsfield in barossa
Released 100 years after vintage
46
Radford Winery produces in what region
Eden Valley
47
Who produces Mount Edelstone
Henschke
48
John Duval produces wine in what region
Barossa
49
Who made australia’s first wine
Gregory Blaxland
50
Langhorne Creek borders what Lake
Lake Alexandrina
51
What is the prized soil of heathcote
Greenstone
| Well drained igneous
52
Who produces The Vicor Shiraz
Chapel Hill
53
What is the top wine of Wirra Wirra
RSW
54
The Adelaide Hills are in what zone
Mt Lofty Ranges
55
Bindi produces wine in what region
Macedon Ranges
56
Curly Flat produces wine in what region
Macedon Ranges, Victoria
57
The 3 regions of the Mt Lofty Ranges Zone
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley
58
Avg elevation of Adelaide Hills
500m
59
BK wines is based in what region
Adelaide Hills
60
Max Schubert was the famous winemaker of what producer
Penfolds
61
Giaconda is a famous producer in what region
Beechworth
62
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
Granite Hills is a producer in what region
Macedon Ranges
64
The strathbogie Ranges are in what zone
Central Victoria
65
Jasper Hill is a producer in what region
Heathcote
66
The Gippsland zone was put on the map by what producer
Bass Phillip
67
Minimum age of Barossa “ancestor” vines
125 years
68
What grapes are used in the production of Para Liqueur
Shiraz + Grenache
69
Primary soil type of the Macedon Range
Granite
70
In what region is the Para river in
Barossa
71
Where would you find the Swan District region
Greater Perth zone
72
McLaren Vale is part of what zone
Fleurieu
73
What are the 5 regions of the Fleurieu
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McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Southern Fleurieu
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74
Where would you find the Granite Belt region
Queensland
75
Murray Darling is shared between what two states
NSW and Victoria
76
Paxton is a producer in what region
McLaren Vale
77
Who produces The Laird
Torbreck
78
Ebenezer is an unofficial subregion of what area
Barossa
79
What is the most common Chardonnay clone in Margaret River
Mendoza (jin jin clone)
80
Who was the first producer of Chardonnay in australia
Tyrrells (1970)
81
Who produces The Derelict Grenache
D’Arenberg
82
Who produces Alea Riesling
Grosset
| Bottled with some RS
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Predominant soil type of polish hill
Blue slate
84
Who produces The Factor Shiraz
Torbreck
85
what are the classifications for barossa old vines charter
old (50)
survivor(75)
centenarian (100)
ancestor (125)
86
what two bodies of water affect Geelong
Port Philip + Bass Straight
87
name 2 subzones of the Adelaide Hills
Glenswood and Piccadilly Valley
88
Armagh is based on what grape who produces it
Shiraz
Jim Barry, Clare Valley
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Wendouree is a producer in what region
Clare Valley
| Cabernet/Malbec blends
90
Who produces The Command
Elderton, barossa shiraz
91
How is “Sparkling Shiraz” sweetened?
Dosage of Australian Tawny
92
Peter Lehman’s Margaret is based on what grape
Semillon
93
When was Langmiel’s Freedom Vineyard first planted
1843
Shiraz, Barossa
94
What is Eden Valley’s one subzone?
High Eden
95
What is the river that runs through barossa
para
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Henschke’s Julius is based on what grape
Riesling, Eden Valley
97
Who produces Mt. edelstone
Henschke
Shiraz
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What is the Scarce Earth initiative
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
Name 3 rutherglen producers
Campbell’s
Pheiffer
All Saints
100
How would Topaque differ from Brown Muscat
Less aromatic
More acidity
Topaque is muscadelle, so lighter colour
Less sweet
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What grape is durif
Petite Sirah
102
Who makes Astralis and where are they located
Clarendon Hills in McLaren Vale (shiraz)
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What are the 5 regions of NE Victoria Zone
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Rutherglen
Glenrowan
Beechworth
Alpine Valley
King Valley
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104
What are the 3 unofficial subzones of northern Tasmania
Pipers River
Tamar Valley
North West Coast
105
Who makes Yellowtail and where does the fruit come from
Casella
Fruit from riverina
106
Majella is a producer in what region
Coonawarra
107
Who makes “First Growth”
| Where is it sourced from
Parker Estate
| Coonawarra
108
What are the subregions of the Hunter Valley
Broke Fordwich (known for Verdelho)
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
109
South Eastern Australia superzone encompasses what states?
Tasmania, NSW, Victoria, south australia, Queensland
110
Leeuwin Estate is in what region?
Margaret River
111
Where is de Bartoli located
Reverina, Big Rivers Zone, NSW
112
Golding Wines is in what GI
Adelaide Hills
113
When was Hill of Grace first planted
1958
114
What are the regions of the Central Regions
Orange
Mudgee
Cowra
115
Who produces High Sands
Yangarra, McLaren Vale, Grenache
116
5 regions of the port Philip zone
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Geelong
Sunbury
Macedonian Ranges
Yarra Valley
Mornington
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117
What are the three regions of Western Victoria
Grampians
Henty
Pyrenees
118
What is the primary soil type of Hunter Valley
Volcanic
From nearby Mount Canobolas
119
5 unofficial subzones of Clare valley
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Polish Hill River
Watervale
Auburn
Sevenhill
Clare
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120
Kilikanoon is a producer in what region
Clare Valley
121
What three bodies of water surround Margaret River
Geography Bay
Indian Ocean
southern ocean
122
what was a recent, terrible vintage in austrlia
2011
123
who produces Astralis Syrah
Clarendon Hills (McLaren Vale, single vineyard)
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how big is Hill of Grace
4ha
125
other than Shiraz, what grapes are planted in Hill of Grace
Semillon, Mataro, Riesling
126
name two regions in south australia that produces mostly white grapes?
Adelaide Hills and Mt Gambier, both known for Sauv Blanc
127
what is the furthest south region in the Limestone Coast
Coonawarra
128
John Duval’s Plexus White is based on what grape
Marsanne/Roussanne/Viognier
129
Wendouree is a producer in what region
Clare Valley
130
what are the GIs within Southwest Australia zone
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Great Southern
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton
Blackwood Valley
Geographe
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131
who produces la florita riesling
jim barry
132
what body of water separates australia and tasmania
bass straight
133
chapoutier has a winery in what GI
Mt Benson
134
what is the grape of Yalumba's Virgulis
viognier
135
who is Yalumba's winemaker
Louisa Rose
136
# w
where would you find the Blackwood River
southern Marg River
137
what was the first released vintage of Para Liqueur
1978
138
what is the grape of Yalumba's Virgilus
Viognier
139
where would you find the town of Penola
Coonawarra
140
where did Phylloxera first arrive in aus
geelong
141
Mornington Peninsula separates what two bodies of water
Port Philip Bay
Bass Strait
142
where is the Ballerine peninsula?
Geelong
143
where is the Mount Camel range
Heathcote
144
The Yass Valley, Snowy Mountains and Lake George are important features of what region
Canberra
145
robert o'callahan was winemaker at what barossa estate
rockford
146
sue hodder is winemaker at what estate
wynn's
147
who is the winemaker of Yarra Yering
sarah crowe
148
jennife doyle is the winemaker for what sparkling producer
jansz
149
name two wines from Margaret River that are 1st Classified in the Langton's Classification
Cullen's Diana Madeline (cab/merlot)
Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay
150
name two 1st classified wines of the Hunter Valley
Tyrrell's Vat 1
Brokenwood's Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz
151
what Penfold's wines are 1st classified
Grange
Bin 707 (Cabernet)
Bin 389 (Cabernet Shiraz)
Yatturna
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name three Pinot Noir-based wines 1st Classified by Langton's
Mount Mary
Bindi Block 5
Bass Philips Reserve
153
Name three Yarra Valley wines listed as 1st Classified by Langton's
Mount Mary Pinot
Mount Mary Quintet
Yarra Yerring Dry Red #1
154
name two Langton's Classified wines from Tasmania
Tolpuddle Chardonnay
Tolpuddle Pinot Noir
155
Giaconda Estate is from what GI
Beechworth
156
Ian Lesley Riggs was the winemaker of what estate
Brokenwood
157
match the grape to the cuvee
Yangarra High Sands
Hewitson Old Garden
Grenache
Mouvedre
158
in what decade was Penfolds founded
1840s
159
where would you find the Murrumbidgee river
Canberra
160
what mountain range affects the climate of the Clare Valley
Mt Lofty Ranges
161
when was Nagambie Lakes founded
2001
162
most common clone of Pinot in austraia
MV6
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when did phyollexera arrive in yarra valley
2006
164
vineyards in the Macedon Ranges are at what elevation
400-600m
165
where are the estates Sorrenberg and Castagna
beechworth
166
Balnaves Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon comes from where?
Coonawarra
167
who produces the wines Tout Pres and Sangreal
By Farr in Geelong
Langton's Classified
168
Curly Flat is a producer where
Macedon Ranges
169
avg rainfall in barossa
19 inches
Drought is primary viticulture problem
170
name two producers part of the Artisans of Barossa
John Duval
Schwarz Wine Co
171
has South Australia ever experienced phylloxera?
no
172
Lyndoch and Maranga are unofficial subzones where
Barossa
173
who owns the Pewsey Vale vineyard
Yalumba
174
Torzi Matthews and Tin Shed are producers where
Eden Valley
175
elevation range of Clare Valley
400-550 m
176
the sellicks hill range affects what region
McLaren Vale
177
how much of McLaren Vale is dry farmed?
20%
178
Nepenthe and Tappanappa are producers where
Adelaide hills
179
Basket Range, Birdwood and Charleston are unofficial subregions where
Adelaide Hills
180
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what winds affect margaret river
roaring 40s
freemantle dr
albany dr
