Australia Flashcards

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First five producers of Western Australia

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Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood, Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle

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First wine produced in Western Australia

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Vasse Felix Riesling, 1971

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Agronomist credited with suggesting viticulture in Western Australia

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John Gladstone (Gladstone’s lie, 115’ 18” East)

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Zones of Western Australia

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Central Western Australia
Eastern Plains, Inland, and North of Western Australia
Greater Perth
South West Australia
West Australia South East Coast
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Regions of Greater Perth

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Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District
- Swan Valley

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Regions of South West Australia

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Blackwood Valley
Geographe
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton
Great Southern
- Albany
- Denmark
- Frankland River
- Mount Barker
- Porongorup
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Location and grape focus: Peel

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WA; Greater Perth

mostly red grapes (shiraz, CS)

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Location and grape focus: Perth Hills

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WA; Greater Perth

mostly white grapes (CB, Verdehlo, Chad, Semillon)

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Location and grape focus: Swan District

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WA; Greater Perth
Mostly White (CB, Verdehlo, Chard)
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Location and grape focus: Swan Valley

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WA; Greater Perth; Swan District
Even Split (Shiraz, CS, CB, Verdehlo, Chard)
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Location and grape focus: Blackwood Valley

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly red (shiraz, CS)
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Location and grape focus: Geographe

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly white (SB, Semillon, Chard)
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Location and grape focus: Manjimup

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly White (SB, Semillon, Chard)
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Location and grape focus: Margaret River

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly White (Chard, SB, Semillon, Shiraz most-planted single variety)
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Location and grape focus: Pemberton

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly White (Chard, SB)
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Location and grape focus: Great Southern

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WA; South West Australia
Mostly Red (Shiraz, CS, Chard)
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Zones of Victoria

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North West Victoria
Western Victoria
Central Victoria
Port Phillip
North East Victoria
Gippsland
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Regions of Central Victoria

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Bendigo
Heathcote
Strathbogie Ranges
Upper Goulbourne
Goulbourne Valley
- Nagambie Lakes
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Regions of Gipplsand

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None

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Regions of North East Victoria

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Alpine Valleys
Beechworth
Glenrowan
King Valley
Rutherglen
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Regions of North West Victoria

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Murray Darling

Swan Hill

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Regions of Port Phillip

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Geelong
Macedon Ranges
Mornington Peninsula
Sunbury
Yarra Valley
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Regions of Western Victoria

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Henty
Pyrenees
Grampians
- Great Western

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24
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Graveyard Vineyard

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Brokenwood
Shiraz
Hunter Valley

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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Astralis

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Clarendon Hills
Syrah
McLaren Vale

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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Polish Hill

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Grosset
Riesling
Clare Valley

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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Hill of Grace

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Henschke
Shiraz
Eden Valley

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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Mount Edelstone

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Henchske
Shiraz
Eden Valley

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29
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? The Armagh

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Jim Barry
Shiraz
Clare Valley

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30
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Art Series

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Leeuwin Estate
Chardonnay (Also Riesling, Cabernet, Merlot)
Margaret River

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31
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First five inMargaret River

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Leeuwin Estate
Vasse Felix
Mosswood
Cullen
Cape Mentelle
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32
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Mosswood Vineyard

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Mosswood
Cabernet
Margaret River

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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Quintet

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Mount Mary
Cabernet
Yarra Valley

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34
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Grange

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Penfolds
Shiraz
South Australia

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35
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Bin 95

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Penfolds
Shiraz
South Australia (also known as Grange)

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36
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Basket Press

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Rockford
Shiraz
Barossa Valley

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37
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? John Riddock

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Wynn’s
Cabernet
Coonawarra

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38
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? RunRig

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Torbreck
Shiraz
Barossa Valley

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39
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? 100 year old para vintage tawny port

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Seppeltsfield
GSM Blend
Barossa

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40
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? The Dead Arm

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D’Arenberg
Shiraz
McLaren Vale

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41
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? The Noble One

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De Bortoli
Semillon (Botrytis)
Riverina

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42
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Jack Mann

A

Houghton
Cabernet
Great Southern

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43
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Emily’s Paddock

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Jasper Hill
Shiraz/ Cab Franc
Heathcote

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44
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Georgia’s Paddock

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Jasper Hill
Shiraz
Heathcote

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45
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Stonewell

A

Peter Lehmann
Shiraz
Barossa

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46
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Official GI’s of North Island

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North Island
Matakana (Auckland)
Waiheke Island (Auckland)
Gisbourne
Hawke's Bay
Northland
Wairarapa
Martinborough (Wairarapa)
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47
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Official GI’s of South Isladn

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South Island
Canterbury
Marlborough

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48
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Zones of South Australia

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Far North
The Peninsulas
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Lower Murray
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone
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49
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? The Laird

A

Torbreck
Shiraz
Barossa Valley

50
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Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Sweet White Show

A

Saltram
White grapes, bottled in 1972
South Australia

51
Q

Who Makes it? Where’s it from? What’s it made from? Roennfeldt Road

A

Greenock Creek
Shiraz, or Cabernet
Barossa Valley

52
Q

First vintage of Grange

A

1951, then underground, brought back in 1960

53
Q

Barossa Old Vine Charter Levels

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Old Vine: 35 years
Survivor: 70
Centenarian: 100
Ancestor: 125

54
Q

When was the Barossa Old Vine Charter created?

A

2009

55
Q

Ruthergrlen Muscat Classifications

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Rutherglen Muscat: 3-5 years, 180-240 g/L
Classic: 6-10 years, 200-280 g/L
Grand: 11-19years, 270-400 g/L
Rare: 20+ years, 270-400 g/L

56
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GI’s of Queensland

A

Granite Belt

South Burnett

57
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Zones of New South Wales

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Northern Slopes
Northern Rivers
Hunter Valley
Central Ranges
Southern New South Wales
South Coast
Western Plains
Big Rivers
58
Q

GI’s of Northern Slopes

A

New England Australia

59
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GI’s of Northern Rivers

A

Hastings River

60
Q

GI’s of Hunter Valley

A

Hunter

61
Q

Subzones of Hunter GI

A

Upper Hunter Valley
Pokolbin
Broke Fordwich

62
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GI’s of Central Ranges

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Cowree
Mudgee
Orange

63
Q

GI’s of Big Rivers

A

Murray Darling
Perricota
Riverina
Swan Hill

64
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GI’s of South Coast

A

Shoalhaven Coast

Southern Highlands

65
Q

GI’s Southern New South Wales

A

Canberra District
Gundagai
Hilltops
Tumbarumba

66
Q

Yarra Valley GI

A

Victoria, Port Phillip

PN most planted grape, followed by Chardonnay

67
Q

Strathbogie Ranges GI

A

Victoria, Central Victoria

PN, Chard

68
Q

Rutherglen GI

A

Victoria, North East Victoria

Shiraz, Durif, MBaPG, MRaPG

69
Q

Pyrenees GI

A

Victoria, Western Victoria

Shiraz, CS, Chard

70
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Mornington Peninsula GI

A

Victoria, Port Phillip

PN, PG, Chard

71
Q

King Valley GI

A

Victoria, NE Victoria

PG, Prosecco, Chard, PN, SB

72
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Heathcote GI

A

Victoria, Central Victoria

Shiraz, Chard

73
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Grampians GI

A

Victoria, Western Victoria

Shiraz

74
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Goulburn Valley GI

A

Victoria, Central Victoria

Shiraz, Chard

75
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Glenrowan GI

A

Victoria, NE Victoria

CS, Shiraz

76
Q

Coldstream Hills

A

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

77
Q

De Bortoli

A

Yarra Valley, Victoria, australia

Largest producer in region

78
Q

Domaine Chandon Australia

A

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Est 1986

79
Q

Giant Steps

A

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

80
Q

Seville Estate

A

Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

81
Q

Yarra yerring

A
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia 
OG producer founded 1969
Dry farmed
Dry red #1 Cabernet blend
Dry red #2 Shiraz blend
Dry red #3 Port red blend
82
Q

Yarra Yerring dry red #’s 1,2,3 major grape varieties

A

1 Cabernet
2 Shiraz
3 Portuguese red blend

83
Q

Soils of Yarra Valley

A

Grey-brown sandy clay Liam& rock mixture in northern parts

Red volcanic souls in south

84
Q

First GI with phylloxera

A

Geelong

Port Phillip zone, Victoria, Australia

85
Q

By Farr/ Farr Rising

A

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

86
Q

Bannockburn vineyards

A

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

87
Q

GI’s of port Phillip zone

A
Yarra Valley 
Mornington peninsula 
Geelong
Macedon ranges
Sunbury
88
Q

Bindi wine growers

A

Macedon ranges, Victoria, Australia

89
Q

Curly Flat

A

Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia

90
Q

Cobaw Ridge

A

Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia

91
Q

Craiglee winery

A

Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

92
Q

Goona Warra vineyard

A

Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

93
Q

New “Sherry” term from rutherglen

A

Apera

94
Q

Apera

A

Updated term for “sherry style” wines from rurherglen

95
Q

James Halliday’s wine estate

A

Cold Stream Hills

96
Q

Most planted grape in mornington peninsula

A
Chardonnay (1)
Pinot noir (2)
97
Q

Australian wine ranking publication

A

Langton’s

7th edition, first published in 1990

98
Q

Producer with two “outstanding” wines in Langtons

A

Henschke

Hill of Grace
Mount Edelstone Shiraz

99
Q

Quality levels of Langtons

A

Exceptional (highest)
Outstanding
Excellent (lowest)

100
Q

Term for tokay and year of effect

A

Topaque

2020

101
Q

Term for sherry and year of effect

A

Apera

2011

102
Q

Largest GI in Australia by landmass

A

Riverland GI

South Australia

103
Q

Largest region in Australia by production volume

A

Big Rivers Zone

NSW Australia

104
Q

Highest elevation GI in Australia

A

Orange
Central ranges zone
NSW Australia

105
Q

First varietal bottling of chard in Australia

A

Tyrrell’s vat 47 “Pinot Chardonnay “ in 1971

106
Q

GI’s of Central Ranges Zone

A

Mudgee
Orange
Cowra

107
Q

GI’s of Big Rivers Zone

A

Riverina
Perricoota
Swan Hill
Murray Darling

108
Q

GI’s of Northern Rivers Zone

A

Hastings River

109
Q

GI’s of Northern Slopes Zone

A

New England Australia

110
Q

GI’s of South Coast Zone

A

Shoalhaven Cost

Southern Highlands

111
Q

GI’s of Sourhern New South Wales Zone

A

Canberra District
Hilltops
Gundagai
Tumbarumba

112
Q

Geographic features of NSW

A

Pacific Ocean
Great dividing range
Snowy mountains

113
Q

Where is clonakilla located

A

Canberra District
New South Wales
Australia

114
Q

First vintage of clonakilla Shiraz-viognier

A

1992

115
Q

First vintage of de Bortoli’s botrytis semillon

A

1982

116
Q

When was Casella founded and what do they make?

A

1969

Yellow tail

117
Q

Largest family owned winery in Australia?

A

Casella
Riverina
Big Rivers Zone
NSW

118
Q

Zones of Western Australia

A

South West Australia
Greater Perth
Central Western Australia
West Australian South East Coastal
Eastern Plains, inland and north of Western Australia

119
Q

GIs of greater Perth zone

A

Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District (swan valley)

120
Q

GIs of South West Australia

A

Blackwood Valley
Géographe
Great Southern*
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton

Great southern sub zones
Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount barker
Porongurup

121
Q

Great southern sub zones

A

Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount barker
Porongurup