Australia Flashcards
When were the first convicts to arrive in New South Wales colony?
1788
When were the first vines planted in Tasmania?
1823
When were the first vines planted in South Australia?
1837
When were the first vines planted in Western Australia?
1838
When was Penfolds founded?
1844
What was the first commercial winery in Barossa?
Orlando Wines founded in 1847
When was Pewsey Vale vineyard planted?
1847
When did phylloxera arrive?
1877 in Geelong
What were the most recent drought vintages in Australia?
2003
2006-2009
What were the challenging vintages in Australia from 2000 to present?
2010 was rainy with some mildew
2011 Botrytis and Mildew and challenging
When was the Label Integrity Program introduced?
1990
Who makes “Basket Press Shiraz”
Rockford, in the Barossa Valley
Who makes Graveyard Shiraz?
Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley
Who makes “Australis”
It’s a Shiraz made by Clarendon Hills in the McLaren Vale
What are the requirements to be a wine region in Australia?
Single tract of land
5 independent vineyards of 5 hectares apiece minimum
Minimum of 500 tons of grapes
Where is the wine Armagh from and who makes it? What grape is it from?
Made by Jim Barry in the Clare Valley from Shiraz
Who makes the wine Diana-Madeline?
It’s a Cabernet-Merlot blend made by Cullen in Margaret River
Where are the world’s oldest Syrah vines planted?
1843 at the Freedom Vineyard in Barossa
Where is the oldest Cabernet in Australia?
Penfold’s Block 42 was planted in 1888 in Barossa
35 year old vines in Barossa would be labeled how on a bottle?
Old vines
Survivor vines in Barossa are how many years old?
70 years
Ancestor vines are how old in Barossa?
125
What are the levels of the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Old vines: 35
Survivor: 70
Centenarian: 100
Ancestor: 125
Which Barossa winery is known to have a 100 year old Para Vintage Tawny?
Seppettsfield
Where is Mount Mary winery located?
Yarra Valley
Top South Australian vintages for the 1990s
1990
1991
1996
1998
Great South Australian vintages for the 1980s
1983
1986
Top vintages in South Australia for the 1970s
1971
1976
Top south Australian vintages of the 1960s
1962
1963
1966
Top South Australian vintages of the 1950s
1952
1953
1955
What are two subregions of the Adelaide Hills GI?
Piccadilly GI
Lenswood GI
What. Was the first vintage of “John Riddoch,” and who produces it?
Wynn’s Coonawara produces this since the 1982 vintage.
What was the last official Australian GI to be formed?
Coonawara in 2003
Who is Maurice O’Shea?
Winemaker who produced “Hunter Valley Shiraz” at Mount Pleasant winery in New South Wales
What are the subzones of the Hunter GI?
Upper Hunter Valley
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Last two are part of Lower Hunter
Where are the wineries of Tyrell’s, Brokenwood, McWilliam’s Mt. Pleasant located?
Hunter Valley
Which grape is known as “Hunter Riesling?”
Semillon
Who makes the top Semillon ILR Reserve?
Brokenwood- released 6 years after vintage.
Which are the subregions of the Central Ranges GI in New South Wales?
Mudgee
Orange
Cowra
All three regions are on the Western slopes of the Great Dividing Range.
Where would you find the GI Hastings Rivers?
In the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales
What are the GIs of the South Coast region of New South Wales?
Shoalhaven Coast GI
Southern Highlands GI
Who makes the wine “Noble One,” which grape is it made from?
Botrytis Semillon from DeBertoli
What is the geographic influence in the Canberra district of New South Wales?
The snowy Mountains, also there is a mild, continental climate like the northern Rhone.
Where would you find the GI’s of Hilltops, Gundagai and Tumbarumba?
In the South New South Wales Zone.
Who brought Pinot Noir to the Yarra Valley?
James Busby brought Clos Vougeot cuttings to the Yarra Valley in 1831.
Where would you find the GIs of Geelong and Macedon Ranges?
In Victoria in the Port Philip Zone. Very cool regions. Pinot Noir grows well here.
What are the GIs of the Port Philip Zone?
Yarra Valley Mornington Peninsula Geelong Sunbury Macedon Ranges
What are the subregions of Tasmania?
Northern:
Pipers River
Tamar Valley
North West Coast
Southern: Derwent Valley Huon Valley Coal River/Richmond The East Coast
Which GI is farthest north in Western Australia? Swan District or Margaret River?
Swan District
Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup are all subregions of what?
Great Southern in South West Australia
What are the major grapes and wine style of Henty GI?
Sparkling wine from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This is in Southwestern Victoria
Major grape of Pyrenees GI?
In Western Victoria- main grape is Shiraz and Cabernet
Where is Gippsland GI and what is the primary grape grown there?
It is in Eastern Victoria. Chardonnay is #1
What are the subregions of Greater Perth GI?
Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District
What are the 4 categories that the Muscat of Rutherglen Network has created?
Created in 1995 it is a self-regulating organization. This classification is applied to both Muscat and Topaque.
Rutherglen Muscat: 3-5years. 180-240 g/l
Classic: 6-10 years. 200-280g/l
Grand: 11-19 years. 270-400g/l
Rare: Min 20 years. 210-400g/l
A bottle labeled “Rare” Rutherglen Muscat would be aged for an average of how many years? How many grams RS would it have?
Aged for a minimum of 20 years- this is the highest level of Muscat. RS would be between 210-400g/l
What are two GIs that are shared by Victoria and New South Wales?
Murray Darling and Swan Hill. They are both in North West Victoria on the border of New South Wales.
GI: Majella
Coonawara
GI: Moss Wood
Margaret River
GI: Mount Mary
Yarra Valley- Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Best Barossa vintages since 2000
2005
2010
2015
2016
Worst Barossa vintages since 2000
2011- rain at harvest
2009- excessive heat
2003
Best Barossa vintages from the 1990s
1996
1998
