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Australia Flashcards

1
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When were the first convicts to arrive in New South Wales colony?

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1788

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2
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When were the first vines planted in Tasmania?

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1823

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When were the first vines planted in South Australia?

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1837

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When were the first vines planted in Western Australia?

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1838

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5
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When was Penfolds founded?

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1844

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What was the first commercial winery in Barossa?

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Orlando Wines founded in 1847

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7
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When was Pewsey Vale vineyard planted?

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1847

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8
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When did phylloxera arrive?

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1877 in Geelong

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9
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What were the most recent drought vintages in Australia?

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2003

2006-2009

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10
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What were the challenging vintages in Australia from 2000 to present?

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2010 was rainy with some mildew

2011 Botrytis and Mildew and challenging

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11
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When was the Label Integrity Program introduced?

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1990

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12
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Who makes “Basket Press Shiraz”

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Rockford, in the Barossa Valley

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13
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Who makes Graveyard Shiraz?

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Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley

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14
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Who makes “Australis”

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It’s a Shiraz made by Clarendon Hills in the McLaren Vale

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15
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What are the requirements to be a wine region in Australia?

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Single tract of land
5 independent vineyards of 5 hectares apiece minimum
Minimum of 500 tons of grapes

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16
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Where is the wine Armagh from and who makes it? What grape is it from?

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Made by Jim Barry in the Clare Valley from Shiraz

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17
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Who makes the wine Diana-Madeline?

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It’s a Cabernet-Merlot blend made by Cullen in Margaret River

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18
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Where are the world’s oldest Syrah vines planted?

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1843 at the Freedom Vineyard in Barossa

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19
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Where is the oldest Cabernet in Australia?

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Penfold’s Block 42 was planted in 1888 in Barossa

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20
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35 year old vines in Barossa would be labeled how on a bottle?

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Old vines

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21
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Survivor vines in Barossa are how many years old?

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70 years

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22
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Ancestor vines are how old in Barossa?

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125

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23
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What are the levels of the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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Old vines: 35
Survivor: 70
Centenarian: 100
Ancestor: 125

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24
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Which Barossa winery is known to have a 100 year old Para Vintage Tawny?

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Seppettsfield

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25
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Where is Mount Mary winery located?

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Yarra Valley

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26
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Top South Australian vintages for the 1990s

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1990
1991
1996
1998

27
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Great South Australian vintages for the 1980s

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1983

1986

28
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Top vintages in South Australia for the 1970s

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1971

1976

29
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Top south Australian vintages of the 1960s

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1962
1963
1966

30
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Top South Australian vintages of the 1950s

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1952
1953
1955

31
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What are two subregions of the Adelaide Hills GI?

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Piccadilly GI

Lenswood GI

32
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What. Was the first vintage of “John Riddoch,” and who produces it?

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Wynn’s Coonawara produces this since the 1982 vintage.

33
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What was the last official Australian GI to be formed?

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Coonawara in 2003

34
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Who is Maurice O’Shea?

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Winemaker who produced “Hunter Valley Shiraz” at Mount Pleasant winery in New South Wales

35
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What are the subzones of the Hunter GI?

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Upper Hunter Valley
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin

Last two are part of Lower Hunter

36
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Where are the wineries of Tyrell’s, Brokenwood, McWilliam’s Mt. Pleasant located?

A

Hunter Valley

37
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Which grape is known as “Hunter Riesling?”

A

Semillon

38
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Who makes the top Semillon ILR Reserve?

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Brokenwood- released 6 years after vintage.

39
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Which are the subregions of the Central Ranges GI in New South Wales?

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Mudgee
Orange
Cowra

All three regions are on the Western slopes of the Great Dividing Range.

40
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Where would you find the GI Hastings Rivers?

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In the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales

41
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What are the GIs of the South Coast region of New South Wales?

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Shoalhaven Coast GI

Southern Highlands GI

42
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Who makes the wine “Noble One,” which grape is it made from?

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Botrytis Semillon from DeBertoli

43
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What is the geographic influence in the Canberra district of New South Wales?

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The snowy Mountains, also there is a mild, continental climate like the northern Rhone.

44
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Where would you find the GI’s of Hilltops, Gundagai and Tumbarumba?

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In the South New South Wales Zone.

45
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Who brought Pinot Noir to the Yarra Valley?

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James Busby brought Clos Vougeot cuttings to the Yarra Valley in 1831.

46
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Where would you find the GIs of Geelong and Macedon Ranges?

A

In Victoria in the Port Philip Zone. Very cool regions. Pinot Noir grows well here.

47
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What are the GIs of the Port Philip Zone?

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Yarra Valley
Mornington Peninsula
Geelong
Sunbury
Macedon Ranges
48
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What are the subregions of Tasmania?

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Northern:
Pipers River
Tamar Valley
North West Coast

Southern:
Derwent Valley
Huon Valley
Coal River/Richmond
The East Coast
49
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Which GI is farthest north in Western Australia? Swan District or Margaret River?

A

Swan District

50
Q

Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup are all subregions of what?

A

Great Southern in South West Australia

51
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What are the major grapes and wine style of Henty GI?

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Sparkling wine from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This is in Southwestern Victoria

52
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Major grape of Pyrenees GI?

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In Western Victoria- main grape is Shiraz and Cabernet

53
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Where is Gippsland GI and what is the primary grape grown there?

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It is in Eastern Victoria. Chardonnay is #1

54
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What are the subregions of Greater Perth GI?

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Peel
Perth Hills
Swan District

55
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What are the 4 categories that the Muscat of Rutherglen Network has created?

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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

56
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A bottle labeled “Rare” Rutherglen Muscat would be aged for an average of how many years? How many grams RS would it have?

A

Aged for a minimum of 20 years- this is the highest level of Muscat. RS would be between 210-400g/l

57
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What are two GIs that are shared by Victoria and New South Wales?

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Murray Darling and Swan Hill. They are both in North West Victoria on the border of New South Wales.

58
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GI: Majella

A

Coonawara

59
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GI: Moss Wood

A

Margaret River

60
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GI: Mount Mary

A

Yarra Valley- Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

61
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Best Barossa vintages since 2000

A

2005
2010
2015
2016

62
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Worst Barossa vintages since 2000

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2011- rain at harvest
2009- excessive heat
2003

63
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Best Barossa vintages from the 1990s

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1996

1998

2018 MS Alexis Iaconis (28 decks)

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