Australia Flashcards
Australian appellation divisions
Zone
Region
Sub-region
How are regions and sub-reagions defined by Wine Australia?
Single tracts of land comprising at least five independently owned vineyards of at least 5 ha. with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually.
Mataro is a synonym for which grape?
Mouvedere
What is the most important classification of Australia’s wines?
Langton’s Classification
What is Langton’s Classification?
Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine is a listing of fine Australian wines compiled by wine-specialist auction house and online merchant Langton’s. The Classification is a ranking of the best-performing Australian wines based on secondary market support over a minimum of 10 vintages. It was first published in 1991.
Nickname for sherry-style fortified wines in Australia.
Stickies
In which GI would you find the sub-region of Nagambie Lakes?
Goulburn Valley
Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley are in which GI?
Adelaide Hills
Six states in Australia
South Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Western Australia
Tasmania
Queensland
What is included in the South Eastern Australia multistate zone?
Victoria
New South Wales
Tasmania
plus the winegrowing sectors of South Australia and Queensland
Zones of New South Wales
Northern Slopes
Norhtern Rivers
Hunter Valley
Central Ranges
Southern New South Wales
South Coast
Western Plains
Big Rivers
Queensland GIs
Granite Belt
South Burnett
Zones of South Australia
Far North
The Peninsulas
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Lower Murray
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone
The Adelaide Superzone includes what zones?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Fleurieu
Zones of Victoria
North West Victoria
Western Victoria
Central Victoria
Port Phillip
North East Victoria
Gippsland
Zones of Western Australia
South West Australia
Greater Perth
Central Western Australia
West Australian South East Coastal
Eastern Plains, Inland, & North of Western Australia
Seppeltsfield and Rowland Flat are informal sub-regions in which Australian GI?
Barossa Valley
The _________________ is Australia’s largest fine wine region, and it is the fourth-largest region overall.
Barossa Valley GI
100 Year Old Para Liqueur producer and region.
Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley
Barossa’s top bottlings
Penfolds “Grange”
Elderton “the Command”
Torbreck “RunRig” and “The Laird”
Producer of Australia’s first Sparkling Burgundy
Edmond Mazure, 1888, Adelaide Hills
Henschke’s Hill of Grace is produced in what region?
Eden Valley
Clarendon Hills is produced where?
McLaren Vale