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1
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Who is Max Schubert?

A

Pioneering Australian winemaker, most notably credited with creating Penfolds Grange Hermitage

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What is the Label Integrity Program? What are its stipulations?

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Introduced in 1990, it stipulated that wines labeled by variety, vintage, or region must contain 85% of stated grape, year, or region.

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When were the first GIs rolled out?

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1994

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What areas are included within the Southeastern Australia Zone?

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Part of South Australia, Part of Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales

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True or False: Chaptalization is illegal in Australia

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TRUE

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What are the G.Is of the Mount Lofty Ranges

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Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley

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What Zone contains Adelaide Hills?

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Mount Lofty Ranges

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What are the GIs of Western Australia?

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Swan Valley, Perth Hills, Peel, Geographe, Blackwood Valley, Margaret River, Manjimup, Pemberton, Great Southern

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What are the G.I.s of Great Southern?

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Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongorup

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What is the northernmost GI of Great Southern?

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Frankland River

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Where is Mount Barker, Mount Benson, and Mount Gambier respectively?

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Mount Barker is a GI of Great Southern. Mount Gambier and Mount Benson are both GIs within the Limestone Coast of South Australia.

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12
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What varieties are common in Mount Barker GI?

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Riesling and Shiraz

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What are the key varieties of Denmark and Albany?

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Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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Who are the “first five” of Margaret River

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

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15
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Where does Cullen produce wine?

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Margaret River

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16
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Recommend a cabernet based wine from Margaret River GI

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Vasse Felix Heytesbury

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17
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Recommend a chardonnay from Margaret River

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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay

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18
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What is the Australian synonym for Mourvedre?

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Mataro

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19
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What is the climate of Margaret River?

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Maritime. Mediterranean in terms of rainfall.

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20
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What bodies of water lie to the West and South of Western Australia?

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Indian Ocean is West. Southern Ocean is South.

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21
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What is the hottest GI in Western Australia

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Perth Hills

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22
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What does the term ‘doctors-cum-winemakers’ refer to? Give an example.

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Early development of viticulture, particularly in Western Australia dominated by Doctors. Dr. Tom Cullity of Vasse Felix.

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23
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Where is Castelli Estate?

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Great Southern GI of Western Australia

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24
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True or False: South Australia is phylloxera free

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TRUE

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25
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What region is Australia is known as ‘The Wine State’?

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South Australia

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26
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What vineyard has the world’s oldest syrah vines? What year were they planted?

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Langmeil ‘Freedom’ Vineyard. Barossa. 1843

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27
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Where is the ‘Freedom’ Vineyard?

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Barossa

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28
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Where is Robe GI?

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Limestone Coast of South Australia

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Where is Mount Benson?

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Limestone Coast of South Australia

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Where is Mount Gambier?

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Limestone Coast of South Australia

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What are the GIs of the LImestone Coast?

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Robe, Coonawarrra, Padthaway, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Wrattonbully,

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32
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Where is Wrattonbully?

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Limestone Coast of South Australia

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33
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Where is the Lower Murray Zone?

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South Australia

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34
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What is the sole GI of the Lower Murray Zone?

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Riverland GI

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35
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Where is Riverland GI?

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Lower Murray Zone, South Australia

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What are the GIs of the Fleurieu Zone?

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Mclaren Vale, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorne Creek, Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island

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37
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What zone contains Kangaroo Island?

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Fleurieu Zone

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38
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What zone contains the Southern Flinders Ranges?

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Far North Zone, South Australia

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39
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What are the GIs of the Barossa Zone?

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Eden Valley, Barossa Valley

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40
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How old must vines be to be listed as Centenarian vines in the Barossa Charter?

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100 years

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41
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How old must the vines be for Ancestor vines in the Barossa Charter?

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125 years

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42
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How old are Survivor Vines in the Barossa Charter?

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70 years

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43
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What are the 4 categories of the Barossa Charter?

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Old Vines, Survivor Vines, Centenarian Vines, Ancestor Vines

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44
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Who produces ‘The Laird’?

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Torbreck

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45
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What are the soils of Barossa?

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Loamy, clay soils

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46
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What is second most planted variety in Barossa?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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47
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What is the most planted variety in Barossa?

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Shiraz

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48
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What is the most planted white grape in Barossa?

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Chardonnay

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49
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Where is the North Para River?

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Barossa

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50
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Recommend a Shiraz from Barossa Valley

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Elderton Command.

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51
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True or False: Penfolds Grange is 100% Barossa Fruit

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FALSE

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52
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What are the main differences between Barossa and Eden Valley?

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Eden Valley is cooler, wetter, higher elevation, and is more sparsely planted

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53
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Where is ‘Hill of Grace’?

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Eden Valley

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54
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Who makes ‘Virgilius’? Where is it located?

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Yalumba. Eden Valley.

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55
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Recommend a riesling from Eden Valley

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Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling. Released after 5 years!

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56
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Where is Heggies Vineyard? What is it most known for?

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Eden Valley. Chardonnay.

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57
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What are the sub regions of Adelaide Hills?

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Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley

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58
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What is the most planted grape of Adelaide Hill GI?

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Sauvignon Blanc. Whites account for 70% of plantings here.

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59
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Where is ‘Mount Edelstone’? Who produces this wine?

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Eden Valley. Henschke

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60
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Where is Polish Hill?

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Clare Valley

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61
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Where is Lenswood GI?

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Adelaide Hills

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62
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Where is Piccadilly GI?

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Adelaide Hills

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63
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What are the unofficial sub regions of Clare Valley?

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Watervale, Polish Hill

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64
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Recommend two producers of riesling from Clare Valley

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Grosset, Pikes

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65
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True or False: Whites are more commonly planted in Clare Valley

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False. Reds dominate with 64% of plantings.

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66
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What is the climate of McLaren Vale?

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Maritime

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67
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What is the most planted white of McLaren Vale?

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Chardonnay

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68
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Who produces ‘Dead Arm’? Where is it produced?

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D’Arenberg. McLaren Vale

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What are the soils of McLaren Vale?

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Brown loamy soils

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70
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Recommend a chardonnay from McLaren Vale

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Gemtree ‘Citrine’ Chardonnay

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71
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Who produces ‘Obsidian’? Where is it produced?

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Gemtree, McLaren Vale

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72
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Where does Clarendon Hills make Astralis?

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McLaren Vale

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73
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What is Terra Rossa?

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Type of red clay produced by weathering of limestone caused by oxidation and the appearance of iron oxide.

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74
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Who owns half of the vineyards of Coonawarra?

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Wynns

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75
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Where is Wynns famous for making wine?

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Coonawarra

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76
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Where is Majella estate?

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Coonawarra

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77
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What are the most planted varieties in Mount Gambier GI?

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Pinor Noir and Sauvignon Blanc

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78
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True or False: Victoria has been phylloxera free

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FALSE

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79
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Where is Domaine Chandon in Australia?

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Yarra Valley, Victoria

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80
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What zone contains Sunbury GI?

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Port Phillip

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81
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What zone contains Geelong GI?

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Port Phillip

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82
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What are the GIs of Port Phillip?

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Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Sunbury

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83
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What is the most planted variety in Yarra Valley GI?

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Chardonnay

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84
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Where is Coldstream Hills based?

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Yarra Valley, Victoria

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85
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Recommend a pinot noir from Victoria

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BINDI ‘Block 5’ Pinot Noir Macedon Ranges, Victoria

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86
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What region is Tahblik well known for?

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Goulburn Valley

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87
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Who is the most famous producer of Goulburn Valley?

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Tahblik

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88
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Is botrytis desireable in Rutherglen Muscat?

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No. Ruins varietal character

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89
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What is the main difference from Rutherglen Muscat and Topaque?

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Topaque is produced from white grapes while Muscat can be red or white

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90
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What is the grape of Topaque

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muscadelle

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91
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Recommend a Rutherglen Muscat

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Chambers Rare Rutherglen Muscat

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92
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What other GI produces similar styles of Fortified wines as Rutherglen?

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Glenrowan

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93
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Where is Giaconda estate?

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Beechworth

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94
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Where is Beechworth GI?

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North East Victoria

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95
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What GI contains Great Western GI?

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Grampians GI

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96
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Where is Pyrenees GI?

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Western Victoria

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97
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What Zone in Victoria does not contain any GIs?

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Gippsland

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98
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What are the GIs of North East Victoria?

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Rutherglen, King Valley, Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenrowan

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What are the GIs of Central Victoria?

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Bendigo, Goulburn Valley, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn

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What are the GIs of Port Phillip?

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Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Sunbury

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What are the GIs of Western VIctoria?

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Grampians, Pyrenees, Henty

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102
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What are the GIs of NorthWest Victoria?

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Murray Darling, Swan Hill

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103
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Where is Broke Fordwich?

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Hunter Valley

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104
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Where are the oldest plantings of Verdelho in Australia?

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Broke Fordwich, Hunter GI

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105
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Where is Pokolbin?

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Hunter GI

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106
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What are the sub regions of Hunter GI?

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Upper Hunter Valley, Broke Fordwich, Pokolbin

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107
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What is the most planted grape in Hunter Valley?

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Semillon

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108
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Recommend a bottling of Hunter Valley Semillon

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Tyrell’s Vat 1

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109
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What is Brokenwood ‘ILR Reserve’? Where is it produced?

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Semillon. Hunter Valley

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110
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What are the GIs of the Central Ranges Zone?

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Mudgee, Cowra, Orange

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111
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Where is the Central Ranges Zone?

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New South Wales

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112
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What is the difference between Swan Valley and Swan Hill?

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Swan Valley is in Western Victoria. Swan Hill is in New South Wales.

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113
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Where is Craigmoor?

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Mudgee GI

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114
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What GI has the highest elevations in the country?

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Orange GI, New South Wales

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115
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Where is Riverina?

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Big Rivers Zone. New South Wales.

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116
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What GI is also known as the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area?

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Riverina

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117
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What is the difference between Riverina GI and Riverland GI

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Riverina GI is located in the Big Rivers Zone of New South Wales. Riverland GI is located in the Lower Murray Zone of South Australia.

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118
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Where is the Canberra District? What is it known for?

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South New South Wales. Syrah. Comparisons to Cote Rotie.

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119
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Where does Clonakilla produce wine?

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Canberra District GI

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120
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Where is Perricota GI?

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Big Rivers Zone, New South Wales

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121
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What GI is shared between Victoria and New South Wales?

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Murray Darling

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122
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Where is Hastings River?

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Northern Rivers Zone, New South Wales

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123
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Where is New England Australia?

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Northern Slopes Zone, New South Wales

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124
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What GI is located in Northern Slopes?

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New England Australia

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125
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What are the GIs of Big Rivers Zone?

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Murray Darling, Perricota, Riverina, Swan Hill

126
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What are the GIs of the South Coast Zone?

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Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands

127
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Where is Tumbarumba GI?

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Southern New South Wales, New South Wales

128
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Where is Gundagai?

A

Southern New South Wales, New South Wales

129
Q

Where is Hilltops GI?

A

Southern New South Wales, New South Wales

130
Q

Where is the Western Plains Zone?

A

New South Wales

131
Q

Where is CoalRiver?

A

Tasmania

132
Q

Where is the Tamar Valley?

A

Tasmania

133
Q

What is Australia coolest and southernmost wined producing area?

A

Tasmania

134
Q

Recommend a producer of sparkling wine from Tasmania

A

Jansz Premium Vintage cuvee

135
Q

What is the most planted variety of Tasmania?

A

Pinot Noir

136
Q

Who produces Cyril Cabernet?

A

Henschke

137
Q

Who owns Penfolds and Lindemans?

A

Treasury Wine Estates

138
Q

What GIs touch the coast in Victoria?

A

Henty in Western Victoria, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong in Port Philip, and Gippsland.

139
Q

Name the zone for the following appellations: Bendigo and Pyrenees.

A

Bendigo is in Central Victoria. Pyrenees is in Western Victoria.

140
Q

Who was Maurice O Shea?

A

He founded Mt.Pleasant in Hunter Valley in 1925 and produced some of Australia’s first wines labeled by variety.

141
Q

When was the first vintage of Grange Hermitage

A

1951

142
Q

What was the first vintage of Hill of Grace?

A

1958

143
Q

What are the three categories of Langton’s Classification of Australian wine?

A

Exceptional, Outstanding, and Excellent

144
Q

List 3 wines that are recognized in Langton’s Classification of Australian wine

A

Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay, Rockford Basket Press Shiraz, Wendouree Shiraz, Moss Wood Cabernet, Clarendon Hills Astralis, Giaconda Chardonnay, Grosset Polish Hill Riesling

145
Q

What happened in the 2003, 2006, 2008, and 2009 vintages of Australia?

A

Drought

146
Q

What unique events occured in the 2009 and 2011 vintages of Australia?

A

In 2009 the Victorian bush fires and in 2011 La Nina inflicted some of the wettest growing seasons ever in South East Australia

147
Q

Name 3 wineries owned by Treasury Wine Estates

A

Coldstream Hills, Penfolds, Wynns, Beringer, BV Vineyards

148
Q

What is the most planted white in Australia?

A

Chardonnay

149
Q

If multiple grapes are included in a blend, what is required by the Label Integrity Program?

A

They must be listed in order of proportion in the blend

150
Q

What are 3 stipulations of the Label Integrity Prregion.

A

Min. 85% of variety, vintage, and Region. If a blend, all varietys included must be listed in proportion of the blend. All components must make up 85%. Also any reference to foreign geographical regions is prohibited. Labels must also declare the amount of standard drinks the wine contains

151
Q

What is the largest state in Australia?

A

Western Australia

152
Q

What is typical of much of the typography in Western Australia?

A

Most vineyards are planted on relatively flat coastal plains

153
Q

What two ocean breezes moderate temperatures in Western Australia?

A

Albany Doctor and Freemantile Doctor

154
Q

What are the soils of Margaret River?

A

Free draining gravels and sandy loam

155
Q

Who was Dr. John Gladstones

A

a Legal agronomist that identified and suggested the creation of six different sub regions based on climate and soil difference in Margaret River

156
Q

Where is Wilyabrup?

A

Margaret River

157
Q

Where is Yallingup?

A

Margaret River

158
Q

Where is Karridale?

A

Margaret River

159
Q

Name two subregions of Margaret River

A

Wilyabrup, Wallcliffe, Yallingup, Karridale, Treeton, Carbunup

160
Q

Where does Voyager estate produce wine?

A

Margaret River

161
Q

What subregion of Margaret River is considered the Cabernet Heartland?

A

Wilyabrup Valley

162
Q

What is the ‘Golden Triangle’

A

The holy trinity of Margaret River Chardonnay, all within Wallcliffe–Cape Mentelle, Leeuwin Estate, and Voyager Estate

163
Q

What is the 2nd most prominent GI in Western Australia?

A

Great Southern GI

164
Q

Where is Forest Hill? Why is this important?

A

It is in Mount Barker. This was the site where Houghton and its famed winemaker Jack Mann, produced Great Southern’s first red wine from Forest Hill Cabernet Grapes in 1972.

165
Q

What grape variety is the most planted in both Pemberton and Manjimup GIs?

A

Sauvignon Blanc. Remember these are cool climate regions that sit parallel to Great Southern GI.

166
Q

Where does Houghton produce wines?

A

They are a BIG player in Western Australia

167
Q

What GIs are contained within the Adelaide Super Zone?

A

Mount Lofty Ranges, Barossa Zone, and Fleurieu Zone

168
Q

Where does Jacob’s Creek produce wine?

A

Barossa. Located in Rowland Flat, thiswas also where Orlando Wines was established.

169
Q

Who produces Bin 707?

A

Penfolds. Flagship Cabernet wine

170
Q

What are Australia’s oldest Cabernet vines?

A

Penfolds Block 42 in Barossa

171
Q

Where is Seppeltsfield?

A

Barossa

172
Q

Who produces ‘RunRig’? Where is it produced?

A

Torbreck. Barossa

173
Q

Who produces Plexus? Why is this worth conversation?

A

John Duval,former winemaker for Grange at Penfolds

174
Q

What are key differences between Eden Valley and Barossa?

A

Eden has higher elevation, a more hilly terrain, is cooler, wetter, with stonier soils

175
Q

What is the coolest region in South Australia?

A

Adelaide Hills GI

176
Q

What is the most planted grape in Adelaide Hills?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

177
Q

Who produces the Armagh? Where is it produced?

A

Jim Barry. Clare Valley.

178
Q

What body of water lies west of Mclaren Vale?

A

The Gulf of St. Vincent

179
Q

What body of water supplies water for Langhorne Creek?

A

Lake Alexandrina. The region didn’t kick off until the 1990s when licenses were granted to transport irrigation water from the lake to the mouth of the Murray River

180
Q

Who is the longest producer in Langhorne Creek?

A

Metala. They make a redblend at Stonyfell Vineyard

181
Q

Who was John Riddoch?

A

Landowner and politician who owned 28,500 haof land across Australia and planted the first vines in Coonawarra in 1891

182
Q

What is the climate of Coonawarra?

A

Cool Mediterranean

183
Q

List from north to South: Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully

A

Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra

184
Q

Who were the Ryrie brothers?

A

Three Scottishborn cattlemen from Sydney that leased 43,000 acres for grazing in Yarra Valley–and named their property ‘Yerring’

185
Q

Where did Phylloxera first appear in Victoria?

A

Geelong

186
Q

Who produces Quintet? Where is it produced?

A

Mount Mary. It is a Cabernet based blend that is produced in the Yarra Valley. Veryfamous wine.

187
Q

What is the coolest GI on the Australian mainland?

A

Macedon Ranges

188
Q

Who produces 1860 Vines Shiraz?

A

Tahbilk

189
Q

Who produces 1927 Vines Marsanne?

A

Tahbilk

190
Q

True or False: Rutherglen muscat is produced by red grapes

A

True. Red grapes.

191
Q

What eight wineries produce Muscat wines in Rutherglen?

A

All Saints, Chambers, Campbells, Stanton and Killeen, Rutherglen Estates, Buller, Pfeiffer

192
Q

Where does Stanton and Kileen produce wine?

A

Rutherglen (Muscat)

193
Q

Where does All Saints produce wine?

A

Rutherglen (muscat)

194
Q

What is the Great Dividing Range?

A

A complex of mountain chains runing along the entire coastline of New South Wales, blocking western areas from rainfall and cooling maritime breezes

195
Q

What geological feature influences the climate of New South Wales rainfall?”

A

Great Dividing Range

196
Q

What is Australia’s oldest continuously operating winery?

A

Wyndhams in New South Wales

197
Q

Who produces Graveyard Shiraz?

A

Brokenwood

198
Q

who produced Vat 47 Pinot and what is it?

A

Tyrell. The Country’s first bottling of Chardonnay in 1971

199
Q

Where does Lark Hill produce wine?

A

Canberra District GI

200
Q

Where is Granite Belt GI?

A

Queensland

201
Q

Where is South Burnett GI?

A

Queensland

202
Q

What body of water separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland?

A

Bass Straight

203
Q

Tamar Valley is in what part of Tasmania?

A

Northern Tasmania

204
Q

Coal River is in what part of Tasmania?

A

Southern Tasmania

205
Q

Name two subregions of Northern Tasmania

A

Tamar and Pipers River

206
Q

Where is Pipers River?

A

Northern Tasmania

207
Q

Where is the Derwent Valley?

A

Southern Tasmania

208
Q

Where is Huon valley?

A

Southern Tasmania

209
Q

Where does Jasper Hill produce wine?

A

Victoria. Ron Laughton considered a legend in region. Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz

210
Q

Where does Cloudburst produce Pinot?

A

Margaret River

211
Q

When was the first vines in Australia arrived?

A

in 1788

212
Q

What’s the biggest wine procuding state in Australia? and how’s the production?

A

South Australia produces 51%

213
Q

What was the biggest production post-phylloxera in Australia?

A

fortified wine. about 80%

214
Q

What is prohibited winemaking method in Australia?

A

Chaptalization

215
Q

When was the Wine Australia (government authority) established?

A

in 1981

216
Q

What’s the min % of stated grape, year, or region in Australia?

A

85%

217
Q

True or False: All components making up a min 85% of the blend must appear on the label in Australia.

A

TRUE

218
Q

What is GIs in Australia?

A

Geographical Indications

219
Q

Name 6 States produce wine in Australia

A
  1. South Australia
220
Q

Which State has the first vineyards in Australia?

A

New South Wales in 1788

221
Q

Name 8 zones of New South Wales.

A
  1. Northern Slopes
222
Q

NAme 4 GIs of Big Rivers

A
  1. Murray Darling
223
Q

Name 3 GIs of Central Ranges

A
  1. Cowra
224
Q

Name 3GIs of Hunter Valley

A
  1. Broke Fordwich
225
Q

Name 1 GIs of Northern Rivers

A

Hastings River

226
Q

Name 1 GIs of Northern Slopes

A

New England Australia

227
Q

Name 2 GIs of South Coast

A
  1. Shoalhaven Coast
228
Q

Name 4 GIs of Southern New South Wales

A
  1. Canberra District - Shiraz & Viognier
229
Q

Name 2 GIs that are located in both New South Wales ad Victoria.

A
  1. Murray Darling
230
Q

Who produces Yellow tail?

A

Casella in Riverina

231
Q

Who produces Noble One, a botrytised semillon dessert wine?

A

De Bortoli in Riverina

232
Q

Which GIs is famous for oldest Verdelho planting?

A

Broke Fordwich of Hunter Valley

233
Q

Name the 6 zones in Victoria

A
  1. North West Victoria
234
Q

Name GIs of Central Victoria

A
  1. Bendigo
235
Q

Where is Nagambie Lakes?

A

Goulburn Valley

236
Q

Name GIs of North East Victoria

A
  1. Alpine Valleys
237
Q

NAme GIs of North West Victoria

A
  1. Murray Darling - Chardonnay & Shiraz
238
Q

Name GIs of Port Phillip

A
  1. Geelong
239
Q

Name the GI’s of Western Victoria Zone

A
  1. Pyrenees
240
Q

Where is Great Western?

A

Grampians

241
Q

What’s the smallest & coolest state on the Australian mainland?

A

Victoria

242
Q

Which GI is the oldest wine region in Victoria?

A

Yarra Valley

243
Q

Where is Domaine Chandon?

A

in Yarra Valley, in 1987

244
Q

Climate of coastal Victoria?

A

Maritime climates

245
Q

What’s the coolest GI in Victoria?

A

Mornington Peninsula

246
Q

Climate of Inland Victoria?

A

Continental Climate

247
Q

Who has one of the oldest Shiraz and Marsanne vines in Australia?

A

Tahbilk, “1860 vines” shiraz

248
Q

what is formely Tokay, a fortified wine produced from Muscadelle grapes?

A

Topaque?

249
Q

What is the Muscat of Rutherglen Network?

A

Established in 1995. Producer imposed 4-tier classification system of sweet wines, based on age, sweetness and complexity.

250
Q

List all 4-tier classification system of Muscat of Rutherglen Network.

A
  1. Rutherglen Muscat - 3-5 yrs average, Fresh raisin aromas, rich fruit, clean spirit and great palate length.
251
Q

Name three producers of muscat of rutherglen network

A
  1. All saints
252
Q

Name all 8 zones of South Australia

A
  1. Far North
253
Q

What’s subzones of Adelaide Superzone

A
  1. Barossa
254
Q

Name all GIs of Barossa

A
  1. Barossa Valley
255
Q

Name 3 top producers from the Barossa Valley.

A
  1. Penfolds - Grange
256
Q

Name a sub GI of Eden Valley

A

High Eden

257
Q

Name top producers from the Eden Valley

A
  1. Henschke - Hill of Grace
258
Q

Name all GIs of Fleurieu

A
  1. Currency Creek
259
Q

Name top 3 wines from McLaren Vale.

A
  1. D’Arenberg - Dead Arm Shiraz
260
Q

Name all GIs of Mount Lofty Ranges

A
  1. Adelaide Hills - Sauvignon Blanc
261
Q

Name 2 unofficial sub GIs of Clare Valley.

A
  1. Watervale
262
Q

The best producer in Clare Valley.

A

Grosset

263
Q

Name sub GIs of Adelaide Hills

A
  1. Lenswood
264
Q

Name all GIs of Far North

A

Southern Flinders Ranges

265
Q

Name all GIs of Limestone Coast

A
  1. Coonawarra
266
Q

Name all GIs of Lower Murray.

A

Riverland

267
Q

What is terra rossa soil and where is it found?

A

well-drained red topsoil in Coonawarra & Padthaway.

268
Q

Climate of Fleurieu?

A

Mediterranean

269
Q

Name 5 Zones of Western Australia

A
  1. South West Australia
270
Q

Name all GIs in Greater Perth

A
  1. Peel
271
Q

What’s the hottest GI in Australia?

A

Swan District in Greater Perth

272
Q

Name sub GIs in Swan District

A

Swan Valley

273
Q

Name all GIs of South West Australia

A
  1. Blackwood Valley
274
Q

Name 3 key producers in Margaret River

A
  1. Vasse Felix
275
Q

Name all sub GIs in Great Southern.

A
  1. Albany
276
Q

Name 2 GIs of Queensland

A
  1. Granite Belt
277
Q

Name all unofficial GIs in Northern Tasmania

A
  1. Pipers River
278
Q

Name all unofficial GIs in SouthernTasmania

A
  1. Derwent Valley
279
Q

Name Key producers in Northern Tasmania

A
  1. Pipers Brook Vineyard
280
Q

Name Key producers in SouthernTasmania

A
  1. Domaine A
281
Q

What are the most focused categories in Tasmania?

A
  1. Sparkling wine
282
Q

Where is Henschke?

A

Eden Valley

283
Q

Who’s the current winemaker of Henschke?

A

Stephen Henschke

284
Q

What’s the first vintage of hill of grace?

A

1958

285
Q

what’s the difference between hill of grace and hill of roses?

A

hill of roses is the wine from younger vines that are not ready for hill of grace.

286
Q

Where is Torbreck?

A

Barossa Valley

287
Q

who’s the founder of torbreck?

A

David Powell

288
Q

who’s the current winemaker of torbreck?

A

Craig Isbell

289
Q

Name 3 cuvees from torbreck.

A
  1. Runrig
290
Q

where is d’Arenberg?

A

McLaren Vale

291
Q

who’s the founder of d’Arenberg?

A

Francis d’Arenberg

292
Q

who’s the current winemaker of d’Arenberg?

A

Chester Osborn

293
Q

What’s the first vintage of dead arm shiraz?

A

1993

294
Q

where is Wendouree Cellars?

A

Clare Valley

295
Q

When did Wendouree establish?

A

in 1892

296
Q

Who’s the owner of Wendouree?

A

Tony & Lita Brady

297
Q

Who’s the winemaker of Wendouree?

A

Stephen George

298
Q

Where is Jim Barry?

A

Clare Valley

299
Q

Who’s the current winemkaer at Jim Barry?

A

Tom Barry

300
Q

when is the first vintage of The Armagh Shiraz?

A

1985

301
Q

Where is Tahbilk?

A

Nagambie Lakes in Goulhorn Valley in Victoria

302
Q

Who produces 1860 Vines Shiraz?

A

Tahbik in Nagambie Lakes

303
Q

What is Mataro?

A

A synonym for Mourvedre

304
Q

Who produces Cyril Cabernet Sauvignon?

A

Henschke

305
Q

Penley Estate, Belnaves, and Parker are top producers in what region?

A

Coonawara

306
Q

What body of water is directly west of McLaren Vale GI?

A

Gulf of St. Vincent

307
Q

Where is Giaconda?

A

beechworth

308
Q

Wilyabrup, Yallingup, and Karridale are all informal sub-regions found in what GI?

A

Margaret River

309
Q

What are the 3 major rivers which irrigate the majority of Australia’s vineyards?

A

Murray

310
Q

What is seppeltsfield?

A

one of the oldest winery foundin 1851. signature wine 100 year old para tawny

311
Q

What’s the blend of seppeltsfield?

A

Shiraz, Mataro, Grenache and Cabernet

312
Q

where is main ridge estate and paringa estate?

A

Mornington Peninsula

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