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Where is the following region located:

Great Southern GI

A
  • *South West Australia zone**
  • Western Australia*
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South West Australia zone

Henty GI

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Western Victoria zone

Victoria State

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How is the Australian wine GI regulation organised?

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  1. State
  2. Zone
  3. Region
  4. Subregions
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What are the sub-GIs of:

South Coast Zone

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  • Shoalhaven Coast GI
  • Southern Highland GI

Located within the New South Wales State

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5
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Where is the following region located::

Broke Fordwick
Why is it famous for?

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Sub-zone of Hunter GI
Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales

  • Known for some of the oldest vines of Verdejo in the world
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Why was Australia know for during the XIXth century?

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For the production of fortified wines

This lasted until the phylloxera outbreak

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Where is the following region located:

Kangaroo Island GI

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Fleurieu Zone
South Australia State

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Name the sub-regions of:

Great Southern GI

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  • Albany
  • Porongurup
  • Denmark
  • Frankland River
  • Mount Barker (Plantagenet winery)
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Where is located Greater Perth?

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Western Australia

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What is the water body of the Adelaide?

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Gulf St Vincent: helps to keep region cooler

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What is the soil type of the Riverland GI?

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Alluvial soil: - Alongside the Murray river

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Where is Nagambie Lakes GI located?

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Sub GI of Goulburn GI - Central Victoria (Northern part) Victoria State - Australia

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Who’s the fifth largest producer of wine worldwide?

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Australia behind Italy, France, Spain and Chile

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Where is Gundagai GI located?

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Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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Who contributes of the re-birth of Australian wine industry?

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  • CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research organisation- - Australian wine research Both based in Adelaide
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What is “Black Dog” soil type?

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Fine sandy loam from Rutherglen GI – Victoria State / North East Victoria Zone

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What are the GI of Fleurieu?

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  • Currency Creek GI - Langhorne Creek GI - McLaren Vale GI - Southern Fleurieu GI - Kangaroo Island GI
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Where is Denmark GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI

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What is Carbunup? Where would you find it?

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one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Yallingup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Karridale

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Where is located Tubarumba GI?

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Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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Where is Geographe GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone

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Where is Currency Creek GI Located?

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South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone

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Where is Heathcote GI located?

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Central Victoria (Northern part) Victoria State - Australia

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What are the GI within the Mt Lofty Ranges GI?

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  • Clare Valley GI - Adelaide Hills GI – Lenswood GI – Picadily Valley GI - Adelaide Plains
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25
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What are the GI labelling regulations?

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85% min of stated GI

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26
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What are the Zones of south Australia?

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  • Far North - The Peninsulas - Mount Lofty Ranges - Barossa - Lower Murray - Fleurieu - Limestone Coast – Adelaide Superzone (Fleurieu, Barossa, MLR)
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What are the mains influences of Western Australia?

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Southern Ocean (South) Geographe Bay (Western) Blackwood / Swan Rivers Whicher Ranges (Geographe) Darling Range (Perth Hills)

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What is the GI of Northern Rivers?

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Hasting Rivers GI

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Where is Goulburn GI located? What is the subregion?

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Central Victoria (North Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia – Nagambie Lakes GI

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What are the GI of the Limestone Coast?

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  • Robe GI - Coonawarra GI - Padthaway GI - Wrattonbully GI - Mount Gambier GI - Mount Benson GI
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Where is Margaret River GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone

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What are the 6 zones of the Victoria state?

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  • North West Victoria - Western Victoria - Central Victoria - Port Phillip - North East Victoria Gippsland
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What are the GI of Central Ranges?

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  • Cowra GI - Mudgee GI - Orange GI
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34
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Where is Piper Rivers GI located?

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Northern Tasmania – Australia

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What are the regulation for the “Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?

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Must be 3 to 5 y old Reach a RS of 180/240g/L

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Where is Coonawarra GI located?

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South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

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What is the Northern most GI of the limestone Coast zone?

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Padthaway GI: Inland too

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Where is Frankland River GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI

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What is Wallcliffe? Where would you find it?

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one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Yallingup - Karridale

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Where is Geelong GI located?

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Western Port Philip Zone - Victoria State - Australia

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What are the sub-GI of Adelaide Hills?

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  • Lenswood GI - Picadily Valley GI
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Where is Hasting River GI located?

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Norther Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia

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Where is the Gulf St Vincent located?

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Water body of the Adelaide / Mt Lofty Ranges area

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Where is the vines first appear in Australia?

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New South Wales in 1788 with British prisoners

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Where is Strathbogie Ranges GI located?

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Central Victoria (Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia

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What are the labelling Grapes regulation in Australia?

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  • if single grape stated on the label: 85% min - For blended grapes: Must be listed in order to the blend. unnamed varietal can be in lower proportion than listed grapes
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Where would you find the Darling Range?

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Mountain Range in Western Australia - Perth Hills GI

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Where is Alpine River GI located?

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Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia

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Where is Shoalhaven Coast GI located?

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South Coast zone // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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What is Wilyabrup? Where would you find it?

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one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Yallingup - Wallcliffe - Karridale

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Where is Picadily Valley GI located?

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  • South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone - Adelaide Hills GI
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Where is Macedon Ranges located?

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Northern most GI of the Port Phillip Zone - Victoria State - Australia – Within the Macedon Range mountain = Granitic soil / Higher altitude

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What is the GI of Hunter Valley? Its unofficial sub-zones?

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Hunter GI – Broke Fordwick – Pokolbin – Upper Hunter

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Where is Wrattonbully GI located?

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South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

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What is the soil type of - Adelaide Plains? - Adelaide Hills?

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Hills: Grey loamy soil Plains: red brown sandy + clay

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Where is Robe GI located?

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South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

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Where is Riverina GI located?

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Big Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia

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Where is Orange GI located?

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Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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Where is Rutherglen GI located?

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Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia

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Where is located Southern Flinders Ranges GI?

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Far North Zone South Australia State

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Why the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation been created for?

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  • oversight over the wine industry - regulating label language - defines geographic boundaries - moderate export and trade - market and promotes products at home and aboard
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What is the “Black Dog Soil” Where would you find it?

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Rutherglen GI is a fine sandy loam

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Where is Cowra GI located?

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Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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What is Stelvin Closure? Who created it? When

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“Screw caps” closure Developed by Australian research centre in the early 1970’s

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What are the 2 coastal GI of the Limestone Coast?

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Robe GI (South) Mount Benson GI (North)

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What is the GI of Far North? Where is it?

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South Australia State – Southern Flinders Ranges GI North Border of Mt Lofty Ranges GI

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Name a famous producer of Camberra District. What do they produced?

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Clonakilla winery - Based in Murrumbateman village - First vines planted in 1971 - First commercial vintage: 1978 - Co-fermented Shiraz and Viognier bottling: iconic Australian wines also produced CS, Riesling, SB, Viognier in single varietal

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What are the zones of New South Wales?

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  • Big Rivers GI - Northern slopes GI - Northern Rivers GI - Hunter Valley GI - Central Ranges GI - South Coast GI - Southern New South Wales GI - Western Plains GI
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How is region (or subregion) defined by Wine Australia?

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each single tract of land must have - at least 5 independent producers at least 5 hectares apiece - produce a min of 500 tons of grapes annually

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What is the Bass Strait?

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water body dividing the Victoria (Australia Mainland) to the Tasmania.

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Explain the Label Integrity Program?

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Created in 1990 - Required wines to be label by varietal, Region or Vintage by a min of 85% of the state information

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Where is Lenswood GI located?

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  • South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone - Adelaide Hills GI
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What are the 5 zones of Western Australia?

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  • Central Wester Australia - Eastern plains, Inland and North of Western Australia - Greater Perth - South West Australia - Western Australian South East Coast
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Who’s owned the Magill Estate? Where is it located?

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Birthplace of Penfold: Base wine for Grange bottling - Est in 1844 – Adelaide Hills

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What is the GI of the Lower Murray GI? in what state?

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Riverland GI Eastern most part of the South Australia state

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What is the LIP?

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Label Integrity Program: - Introduced in 1990: Australian labelling wine regulation

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What is CSIRO?

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Commonwealth Scientific & industrial research organisation – Australian research centre

78
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What is the altitude range of Barossa Valley?

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250-370 m above the sea Level

79
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What GI are shared in Victoria and NSW States?

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Murray Darling Swan Hills

80
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What are the GI of the Port Phillip zone?

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  • Geelong GI - Macedon Ranges GI - Yarra Valley GI - Mornington Peninsula GI - Sunbury GI
81
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Where is Swan Hill GI located?

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GI shared between the NSW and Victoria states (North West Victoria zone)

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What are the GI of South West Australia

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  • Geographe GI - Blackwood GI - Great Southern GI - Manjimup GI - Peberton GI - Margaret River GI
83
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Where is Pokolbin located?

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Hunter GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

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Where is Mount Gambier GI located?

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South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

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What ocean make the border of the Victoria?

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Indian Ocean

86
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What mountain range runs to the Victoria and NSW?

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Great Dividing Range

87
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Where is Plantagenet winery located?

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Mount Baker GI - Great Southern GI – South West Australia zone - Western Australia

88
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Where is Porongurup GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI

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What are the GI of Big Rivers Zones?

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  • Murray Darling GI (Shared with Victoria) - Swan Hills GI (Shared with Victoria) - Riverina GI - Perricoota GI
90
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What is the lake of the Upper Goulburn GI?

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Eildon Lake

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Where is Swan District?

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Northern part of Greater Perth zone - Western Australia – Swan Valley sub-region

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What are the regulation for the “Rare Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?

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Must be aged for a min of 20 years in oak Reach a RS of 270 to 400 g/L

93
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What is the biggest GI of Australia? When has it been created?

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Multi state South Eastern Australia GI 1996

94
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Where is McLaren Vale GI located?

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South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone

95
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When does the table wine overpower the sweet wine in term of production in Australia?

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1970’s

96
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What are the Region of Greater Perth?

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  • Peel - Perth Hill - Swan District (Swan Valley sub-zone)
97
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Where is Camberra District GI located?

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Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

98
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What is the sub-region of Swan District?

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Swan Valley GI

99
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What are the GI of the North West Victoria? What is the particularly of it?

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  • Murray Darling GI - Swan Hill GI – Both are located between the Victoria and NSW
100
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Where is Mudgee GI located?

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Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

101
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What does it make the strength of Australian wine production?

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Techninal efficience: - Mechanical harvesting - Irrigation - Blending

102
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What are the 2 main cities of Western Australia?

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Albany Perth

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What is Karridale? Where would you find it?

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one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Yallingup

104
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Who’s developed the bag-in-box?

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Australian winemaker: Offer valuable varietal wines

105
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What are the GI of Southern New South Wales zone?

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  • Camberra District GI - Tubarumba GI - Hilltops GI - Gundagai GI
106
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Where is Peel GI located?

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Greater Perth zone- Western Australia GI since 2001 North of Geographe

107
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Where is Rutherglen GI located?

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Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia

108
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How is the GI regulations protection?

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Purely géographique. No grape, yields or other regulation into it

109
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Where is Blackwood GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone

110
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Where the wine production are in Australia in general? Why?

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On the southern edge of Australia - Cooler area, more suitable for vine growing

111
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Where is Beechworth GI located?

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Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia

112
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What is the smaller state and cooler of Australia mainland?

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Victoria State - Southern most

113
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What are the GI of the Barossa Zone?

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  • Barossa Valley GI - Eden Valley GI – High Eden GI
114
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Where is located High Eden GI?

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  • Eden Valley - Barossa Zone - South Australia State
115
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Where is Manjimup GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone

116
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Where is Albany GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI

117
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Where is Tamar Valley located?

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Northern Tasmania – Australia

118
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Where is Upper Goulburn GI located?

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Central Victoria (South Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia

119
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Where is located Upper Hunter?

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Hunter GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

120
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Where is the Alexandrina Lake located?

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Within the Fleurieu zone - South Australia State South of the Langhorne Creek GI – End of the Murray river

121
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What is the southern most region between Adelaide Plains and Adelaide Hills?

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Adelaide Hills (South of the Barossa)

122
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Where is located the Mornington Peninsula GI?

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Southern most GI of the Port Phillip zone - South of Melbourne Victoria State - South Australia

123
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What is particular for Penfolds’ Grange

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Iconic wine, and one of the most expensive in the world. – Its produced by blending vineyard from different region in South Australia

124
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Where is Peberton GI located?

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Western Australia - South West Australia zone

125
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What is Yallingup? Where would you find it?

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one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Karridale

126
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what are the GI of Central Victoria?

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  • Bendigo GI - Goulburn GI – Nagambie Lakes GI - Heathcote GI - Strathbogie Ranges GI - Upper Goulburn GI
127
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What are the GI of Western Victoria zone?

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  • Grampians – Great Western sub-GI - Henty - Pyrenees
128
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What is the first winery builded in Coonawarra? Who is the current owner?

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1896: Chateau Comaum Created by John Riddoch – Now owned by Wynns Coonawarra WInery

129
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Where is Grampians? What is it sub-GI?

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Western Victoria Victoria – Great Western

130
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Where is Langhorne Creek GI located?

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South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone

131
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What soil type would you expected in Eden Valley?

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Sand base + Quartz soil

132
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Where does the “Coonawarra” name come from?

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Means “honeysuckle” in local dialect

133
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What are the regulation for the “Classic Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?

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Must be 6 to 10 years old Reach a RS of 200 to 280 g/L

134
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Where is The Peninsulas zone? What is the geographic specific of it?

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Zone within the South Australia State – By the western coast, set drouth the Spencer Gulf

135
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What is the main soil type of the Limestone Coast?

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Terra Rossa Thin iron rich loamy layer (20 cm to 2m deep) over a limestone base

136
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What are the main Mountain Ranges of Western Australia?

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  • Darling Range (Perth Hills) - Whicher Range (Geographe - South Western Australia) - Leeuwin Naturaliste ridge (Natural parc east of Margaret River)
137
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Explain the Terra Rossa soil type?

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Limestone coast in South Australia in the best representation of it: – Thin iron rich loamy layer (20 cm to 2m deep) over a limestone base

138
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Where is King Valley GI located?

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Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia

139
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Where is Pyrenees GI located?

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Western Victoria zone

140
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What is the grape used for Rutherglen Topaque?

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Muscadelle

141
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Where is located Riverland?

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South Australia State - Lower Murray Zone – Along the Murray river bank = Alluvial soil

142
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What are the regulation for the “Grand Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?

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Must be aged for 11 to 19 years in oak Reach a RS of 270 to 400 g/L

143
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What the the Narrow body of water of the Peninsulas GI?

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Spencer Gulf – Within the South Australia State

144
Q

Where is Sunbury GI Located?

A

Northern Port Phillip zone - Victoria State - Australia

145
Q

Where is Southern Highland GI located?

A

South Coast zone // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

146
Q

What are the 6 wine producers’s statesin Australia?

A
  • Western Australia - South Australia - Victoria - New south Wales - Queensland - Tasmania
147
Q

Where is Bendigo GI located?

A

Central Victoria (western part) Victoria State - Australia

148
Q

What is the Rutherglen classification? Explain it?

A

Classification in order to residual sugar content and aged range for the Muscat and Topaque in Rutherglen GI: - Rutherglen Muscat: 3-5 y old = RS: 180/240g/L - Classic Rutherglen Muscat: 6-10 y old = RS: 200/280 g/L - Grand Rutherglen Muscat: 11-19 y old = RS: 270/400 g/L - Rare Rutherglen Muscat: 20+ years = RS: 270/400 g/L

149
Q

Where is Swan Valley located?

A

Western Australia - Greater Perth zone – Swan Valley GI

150
Q

in what zone is Melbourne Located in?

A

Port phillip zone - Victoria State - Along the southern Indian ocean coast

151
Q

Where you you place Adelaide plains precisely on the map?

A
  • South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone – West of the Barossa, Coastal region
152
Q

When is “Wine Australia” been created? What was its current name?

A

1981 as Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.

153
Q

Where is Padthaway GI located?

A

South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

154
Q

How do you call the water Body separating the Tasmania to the mainland?

A

Bass Strait

155
Q

What is the soil type of Rutherglen? How is it call?

A

“Black dog”: Fine sandy loam

156
Q

Where is located Gippsland GI?

A

within the Victoria state - on the south East of the state protected by the Great Dividing Range on the North and the Southern Tasman Sea on the South

157
Q

Where is Murray Darling GI located?

A

GI share between NSW (Big rivers) and Victoria (North West Victoria)

158
Q

Where you you place Clare Valley GI precisely on the map?

A
  • South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone – North of the Barossa, High altitude vineyard, inland
159
Q

Where is Mount Barker GI located?

A

Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI

160
Q

What is the “Flying winemakers”?

A

Term created by Australian: Spread their technique over the world by traveling

161
Q

Name the GI of Northern Tasmania?

A
  • Piper Rivers GI - Tamar Valley GI - North West coast GI
162
Q

Where you you place Adelaide Hills precisely on the map?

A
  • South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone South of the Barossa Valley
163
Q

What is the GI of Northern Slopes?

A

New England Australia GI

164
Q

How is the organisation of the winemakers?

A

Mainly big winery: 14 of them produces more than 70% of the total acreage of wine

165
Q

Where is Perth Hills GI?

A

Greater Perth zone - Western Australia GI: 1990 Gravelly loam

166
Q

What is South Eastern Australia? When does it been created?

A

1996 Is a multi-state covering New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and part of the South Australia and Queensland

167
Q

Where is Yarra Valley GI located?

A

Eastern Port Phillip zone - along the Yarra river - Victoria State - Australia

168
Q

What is Adelaide Superzone?

A

An GI overlooking the Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges Allow blended wine within those boundaries

169
Q

When first the vine came in Coonawarra? Who’s brought it?

A
  • John Riddoch (schottische man) came on the region in 1861 – He planted the first vine in 1890
170
Q

What are the sub-region of Margaret River?

A
  • Yallingup - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Karridale
171
Q

Who’s producing Basket Press Shiraz? Where is it sourced from?

A

Rockford estate Barossa Valley

172
Q

What is the sub-GI of the Eden Valley?

A

High Eden GI

173
Q

What are the GI of the North East Victoria?

A
  • King Valley GI - Alpine River GI - Beechworth GI - Rutherglen GI - Glenrowan GI
174
Q

When was the first commercial vineyard planted in Tasmania?

A

1823

175
Q

Where would you find the Eildon Lake

A

Upper Goulburn GI - Central Victoria (South Eastern part) – Victoria State - Australia

176
Q

Where is Chateau Comaum located? What important fact around it?

A

First estate builded in Coonawarra by John Riddoch in 1896 – Now under the Wynns Coonawarra Winery umbrella

177
Q

What is the main city of Port Philip zone?

A

Melbourne

178
Q

Where is New England Australia GI located?

A

Northern Slopes – New South Wales / Australia

179
Q

When is vine arrived first time in Australia?

A

1788: With the first Fleet of British prisoners

180
Q

Where is Hilltops GI located?

A

Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia

181
Q

Name the GI of the Southern Tasmania?

A
  • Coal Valley / Richmond - Huon Valley GI - Derwent Vallley GI - The East Coast (Cambrook / Bicheno area)
182
Q

Where is Perricoota GI located?

A

Big Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia

183
Q

Where is Mount Gambier GI located?

A

South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone

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