Australia

Question 1

What year did vines first arrive in Australia?

Answer 1

1788

Question 2

What is the largest geographic designation in Australia?

Answer 2

GI’s (Geographic Indications)

Question 3

From largest to smallest how are Australia’s regions divided into?

Answer 3

GI
Zone
Region
Sub-Regions

Question 4

What are the 5 regions make up the South Eastern Australia zone?

Answer 4

Victoria
Tasmania
New South Wales

South Australia
Queensland

Question 5

What mountain range runs along the north and south axis of Eastern Australia?

Answer 5

The Great Dividing Range

Question 6

What government authority maintains oversight over the Australian wine industry ?

Answer 6

Wine Australia/ Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation

Est. 1981

Question 7

What does Wine Australia do?

Answer 7

maintains oversight over the wine industry, regulating its label language, defining geographical boundaries of wine regions, moderating exports and trade, and promoting the product at home and abroad.

Question 8

What are the min. requirements established by the Label Integrity Program of 1990?

Answer 8

85?

Question 9

Where and in what direction does the Great Dividing range run?

Answer 9

North to South, in the Eastern part of Australia

Question 10

What does climatic effect does the Great Dividing Range have on Eastern Australia?

Answer 10

separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior.