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1
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which area in australia doesnt produce wine

A

northern territories

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2
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is chaptalisation permitted

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no

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3
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label integrity programme?

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    • varietal stated = min 85%
    • origin stated = min 85% from tthat region
    • vintage = in 95% from stated year
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4
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name few popular grapes in aust?

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  • Shiraz with a touch of viognier
  • cab sauv
  • chardonnay
  • riesling
  • semillon
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5
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where is riesling popular in aust

A

clare valley

eden valley

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6
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other name for semillon

A

hunter riesling

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7
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name the white grapes of aus

A 
chardonnay
semillon
colombard
riesling
sauv blanc
viognier
verdelho
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8
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name red grapes of aus

A 
merlot
cab sauv
pinot noir
grenache
mourvedre
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9
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other name for mourvedre

A

mataro

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10
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how many territory GIs

A

8

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11
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wine zones ?

A

28

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12
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regions ?

A

65

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13
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sub regions ?

A

14

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14
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division of new south wales?

A

8 zones, 16 districts

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15
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name the zones of new south wales

A 
big rivers
central ranges
hunter valley
northern rivers
northern slopes
south coast
southern new south wales
western plains
australian capital zone
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16
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name the dirstricts of new south wales

A 
new england australia
hasting river
hunter
mudgee
orange
cowra
riverina
hilltops
southern highlands
Gundagai
canberra district
shoalhaven coast
tumburumba
perricoota
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17
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name the 3 sub appellations of hunter valley

A

upper hunter valley -N
Pokolbin
Broke Fordwich

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18
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grapes of hunter valley

A

semillon - requires bottle age, upto 10 yrs

shiraz - upto 20 yrs

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19
Q

which produces De Bortoli Noble One wine?

A

dessert wine.
Riverina area
Big Rivers Zone
New South wales

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20
Q

wines of tumbarumba

A

best sparkling wines

  • pinot noir and chardonnay
  • New south wales
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21
Q

Name the 8 zones of south australia

A
  • Adelaide
  • Barossa
  • Far north
  • Fleurieu
  • Lower Murray
  • Limestone Coast
  • Mount Lofty Ranges
  • The penninsulars
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22
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Name the districts of south australia

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  • Southern Flinders Rangers
  • Clare valley
  • Barossa valley
  • Riverland
  • Adelaide Plains
  • Adelaide Hills
  • McLaren Vale
  • Kangaroo Island
  • Southern Fleurieu
  • Currency creek
  • Langhorne Creek
  • Padthaway
  • Mount Benson
  • Wrattonbully
  • Robe
  • Coonawarra
  • Mount Gambia
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23
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grapes of barossa valley

A 
shiraz
cab sauv
riesling
chardonnay
grenache
mourvedre
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24
Q

which is the leading cab sauv region

A

coonawarra

25
Q

soil and climate of coonawarra

A

terra rossa soil

cloud moderates ripening period

26
Q

where is Pewsey Vale Winery located?

A

High eden
eden valley
south australia

27
Q

adelaide hills grapes?

A

riesling
chardonnay
cab sauv
shiraz

28
Q

penfolds grange

A
  • originally from McGill Estates grapes
  • now from barossa valley and adelaide fruit.
    • 100% shiraz OR
    • 80-100% shiraz + cab sauv
29
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districts of victoria

A
  • Murray Darling
  • Swan hill
  • Goulburn hill
  • Rutherglen
  • Glenrowan
  • Beechworth
  • King valley
  • Alpine valleys
  • strathbogie ranges
  • Upper Goulburn
  • Heathcote
  • Bendigo
  • Pyrenees
  • Macedon ranges
  • Sunbury
  • Grampians
  • Henty
  • Geelong
  • Yarra valley
  • Mornington peninsula
  • Gippsland
30
Q

main grapes of victoria?

A

pinot noir

31
Q

which is the top chardonnay area

A

yarra valley

32
Q

top pinot noir area

A

mornington peninsula

33
Q

grape of heathcote

A

shiraz

34
Q

which area in victoria is famous for muscat and fortified wines

A

Northeast victoria

35
Q

what is topaque

A

name used for fortified wines

** previously used = tokay

36
Q

regions of muscat and fortified wines

A

rutherglen

glenrowan

37
Q

what is apera

A

sherry wine

38
Q

what is tawny

A

port wine

39
Q

which term is not allowed in australia? what is the other term then?

A

australian fortified wine

    • dessert wine and liqueur wine
    • 14-24 % abv
40
Q

what is muscat a petits grain rouge known as in rutherglen

A

brown muscat

41
Q

what is rutherglen topaque

A

fortified wines from rutherglen.

muscat grapes

42
Q

classification of dessert muscat wines

A
  • Rutherglen Muscat = 2-5 yrs
  • rutherglen classic = wood, 5-10 yrs
  • Rutherglen Grand = 10-15 yrs
  • Rutherglen Rare = 20+ yrs
43
Q

grapes and wines of tasmania

A

Chardonnay
Pinot noir
sp wines

44
Q

name the unregistered districts of TASMANIA

A

all are unregistered as GI

  • Pipers river
  • North west coast
  • Tamar valley - N
  • Coal river derwent valley
  • huon valley
  • east coast sub regions -S
45
Q

grapes of pipers river region

A
  • TASMANIA
  • chardonnay
  • pinot noir
  • sp wines
46
Q

grapes of Tamar Valley

A
  • Cab sauv
  • Chardonnay
  • riesling
  • pinot noir
47
Q

Grape of coal river

A

cab sauv

48
Q

important zones of western australia

A

greater perth
south west australia
the great southern region

49
Q

name the 3 GIs of greater perth

A

Peel
Perth hills
Swan district

50
Q

name the 6 GIs of south west australia

A
  • Margaret River
  • Great Southern region
  • Blackwood valley
  • Geographe
  • Pemberton
  • Manjimup
51
Q

grapes of margaret river GI

A 
cab sauv
merlot
shiraz
chardonnay
sauv blanc
semillon
52
Q

name the 5 sub regions of The Great Southern Region

A 
Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount Barker
Porongurup
53
Q

grapes of Great Southern Region

A 
riesling
shiraz
chardonnay
cab sauv
pinot noir
54
Q

grapes of pemberton

A 
chardonnay
cab sauv
sauv blanc
pinot noir
* WESTERN AUSTRALIA
55
Q

what are the 2 belts of Queensland

A

Granite belt

South Burnett district

56
Q

grapes of Queensland

A 
Semillon
chardonnay
cab sauv
merlot
shiraz
viognier
verdelho
57
Q

regions of South eastern australia

A 
New south wales
victoria
south australia
queensland
tasmania
58
Q

what is GI

A

geographical indication register of protected name

1993

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