Australia Flashcards
which area in australia doesnt produce wine
northern territories
is chaptalisation permitted
no
label integrity programme?
- varietal stated = min 85%
- origin stated = min 85% from tthat region
- vintage = in 95% from stated year
name few popular grapes in aust?
- Shiraz with a touch of viognier
- cab sauv
- chardonnay
- riesling
- semillon
where is riesling popular in aust
clare valley
eden valley
other name for semillon
hunter riesling
name the white grapes of aus
chardonnay semillon colombard riesling sauv blanc viognier verdelho
name red grapes of aus
merlot cab sauv pinot noir grenache mourvedre
other name for mourvedre
mataro
how many territory GIs
8
wine zones ?
28
regions ?
65
sub regions ?
14
division of new south wales?
8 zones, 16 districts
name the zones of new south wales
big rivers central ranges hunter valley northern rivers northern slopes south coast southern new south wales western plains australian capital zone
name the dirstricts of new south wales
new england australia hasting river hunter mudgee orange cowra riverina hilltops southern highlands Gundagai canberra district shoalhaven coast tumburumba perricoota
name the 3 sub appellations of hunter valley
upper hunter valley -N
Pokolbin
Broke Fordwich
grapes of hunter valley
semillon - requires bottle age, upto 10 yrs
shiraz - upto 20 yrs
which produces De Bortoli Noble One wine?
dessert wine.
Riverina area
Big Rivers Zone
New South wales
wines of tumbarumba
best sparkling wines
- pinot noir and chardonnay
- New south wales
Name the 8 zones of south australia
- Adelaide
- Barossa
- Far north
- Fleurieu
- Lower Murray
- Limestone Coast
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- The penninsulars
Name the districts of south australia
- 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
grapes of barossa valley
shiraz cab sauv riesling chardonnay grenache mourvedre
which is the leading cab sauv region
coonawarra
soil and climate of coonawarra
terra rossa soil
cloud moderates ripening period
where is Pewsey Vale Winery located?
High eden
eden valley
south australia
adelaide hills grapes?
riesling
chardonnay
cab sauv
shiraz
penfolds grange
- originally from McGill Estates grapes
- now from barossa valley and adelaide fruit.
- 100% shiraz OR
- 80-100% shiraz + cab sauv
districts of victoria
- 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
main grapes of victoria?
pinot noir
which is the top chardonnay area
yarra valley
top pinot noir area
mornington peninsula
grape of heathcote
shiraz
which area in victoria is famous for muscat and fortified wines
Northeast victoria
what is topaque
name used for fortified wines
** previously used = tokay
regions of muscat and fortified wines
rutherglen
glenrowan
what is apera
sherry wine
what is tawny
port wine
which term is not allowed in australia? what is the other term then?
australian fortified wine
- dessert wine and liqueur wine
- 14-24 % abv
what is muscat a petits grain rouge known as in rutherglen
brown muscat
what is rutherglen topaque
fortified wines from rutherglen.
muscat grapes
classification of dessert muscat wines
- Rutherglen Muscat = 2-5 yrs
- rutherglen classic = wood, 5-10 yrs
- Rutherglen Grand = 10-15 yrs
- Rutherglen Rare = 20+ yrs
grapes and wines of tasmania
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
sp wines
name the unregistered districts of TASMANIA
all are unregistered as GI
- Pipers river
- North west coast
- Tamar valley - N
- Coal river derwent valley
- huon valley
- east coast sub regions -S
grapes of pipers river region
- TASMANIA
- chardonnay
- pinot noir
- sp wines
grapes of Tamar Valley
- Cab sauv
- Chardonnay
- riesling
- pinot noir
Grape of coal river
cab sauv
important zones of western australia
greater perth
south west australia
the great southern region
name the 3 GIs of greater perth
Peel
Perth hills
Swan district
name the 6 GIs of south west australia
- Margaret River
- Great Southern region
- Blackwood valley
- Geographe
- Pemberton
- Manjimup
grapes of margaret river GI
cab sauv merlot shiraz chardonnay sauv blanc semillon
name the 5 sub regions of The Great Southern Region
Albany Denmark Frankland River Mount Barker Porongurup
grapes of Great Southern Region
riesling shiraz chardonnay cab sauv pinot noir
grapes of pemberton
chardonnay cab sauv sauv blanc pinot noir * WESTERN AUSTRALIA
what are the 2 belts of Queensland
Granite belt
South Burnett district
grapes of Queensland
Semillon chardonnay cab sauv merlot shiraz viognier verdelho
regions of South eastern australia
New south wales victoria south australia queensland tasmania
what is GI
geographical indication register of protected name
1993
