Australia Flashcards
1
Q
which area in australia doesnt produce wine
A
northern territories
2
Q
is chaptalisation permitted
A
no
3
Q
label integrity programme?
A
- varietal stated = min 85%
- origin stated = min 85% from tthat region
- vintage = in 95% from stated year
4
Q
name few popular grapes in aust?
A
- Shiraz with a touch of viognier
- cab sauv
- chardonnay
- riesling
- semillon
5
Q
where is riesling popular in aust
A
clare valley
eden valley
6
Q
other name for semillon
A
hunter riesling
7
Q
name the white grapes of aus
A
chardonnay semillon colombard riesling sauv blanc viognier verdelho
8
Q
name red grapes of aus
A
merlot cab sauv pinot noir grenache mourvedre
9
Q
other name for mourvedre
A
mataro
10
Q
how many territory GIs
A
8
11
Q
wine zones ?
A
28
12
Q
regions ?
A
65
13
Q
sub regions ?
A
14
14
Q
division of new south wales?
A
8 zones, 16 districts
15
Q
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
16
Q
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
17
Q
name the 3 sub appellations of hunter valley
A
upper hunter valley -N
Pokolbin
Broke Fordwich
18
Q
grapes of hunter valley
A
semillon - requires bottle age, upto 10 yrs
shiraz - upto 20 yrs
19
Q
which produces De Bortoli Noble One wine?
A
dessert wine.
Riverina area
Big Rivers Zone
New South wales
20
Q
wines of tumbarumba
A
best sparkling wines
- pinot noir and chardonnay
- New south wales
21
Q
Name the 8 zones of south australia
A
- Adelaide
- Barossa
- Far north
- Fleurieu
- Lower Murray
- Limestone Coast
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- The penninsulars
22
Q
Name the districts of south australia
A
- 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
23
Q
grapes of barossa valley
A
shiraz cab sauv riesling chardonnay grenache mourvedre
24
Q
which is the leading cab sauv region
A
coonawarra
25
soil and climate of coonawarra
terra rossa soil
| cloud moderates ripening period
26
where is Pewsey Vale Winery located?
High eden
eden valley
south australia
27
adelaide hills grapes?
riesling
chardonnay
cab sauv
shiraz
28
penfolds grange
* originally from McGill Estates grapes
* now from barossa valley and adelaide fruit.
* * 100% shiraz OR
* * 80-100% shiraz + cab sauv
29
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
30
main grapes of victoria?
pinot noir
31
which is the top chardonnay area
yarra valley
32
top pinot noir area
mornington peninsula
33
grape of heathcote
shiraz
34
which area in victoria is famous for muscat and fortified wines
Northeast victoria
35
what is topaque
name used for fortified wines
| ** previously used = tokay
36
regions of muscat and fortified wines
rutherglen
| glenrowan
37
what is apera
sherry wine
38
what is tawny
port wine
39
which term is not allowed in australia? what is the other term then?
australian fortified wine
* * dessert wine and liqueur wine
* * 14-24 % abv
40
what is muscat a petits grain rouge known as in rutherglen
brown muscat
41
what is rutherglen topaque
fortified wines from rutherglen.
| muscat grapes
42
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
43
grapes and wines of tasmania
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
sp wines
44
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
45
grapes of pipers river region
* TASMANIA
* chardonnay
* pinot noir
* sp wines
46
grapes of Tamar Valley
* Cab sauv
* Chardonnay
* riesling
* pinot noir
47
Grape of coal river
cab sauv
48
important zones of western australia
greater perth
south west australia
the great southern region
49
name the 3 GIs of greater perth
Peel
Perth hills
Swan district
50
name the 6 GIs of south west australia
* Margaret River
* Great Southern region
* Blackwood valley
* Geographe
* Pemberton
* Manjimup
51
grapes of margaret river GI
```
cab sauv
merlot
shiraz
chardonnay
sauv blanc
semillon
```
52
name the 5 sub regions of The Great Southern Region
```
Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount Barker
Porongurup
```
53
grapes of Great Southern Region
```
riesling
shiraz
chardonnay
cab sauv
pinot noir
```
54
grapes of pemberton
```
chardonnay
cab sauv
sauv blanc
pinot noir
* WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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55
what are the 2 belts of Queensland
Granite belt
| South Burnett district
56
grapes of Queensland
```
Semillon
chardonnay
cab sauv
merlot
shiraz
viognier
verdelho
```
57
regions of South eastern australia
```
New south wales
victoria
south australia
queensland
tasmania
```
58
what is GI
geographical indication register of protected name
| 1993
