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What is the Label Integrity Program?

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Est. 1990: - Ensures what’s in the bottle - 85% Vintage, varietal/ origin.

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What is Wine Australia?

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Est 1981 - Maintains oversight of the of win industry - Introduced the LIP - Governs GI’s, zones, regions and sub regions

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What do you need to qualify for a “region”?

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  • 5 independently owned vineyards (>5ha each) - Min. output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually
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What are the Red grapes of Australia?

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  • Shiraz - Grenache - Pinot Noir - Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
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What are the White grapes of Australia?

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  • Chard - Riesling - Semillon - Muscat - Sauv. Blanc - Chenin Blanc - Verdelho - Viognier
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Does Astralia co-ferment their wines?

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YES! Many Shiraz is co-fermented with Viognier - much like Rhone wines!

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What are the wine producing states of Australia?

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  • Western Australia - South Australia - Victoria - New South Wales - Queensland - Northern Territory - Tasmania
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What is a GI?

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“Geographic Indicator” - aka regions - a delimited region within the State

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What is South Eastern Australia?

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NOT A STATE - A REGION - A multi GI region encompassing all of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland - Everything except Western Australia and the Northern Territory

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What is the hottest wine region in Australia?

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Western Australia - One of the hottest wine regions in world

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What are the notable GIs of Western Australia?

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  • Margaret River - Great Southern (sub regions: Mount Barker and Frandland River)
  • Peel
  • Perth
  • Swan Valley
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What are the 3 massive inland Zones that cover the distance between E and W Australia?

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  • Central Western Australia
  • Eastern Plains
  • Inland and North of Western Australia Zone
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What types of wine are produced in Margaret River?

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  • Chard
  • Semillon
  • Sauv. Blanc
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Who are the top producers of Margaret River GI?

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  • Cullen
  • Vasse Felix
  • Leeuwin Estate
  • Cape Mentelle
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What city is closest to South Australia GI?

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Adelaide

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What GI in Australia produces the most wine?

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South Astralia!

  • Produces 55% of country’s wine
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Where is Penfold’s?

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  • Barossa Valley, right outside of Adelaide
  • The first major still winery in Australia
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What are the most important GI’s of South Australia?

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  • Barossa Valley (OLDEST, MOST IMPORTAT)
  • Eden Valley
  • McLaren Vale
  • Clare Valley
  • Coonawara (Padthwa)
  • Others: Adalaide Hills, Langhorne Creek, Riverland
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Where does most of the bulk wine in Australia come from?

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Riverland GI in Southern Australia

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What type of wine is found in Barossa Valley?

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  • Old Vines Shriaz, Cab Sauv, and Grenahce
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What are the Climates of the South Australia GIs?

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  • Barossa Valley: Mediteranean HOT
  • Eden Valley: Cooler wetter Climate - Cab Sauv/ Shiraz
  • Clare Valley: Hot Region/ Cool nights - Dry Riesling
  • Mclaren Vale: Shriaz and Cab
  • Coodnawarra: Cool climate - Cab (terra rossa soil)
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What are the top wineries in South Australia producing low yeild Old Vine wines?

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  • D’Arenberg “Dead Arm”
  • Yangarra’s “High Sands”
  • Noon “Eclipes”
  • Clarendon Hills “Astralis”
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What is the climate of Victoria?

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  • Cool maritime in costal regions
  • Hot mediterranean inland aras

*separated by Australian Alps

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What are the major GIs of Victora?

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  • Yarra Valley (Coastal, cool)
  • Rutherglen ( Hot, inland. Known for Stickes)
  • Others: Hethecote, Bendigo, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Muray Darling.
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What are the GI’s of New South Wales?

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  • Hunter Valley
  • Riverina
  • Othes: Hilltops, Mudgee, Tumbarumba, Orange
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What is the Climate of New South Wales?

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  • Hot and Humid
  • Disease and fugus an issue.
  • Difficult to cultivate wine grapes
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What GI is Yellow Tail located in?

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  • Riverina!
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What major City is located within Victoria?

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Melbourne!

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What major city is located within New South Wales?

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Sydney!

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What types if wine are produced in Hunter Valley?

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  • Whites predominate
  • Sparkling produced here!
  • Napolean sipped Hunter Valley sparkling during Paris exhibition of 1855… sound familiar?
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What is the climate of Tasmania?

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  • Cool, maritime
  • high humidity
  • Windy
  • Similar to thath of Champagne or Rheingau
  • Gets cooler the farther South you go
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What are the major GIs of Tasmania?

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  • There are none
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What kind of wine is made in Tasmania?

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  • Sparkling (traditional method)
  • Chard
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Noir
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What major city is located within Western Australia?

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Perth!

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What major city is found within Queensland?

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  • Brisbane

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