Australia Flashcards

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Appellation categories divided by size largest-smallest

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GI/State
Zones
Regions
Sub-regions

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2
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What subregion are Lenswood and Picodilly in?

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Adelaide Hills

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3
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Top wines/producers from Mclaren Vale

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D’Arenberg - Dead Arm
Yangarra - High Sands
Drew Noon - Eclipse

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4
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What state is Melbourne in

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Victoria

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5
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What state is Sydney in

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New South Wales

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6
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Body of water by Adelaide

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Gulf of St Vincent

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7
Q

Hunter Valley:
State
Producer

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NSW
Broke Fordwich
Tyrell’s Wines

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8
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NE Victoria Regions

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Rutherglen
Glenrowan
Beechworth
King Valley
Alphine Valleys
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9
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River that runs through Hunter Valley

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Hunter River

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10
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Who produces “the laird”

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Torbreck

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11
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Noble One: Region/producer/style

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NSW- Riverina
De Bertoli
Botytised Semillon

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12
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2 West Australia producers

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Cullen

Leeuwin Estate

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13
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Best wines of Coonawarra 2

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Parker Estate - “First Growth”

Majella Wynn - “John Riddoch”

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14
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Producer of oldest cabernet vines

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Penfold
Block 42
1888-2004

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15
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Top Rutherglen Producers

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Chambers
Campbells
Buller

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16
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Name for Spanish Sherry

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Apera

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17
Q

4 tiers of muscat

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Rutherglen - 3-5y 180-240
Classic - 6-10y 200-280
Grand - 11-19y 270-400
Rare - 20+ 270-400

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18
Q

Another name for mourvedre

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Mataro

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19
Q

Who is Penfold’s owned by

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Treasury wine estates

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20
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Most important classification of Australian wine

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Langton’s Classification

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21
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Top Canberra wine

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Clonakilla

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22
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Who makes “command”

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Elderton

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23
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Name/grape of sweet wines from NE Victoria

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Topaque - muscadelle (Tokay)

Brown Muscat - MaPG Rouge

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24
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Mt Range of East Victoria

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Australian Alps

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Largest production state
South Australia | over 50%
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House backing Mainland Australian sparkling
Chandon
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Hottest GI
Swan Valley
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Mt Range through NSW
Great Dividing Range
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Yalumba's Top bottling
Octavious Shiraz
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Penfold's Grange Hermitage/HOG first year
1951/1958
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Oldest Marsanne vines where/who
Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes/Goulburn Valley
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Who produces Yellow Tale
Casella
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River through Riverina
Murumbidgee
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Drought years
2003 | 2006-2009
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Coonawarra translation
Honeysuckle
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Soil of Connawarra
Terra Rossa
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Super Zone contains what where/regions
Adelaide Barossa Fleurieu Mt Lofty Ranges
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Who produces "Polish Hill"
Grosset
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Barossa old vine charter designation
old - 35 survivor - 70 centurion - 100 ancestor - 125
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Laws for region/sub-region
single tracts of land 5 independently owned vineyards (min 5ha) min output 500 ton grapes
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Hastings river state/zone
NSW/Northern Rivers
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Region for Verdelho of Hunter Valley
Broke Fordwich
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Requirements of the Label Integrity Program (1990)
require vintage/variety/region to be min 85% | grapes listed in descending order
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Zone/region known for sweet wine
NE Victoria | Rutherglen/Glenrowan
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GI's shared by NSW and Victoria
Swan Hill | Murray Darling
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Oldest wine region
Yarra Valley
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Coldest state
Victoria
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What Rhone Producers is in Mt Benson
Michel Chapoutier S Australia
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Mt Range East Australia
Great Dividing Range
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Who makes "Hill of Grace"
Henschke
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Year of massive bush fire
2009/ 2019?
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Producer of Grange
Penfolds
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Laws labeling "port,champagne,madeira"
legally allowed under "Traditional Expressions" but being phased out
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Claire Valley State/Zone
South Australia/ Mt. Lofty Ranges
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what is hunter riesling
semillon
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What state is Adelaide in
South Australia
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top style of Claire Valley
dry riesling
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who are "flying winemakers"
Australian winemakers (consultants really)
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Coonawarra state/zone
South Australia/Limestone Coast