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1
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Who brought vines to Australia

A

First Fleet of British prisoners in 1788

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2
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When did winemaking flourish?

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Mid-1800s

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3
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Who owns Penfolds and Lindemans?

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Treasury Wine Estates

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4
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When did Pendfolds and Lindemans launch?

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Mid-1800s

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5
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What led to domestic demand for Australian wine in later half of 19th century?

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  • Gold depleted (prospectors left)
  • restrictive state trade barriers
  • economic recession
  • phylloxera
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6
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Phylloxera was contained to where?

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Victoria and portion of NSW

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7
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What 2 factors led to rise of South Australia?

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  1. roost louse decimation of Victoria

2. Commonwealth of Australia

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8
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What did the Commonwealth of Australia help South Australia?

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Created in 1901, brought about relaxation of interstate trade barriers

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9
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Where are Australia’s largest wine groups headquartered?

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South Australia

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10
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What state produces 51% of Australia’s grapes?

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South Australia

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11
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From turn of the century to 1970s, what style of wine dominated Australia?

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sweet, fortified wines

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12
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Around 1970, momentum for what wine style was building?

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dry table wines

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13
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What factors brought Australia to the global forefront by the 21st century?

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  • quality increase at lowest level
  • new technologies
  • changing consumer preferences
  • rising domestic consumption
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In the 21st century what varietals did Australia offer at value price points?

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Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet

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15
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T/F 1990s port style wines were eclipsed by premium varietals in 21st Century?

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True

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16
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What are 2 storage technologies did Australia promote?

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  • bag in box

- stelvin closure

17
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? In early 2000s, how did Australian value wines outperform Old World wines

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Varietal wines were fruity, clean, soft, technically sound; as opposed to poor Old World value bottlings

18
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By 2003, what was Australia’s gross annual wines sales?

A

4.5 billion

19
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Today, where does Australia rank in by volume exports?

A
  • 5th

- Italy, France, Spain, Chile, Australia

20
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What 4 things are at heart of Australian commercial wine making?

A
  1. Techical proficiency
  2. Mechanical harvesting
  3. Irrigation
  4. Blending
21
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What 3 Adelaide based organizations have contributed to viticulture/vinification in Australia?

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  1. Australian Wine Research Institute
  2. Commonwealth Scientific & industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
  3. University of Adelaide
22
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What two modern techniques brought Australian winemakers to the forefront of viticultural innovation?

A
  1. Canopy Management

2. Soil Mapping

23
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Who are the flying winemakers?

A

Australian winemakers who spread their technical acumen around the world

24
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Do Australian mass market wines see cultured yeast, acidification, and micro-oxygenation?

A

yes

25
Q

Is chaptalization allowed in Australia?

A

No (grapes have no trouble ripening in Australia’s climate)

26
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Why did mechanical harvesting become the norm in Australian winemaking?

A

lack of a large population and a source of cheap labor

27
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In general, Australian winemakers have planted vineyards on flat sites or hillsides?

A

flat sites so they can use mechanical harvesting

28
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Why does mechanical harvesting occur at night?

A

preserve freshness and acidity

29
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T/F CSIRO developed the counterintuitive technique of minimal (zero) pruning, which actually restricts vigor, for Australia’s low cost vineyards

A

True

30
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What is the one aspect viticulture, above others, the is key to Australian wine production?

A

Irrigation

31
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Riverland in SA and Riverina in NSW, which together account for nearly 50% of Australia’s wine production were unsuitable for viticulture prior to the use of what?

A

Irrigation

32
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Vintners must be careful when irrigating Australia’s what?

A

High saline soils

33
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What is Penfolds’ iconic wine?

A

Grange

34
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What varietal is Penfolds’ Grange?

A

Shiraz

35
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Who debuted Penfolds’ Grange?

A

Max Shubert in 1951. He called it Grange Hermitage

36
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What was one of the New World’s first collectible bottles?

A

Penfolds’ Grange

37
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Which vineyard is Penfolds’ Grange cultivated from?

A

not a single vineyard. generally blended from many vineyards across several regions

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