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What are two key factors in South Australia’s rise to prominence?

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1- Phylloxera (confined only to Victoria and New South Wales, led way for South Australia to emerge as the largest region of production) 2- Creation of the Commonwealth of Australia (federation brought a relaxation of the interstate trade barriers)

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Who developed bag-in-the-box technology?

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Australians

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What two Adelaide based centers have helped to improve Austrialia’s understanding of wine?

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The Australian Wine Research Institute and the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

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Who did ‘flying winemakers’ originally refer to?

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Winemakers from Australia

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Who developed the counterintuitive technique of minimal (zero) pruning?

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CSIRO

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When was ‘Grange’ debuted? Who was the winemaker? Who is the producer? What was it originally called?

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1951; Max Schubert; Penfolds; Grange Hermitage

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Who makes ‘Hill of Grace’?

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Henschke

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When was Wine Australia created? What was the original name?

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1981 as the Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation

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Who introduced the Label Integrity Program for Australia? When?

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Wine Australia introduced it in 1990

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What are the minimum percentages for any Australian wines labeled with vintage, varietal or region?

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85%

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What are the requirements in Australia for listing multiple varieties on the label?

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They must be listed in the order of proportion in the blend. All components making up a minimum of 85% of the blend must appear on the label. No listed grape may be in lower proportion than an unnamed varietal

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How are regions in Australia defined by Wine Australia?

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Geographical Indications (GIs)

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How are the wine regions of Australia divided?

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State -> Zone -> Region -> Sub-region

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When did Wine Australia authorize the multistate zone of South Eastern Australia? What does it encompass?

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1996; Includes all of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales and the winegrowing areas of South Australia and Queensland

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When and where were the first vineyards planted in Australia?

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In New South Wales in 1788

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What mountain range runs through New South Wales?

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The Great Dividing Range

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What is the Riverina region also known as?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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What sides of the Great Dividing Range is Riverina?

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West

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Who is the producer of [yellow tail]? Where do they source most of their fruit?

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Casella; Riverina

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Who produces a Botrytised dessert wine in the Riverina?

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De Bortoli- it is called ‘Noble One’

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What is the climate of the Hunter region?

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Subtropical- it has one of the warmest climates in Australia- mitigated by high amounts of humidity, rain and wind

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What is Hunter Riesling?

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Semillon

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Name a top bottling of Hunter Riesling?

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Vat 1 by Tyrrell

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What are the popular grapes in the Hunter region?

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Semillon and Verdelho as well as Shiraz and Cab Sauv

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Where are the oldest Verdelho plantings in Australia?

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Broke Fordwich, Hunter, Hunter zone, New South Wales, Australia

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What are the soils of Broke Fordwich?

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Sandy, alluvial soils

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What is the climate of Canberra District region?

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Continental

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What is a top bottling of Canberra District region?

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Clonakilla’s Canberra District Shiraz- co-fermented with a small percentage of Viognier

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What is the climate of Tumbarumba GI?

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Alpine, cool-climate

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What is Tumbarumba GI known for?

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Still and sparkling wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

*from the sun-drenched, basalt slopes of the Snowy Mountains.

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What is the smallest and coolest state on Australia’s mainland?

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Victoria

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What cools coastal Victoria?

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Sea breezes blowing up from Antarctica

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What is the climate of the Port Phillip Zone around Melbourne?

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Cool, maritime climate

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What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?

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The Yarra Valley GI

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When did Moet & Chandon move into Australia? Where did they open up shop?

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Moet & Chandon opened Australian Domaine Chandon in 1987 in the Yarra Valley GI

*In addition to Pinot Noir, elegant styles of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Shiraz (often co-fermented with Viognier, and generally called “Syrah”) are encouraging.

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What are the two distinct soils of the Yarra Valley GI?

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  • Grey-brown sandy loam

- Red basalt-derived

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What is the climate of the Mornington Peninsula?

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Profoundly maritime, even cooler and windier than the rest of Victoria (too cool for late-ripening grapes like Cab Sav)

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What grapes are popular in the Mornington Peninsula?

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay

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What is the climate of the North East Victoria, North West Victoria and Central Victoria zones?

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More continental, typified by a large diurnal swing, and North West Victoria is the hottest of the three

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What two GI regions are shared between Victoria and New South Wales?

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Murray Darling and Swan Hill

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What are the most popular grapes of North West Victoria?

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Chardonnay and Shiraz

Industrial Production

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Where is the producer Tahbilk located? What are they known for?

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Located in Central Victoria, they managed to protect their vineyards from Phylloxera and they produce their flagship Shiraz and Marsanne from vines planted in 1860.

  • Nagambie Lakes subregion of Goulburn Valley
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What two regions within North East Victoria are known for sweet fortified wines?

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Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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Where is production concentrated within the state of South Australia?

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In the lower southeastern sector of the state

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What is the climate of Coonawarra?

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Cool, maritime influenced

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What region of Australia is often considered to producer the best Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Coonawarra, within the Limestone Coast in South Australia

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Name three of the top bottlings coming from Coonawarra.

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Marjella, Wynns’ “John Riddoch” and Parker Estate’s “First Growth”

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What climatic concerns do producers in Coonawarra face?

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Spring frosts

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What is the soil of Coonawarra?

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Terra rossa

*Australia’s best Cabernet Sauvignon defined by elegance, soft tannins, red fruit, and notes of eucalyptus

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What is the soil of Padthaway GI?

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Terra rossa and red-brown sandy loam

  • Similar style of Coonawarra Cabernet .

35% of its vineyards are planted to white grapes: Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay

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What is the climate of Riverland GI?

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Continental and hot with low rainfall, high soil salinity and water shortages.

*Bulk wines production

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What is the climate of Fleurieu zone?

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Essentially Mediterranean, tempered by Southern Ocean currents and Lake Alexandria

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What are the popular grapes of McLaren Vale GI?

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Cab Sauv and Rhone varietals

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What are the top bottlings coming out of McLaren Vale GI?

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D’Arenberg’s “Dead Arm” Shiraz
Yangarra’s “High Sands” Grenache
Drew Noon’s Grenache-based “Eclipse”
and the dry-farmed Clarendon Hill’s “Astralis” Shiraz

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What is the southernmost region of Mount Lofty Ranges?

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Adelaide Hills GI

*Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and sparkling wines retain good acidity in the region’s cool maritime climate.

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What is the climate of Adelaide Hills GI?

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Cool, maritime cliamte

57
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Where are the most classic and ageworthy examples of Australian Riesling found?

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Clare Valley GI

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What is the climate of Clare Valley GI?

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Warmer, continental

59
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What is Clare Valley GI known for?

60
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What are the two unofficial subregions of Clare Valley?

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Watervale and Polish Hill River

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What soils characterize Clare Valley’s unofficial subzones of Watervale and Polish Hill River?

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Limestone and broken slate, respectively

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Name a top producer from Clare Valley.

63
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What is Australia’s most important region for Shiraz?

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Barossa zone

*150 ys old vines like in Hunter Valley

64
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What is the capacity of the traditional American oak hogshead?

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300 L

*some producers use French oak and co-fermented with Viognier

65
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Where is Penfolds based?

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Barossa Valley

66
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Who are the top producers from Barossa Valley?

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Penfolds (“Grange”), Torbreck, Peter Lehmann and Rockford

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What are the popular grapes of Eden Valley GI?

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Riesling, Chardonnay, Viognier, Shiraz and Cab Sauv

68
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Who are the top producers coming from Eden Valley GI?

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Yalumba, Pewsey Vale and Henschke (“Hill of Grace” and “Mount Edelstone” Shiraz)

69
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What is the most acclaimed appellation in Western Australia?

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Margaret River GI

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What are the most popular grapes of Margaret River GI?

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Chardonnay, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux Blends

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Who are the best known producers of Margaret River GI?

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Cullen, Vasse Felix, Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle

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What are the popular grapes of Mount Barker subregion?

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Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

73
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What is the hottest appellation in Australia?

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Swan Valley GI (Greater Perth)

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What is the climate of Granite Belt?

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Continental with plentiful summer rain, moderated by high altitude and cooler mountain air

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What are the popular grapes of Granite Belt?

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Semillon and Shiraz

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What unofficial region of Queensland is likely to become the state’s third GI?

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Darling Downs

77
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What is Australia’s coolest wine producing area?

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What are the popular grapes of Tasmania?

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Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Cab Sauv

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Where does Pinot Noir flourish in Tasmania?

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In the Pipers River area

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Where does Cabernet Sauvignon flourish in Tasmania?

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in the Tamar Valley and Coal River areas

81
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What are the 6 states of Australia?

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  • Western Australia
  • Queensland
  • Victoria
  • South Australia
  • New South Wales
  • Tasmania
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Western Australia Zones? (5)

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South West Australia
Greater Perth
Central Western Australia
West Australian South East Coastal
Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia
83
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What are the regions of Greater Perth?

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  • Peel
  • Perth Hills
  • Swan District
84
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What is the subzone of Swan District region?

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Swan Valley

85
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What are the regions of the South West Australia zone?

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  • Blackwood Valley
  • Geographe
  • Manjimup
  • Margaret River
  • Pemberton
  • Great Southern
86
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What are the subzones of the Great Southern region?

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  • Albany
  • Denmark
  • Frankland River
  • Mount Barker
  • Porongurup
87
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What are the two regions of Queensland?

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  • South Burnett

- Granite Belt

88
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What are the 6 zones of Victoria?

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  • Central Victoria
  • Gippsland
  • North East Victoria
  • North West Victoria
  • Port Phillip
  • Western Victoria
89
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What are the regions of Central Victoria?

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  • Bendigo
  • Goulburn Valley
  • Heathcote
  • Strathbogie Ranges
  • Upper Goulburn
90
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What is the subzone within Goulburn Valley?

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Nagambie Lakes

91
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Where is Nagambie Lakes?

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Goulburn Valley, Central Victoria, Victoria, Australia

92
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What are the regions of the North East Victoria zone?

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  • Alpine Valleys
  • Beechworth
  • Glenrowan
  • King Valley
  • Rutherglen
93
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What are the two regions of the North West Victoria zone?

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  • Murray Darling
  • Swan Hill

(sharing with NSW and Victoria)

94
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What are the regions of the Port Phillips zone?

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  • Geelong
  • Macedon Ranges
  • Mornington Peninsula
  • Sunbury
  • Yarra Valley
95
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What are the regions within the Western Victoria zone?

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  • Grampians
  • Henty
  • Pyrenees
96
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What is the subzone of Grampians?

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Great Western

97
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Where is Great Western?

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Grampians, Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia

98
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What are the 8 zones of New South Wales?

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  • Big Rivers
  • Central Ranges
  • Hunter Valley
  • North Rivers
  • Northern Slopes
  • South Coast
  • Southern New South Wales
  • Western Plains
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What are the regions within the Big Rivers zone?

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  • Murray Darling
  • Perricoota
  • Riverina
  • Swan Hill
100
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What are the regions within the Central Ranges zone?

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  • Cowra
  • Mudgee
  • Orange
101
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Where is the Hunter Valley zone?

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New South Wales, Australia

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What is the region of the Hunter Valley zone?

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What are the subregions of Hunter?

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  • Broke Fordwich
  • Pokolbin
  • Upper Hunter Valley
104
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Where is the North Rivers zone?

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New South Wales, Australia

105
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What is the region within the North Rivers zone?

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Hastings River

106
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What is the region within the Northern Slopes zone?

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New England Australia

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What are the regions within the South Coast zone?

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  • Shoalhaven Coast

- Southern Highlands

108
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What are the regions within the Southern New South Wales zone?

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  • Canberra District
  • Tumbarumba
  • Hilltops
  • Gundagai
109
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Where is the Western Plains zone?

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New South Wales, Australia

110
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Where is the Adelaide superzone?

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South Australia, Australia

111
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What are the zones of the Adelaide superzone?

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  • Barossa
  • Fleurieu
  • Mount Lofty Ranges
112
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What are the regions of the Barossa zone?

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  • Barossa Valley

- Eden Valley

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What is the subregion of Eden Valley?

114
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Where is High Eden?

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Eden Valley, Barossa, Adelaide superzone, South Australia, Australia

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What are the regions of the Fleurieu zone?

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  • Currency Creek
  • Kangaroo Island
  • Langhorne Creek
  • McLaren Vale
  • Southern Fleurieu
116
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Where is Mount Lofty Ranges?

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Adelaide superzone, South Australia, Australia

117
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What are the regions of Mount Lofty Ranges?

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  • Adelaide Hills
  • Adelaide Plains
  • Clare Valley
118
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Where is Adelaide Hills?

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Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide superzone, South Australia, Australia

*sub-regions: Picadily Valley & Lenswood

119
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Where is Lenswood?

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Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide superzone, South Australia, Australia

120
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Where is Picadily Valley?

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Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide superzone, South Australia, Australia

121
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Where is the Far North zone?

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South Australia, Australia

122
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What is the sole region of the Far North ?

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Southern Flinders Ranges

123
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Where is Southern Flinders Ranges?

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Far North, South Australia, Australia

124
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Where is the Limestone Coast zone?

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South Australia, Australia

125
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What are the regions within the Limestone Coast zone?

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  • Coonawarra
  • Mount Benson
  • Padthaway
  • Robe
  • Wrattonbully
  • Mount Gambier
126
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Where is the Lower Murray zone?

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South Australia, Australia

127
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What is the sole region within the Lower Murray zone?

128
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Where is Riverland?

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Lower Murray, South Australia, Australia

129
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Where is The Peninsulas zone?

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South Australia, Australia

130
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What are the unofficial subregions of Northern Tasmania?

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  • Pipes River
  • Tamar Valley
  • North West Coast
131
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What are the unofficial subregions of Southern Tasmania?

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  • Derwent Valley
  • Huon Valley
  • Coal River/ Richmond
  • The East Coast (Canbrook/Bicheno area)
132
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Rutherglen style of sweet wines?

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  • A fortified “Topaque” (formerly “Tokay”) style is produced from Muscadelle grapes.
  • Rutherglen’s aged, fortified Brown Muscat (Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge) wines are incredibly rich, sweet, and raisinated, with the more mature wines displaying marked rancio character.
133
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Rutherglen muscat?

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  • Average age 3 - 5 years.

- Residual sweetness 180 - 240 grams per litre.

134
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Grand Rutherglen muscat?

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  • Average age 11 - 19 years.

- Residual sweetness 270 - 400 grams per litre.

135
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Rare Rutherglen muscat?

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  • Minimum age 20+ years.

- Residual sweetness 270 - 400 grams per litre.

136
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Rutherglen muscat classification?

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  • Rutherglen muscat
  • Classic
  • Grand
  • Rare
137
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Rutherglen muscat classification?

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  • Rutherglen (3-5 ys / 180-240 g/l)
  • Classic (6-10 ys / 200-280 g/l)
  • Grand (11-19 ys / 270-400 g/l)
  • Rare (20+ ys / 270-400g/l)

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