Australia and New Zealand Flashcards
What are the three GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
What are the two subregions of the Adelaide Hills GI from north to south?
Lenswood
Piccadilly Valley
What are the main grapes of Adelaide Hills GI?
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the top white varieties here.
Pinot Noir and Shiraz are the top red grapes here.
What is the GI of Primo Estate?
Adelaide Plains
Which zones together make up the Adelaide Superzone?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa
What are the 5 GIs of the Northeast Victoria Zone?
Alpine Valleys GI Beechworth GI Glenrowan GI King Valley GI Rutherglen GI
What are three eclectic varieties found in the Alpine Valleys GI?
Arneis
Saperavi
Petit Manseng
In 2012 what name was registered as the name to replace Sherry for Australian wines that were thus named?
Apera
What are the 6 major wine estates in Australia that belong to Treasury Wine Estates?
Penfolds Wolf Bass Wynns Rosemount Yellowglen Lindemans
What states make up the South Eastern Australia Zone?
South Australia Victoria New South Whales Tasmania Queensland (Southeastern Half)
What is the name of Australia’s finest sparkling wine brand and who is the winemaker? Where is this?
House of Arras
Ed Carr
Tasmania
Why are most Australian wines bottled under screwcap?
A steep rise in the twin issues of random oxidation and cork taint since 2000 due to dialing back free SO2 in wine have led to most Australian wines to be bottled under screwcap to allow for the lower amount of bottled free SO2.
What is Topaque? Name the grape and GI of origin?
Fortified wine specialty produced from Muscadelle grapes in Rutherglen and Glenrowan
What are the 4 quality levels of Rutherglen Muscat and the average age for each along with RS ranges.
Rutherglen: 3-5 years; 180-240g/L
Classic: 6-10 years; 200-280g/L
Grand: 11-19 years; 270-400g/L
Rare: 20+ years; 270-400g/L
In what GIs are Muscat and Muscadelle produced in a fortified, sweet style?
Rutherglen GI and Glenrowan GI in the North East Victoria Zone
What is considered the best GI for quality Cabernet Sauvignon in Australia? Second-best?
Margaret River GI
Coonawarra GI is considered second-best but was originally considered the best for quite some time.
What are considered the to GIs for Pinot Noir in Australia?
Geelong GI Gippsland GI Yarra Valley GI Mornington Peninsula GI Tasmania
Where are the oldest bush-trained Grenache vines in Australia?
McLaren Vale GI
What is Mourvedre called in Australia?
Mataro
What are the top three white grapes planted in Australia?
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon
What is Muscat of Alexandria called in Austraila?
Muscat Gordo Blanco
In order for variety or region to be specified on a wine label what percentage of the grape or provenance of grapes must be present in the bottle?
min 85%
If a blend of grapes is listed on a bottle of Australian wine, which varietal is listed first?
The varietal that comprises the highest amount.
How many zones does each state have?
New South Whales (8) Victoria (6) South Australia (8) Western Australia (5) Queensland (2)
What is a “region” defined as according to the Australian legislation in regards to wine region?
Single tract of land that is discrete and homogenous in its grape growing attributes to a degree that is measurable producing at least 500 tonnes of grapes a year and includes at least 5 differently owned vineyards of at least 5ha in size.
In what year did it become law to forbid the use of claret, burgundy, champagne, port, sherry, and other generic names on Australian wine labels?
1994
What was Topaque called previously? What is it sometimes called now.
Liqueur Tokay
Sometimes called, but rarely, Dessert Muscadelle
When was the Barossa Charter formalized and what are the 4 different age designations and the ages associated with each?
Formalized in 2009
Barossa Old Vine: Min 35 years old
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min 70 years old
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min 100 years old
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min 125 years old
What is the GI of Giaconda?
Beechworth GI
What are the 4 GIs of the Big Rivers Zone in New South Whales?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
Riverina GI
Perricoota GI
What are the 7 zones of New South Whales?
Big Rivers Central Ranges Hunter Valley Northern Rivers Northern Slopes Southern New South Whales South Coast
What are the 3 GIs of the Central Ranges zone?
Mudgee
Orange
Cowra
What is the GI of the Hunter Valley zone?
Hunter GI
What is the Gi of the Northern Rivers zone?
Hastings River GI
What is the GI of the Northern Slopes zone?
New England Australia GI
What are the GIs of the South Coast zone?
Shoalhaven Coast GI
Southern Highlands GI
What are the 4 GIs of the Southern New South Whales zone?
Canberra GI
Gundagai GI
Tumbarumba GI
Hilltops GI
What are the two GIs of Queensland?
South Burnett GI
Granite Belt GI
What are the 8 zones of South Australia?
Far North Fleurieu Lower Murray Limestone Coast Barossa Mount Lofty Ranges The Peninsulas Adelaide Superzone
What are the GIs of the Barossa Zone?
Eden Valley GI
Barossa Valley GI
What is the GI of the Far North zone?
Southern Flinders Ranges GI
What are the 5 GIs of the Fleurieu zone?
Currency Creek GI Langhorne Creek GI Kangaroo Island GI McLaren Vale GI Southern Fleurieu GI
What are the 6 GIs of the Limestone Coast zone?
Mount Benson GI Mount Gambier GI Coonawarra GI Padthaway GI Robe GI Wrattonbully GI
What’s the GI of the Lower Murray zone?
Riverland GI
What are the GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
What are the 5 subregions of Clare Valley GI?
Polish Hill Auburn Watervale Sevenhill Clare
What are 3 unofficial subregions of Northern Tasmania? Southern Tasmania?
Northern Tasmania:
Pipers River Valley, Tamar Valley, North West Coast
Southern Tasmania:
Derwent Valley, Coal River, Huon Valley
What are the 6 zones of Victoria?
Central Victoria GI North East Victoria GI North West Victoria GI Western Victoria GI Gippsland GI Port Phillip GI
What are the 5 GIs of Central Victoria?
Goulburn Valley GI Bendigo GI Upper Goulburn GI Strathbogie Ranges GI Heathcote GI
Where is the subregion Nagambie Lakes?
Goulburn Valley GI
What are the 5 GIs of North East Victoria zone?
Rutherglen GI Glenrowan GI Beechworth GI Alpine Valleys GI King Valley GI
What are the 5 GIs of the Port Phillip zone?
Yarra Valley GI Geelong GI Macedon Ranges GI Mornington Peninsula GI Sunbury GI
What are the three GIs of the Western Victoria zone?
Grampians GI
Henty GI
Pyrenees GI
What are the two zones of Western Australia?
Greater Perth
South West Australia
What are the three GIs of the Greater Perth zone?
Peel GI
Perth Hills GI
Swan District GI
What are the 6 GIs of the South West Australia zone?
Geographe GI Great Southern GI Manjimup GI Margaret GI Pemberton GI Blackwood Valley GI
What are the 5 subregions of Great Southern GI?
Albany Denmark Frankland River Mount Barker Porongorup
What is the subregion of Swan District GI?
Swan Valley
What river flows through Barossa Valley GI?
Para River
What river flows through the Riverland Gi?
Murray River
What river flows through the Strathbogie Ranges?
Goulburn River
What are the worst vintages in the Barossa Valley from 2000-2015? What made them bad?
2000: Rainy at harvest
2003: Severe drought and hot
2011: Cold and Rainy
What is the greatest challenge regarding organic and biodynamic viticulture in Australia?
Lack of labor
Who are the “First Five” or founding wineries of Margaret River?
Vasse Felix Cullen Cape Mentelle Voyager Leeuwin
What is the GI of John Riddoch?
Coonawarra GI in the Limestone Coast
What are the grapes used in Seppeltsfield “100 Para”?
Grenache and Shiraz are always present but Mataro is also in the blend which isn’t completely disclosed.
When was the Seppeltsfield Centennial collection started?
1878
Willyabrup, Karridale, and Yallingup are all informal subregions of what GI?
Margaret River GI
What is the GI of Yalumba “Octavius”? Grape?
Barossa Valley GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of D’Arenberg “Dead Arm Shiraz”?
McLaren Vale GI
What is the GI of Brokenwood “Graveyard Shiraz”?
Hunter Valley GI
What is the GI and grape(s) of Henschke’s “Hill of Grace”?
Eden Valley GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Mount Mary “Quintet”?
Yara Valley GI
What is the GI of Wendouree?
Clare Valley GI
What is the GI of Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot Noir?
Gippsland GI, more specifically in the unofficial subregion of South Gippsland
What is the GI and grape of Clarendon Hills “Astralis”?
McLaren Vale GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Chris Ringland?
Barossa Valley GI
What is the GI of Clonakilla?
Canberra Disctrict GI
What is the GI of Jim Barry “Armagh Shiraz”?
Clare Valley GI
What is the GI of Rockford “Basket Press”?
Barossa Valley GI
What is the grape and GI of Ben Glaetzer “Amon Ra”?
Shiraz from Barossa Valley GI
Main Ridge Estate and Paringa Estate are located in what GI?
Mornington Peninsula GI
What does RDI stand for and where is it most commonly used?
Regulated Deficit Irrigation
In the arid interior
Who is the largest sparkling wine producer in Australia?
Jansz
Who brought Vitis vinifera cuttings to Australia?
James Busby
Who planted the first grape vines in Australia?
Captain Arthur Phillip
The Albany, Freemantle, and Lake Doctors all refer to what type of meterological effect?
Wind patterns off nearby bodies of water.
Where is By Farr winery?
In Victoria near Gippsland
What is the body of water north and west of the Mornington Peninsula?
Port Phillip Bay
What is the name of Michel Chapoutier’s winery in Mount Benson?
Domaine Tournon
What is larger Napa Valley or the Barossa Valley?
Napa Valley
Who produces Vat 1 Semillon?
Tyrell’s
What is Romeo Bragato known for in New Zealand?
He identified New Zealand regions that were promising for wine production encouraging an influx of investment into the industry there.
He also identified phylloxera there and suggested the use of resistant rootstocks there.
What is the historic Montana estate in New Zealand known as today?
Brancott Estate
Which fine wine region of Australia is known for instances of premature budbreak in the middle of winter? Why does this happen?
Margaret River
Sometimes, due to the warming influences of the nearby Indian Ocean, temperatures rise enough for a few days to the point that vines, particularly Chardonnay will prematurely show budbreak.
Who is considered the father of Australian viticulture? What is his claim to fame in New Zealand?
James Busby; he is also said to be the first person to make wine in New Zealand.
What is the GI of Clonakilla and what is their top wine produced?
Canberra District GI in the Southern New South Whales Zone.
Its top wine is the Shiraz/Viognier
What is Cask Wine in Australia?
Wine that has been misleadingly packaged in a bag in box.
What is the climate like in the Clare Valley?
Strongly continental with warm summer days and cool nights
Clare Valley is well known for its world class Riesling but what red grapes are produced here? What is a top producer of these red grapes?
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec
Wendouree
What are 3 top producers of Clare Valley Riesling?
Grosset
Pikes
Mount Horrocks
What are the 3 tiers of quality for the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine from top to bottom?
1) Exceptional
2) Outstanding
3) Excellent
What was the first vintage of Henschke’s Hill of Grace and who produced it?
1958; Cyril Henschke
What is the appellation and grape(s) of Best Great Western “Thompson Family Shiraz”?
Grampians GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Seppeltsfield?
Barossa Valley GI
What winery in Margaret River’s First Five is known for founding Cloudy Bay in Marlborough? Who founded it?
Cape Mentelle by David Hohnen