Australia and New Zealand Flashcards
What are some things Australia is uniquely known for in the wine world?
- Unique positioning of Shiraz
2) Innovation
3) Nontraditional blends
4) Alternative labeling and packaging
In which state is winemaking close to nonexistent in Australia?
The Northern Territory
What three rivers in Australia are particularly instrumental for irrigation?
1) Murray
2) Darling
3) Murrumbidgee
What is Australia’s coolest wine region?
Tasmania
What is Australia’s major mountain range?
Great Dividing Range
What is Muscat of Alexandria, Muscadelle and Mourvedre called in Australia?
1) Gordo Blanco
2) Topaque
3) Mataro
What are the 6 levels of nested GIs in Australia?
- Country
- Multi-state
- State
- Super Zone or Zone
- Region
- Subregion
Which types of GIs in Australia must be based upon shared viticultural features?
Regions and subregions
Which states are encompassed or partially encompassed by the GI South Eastern Australia?
a) New South Wales (all)
b) Victoria (all)
c) Tasmania (all)
d) Australian Capital Territory (all)
e) South Australia (part)
f) Queensland (part)
Name three geographical features of South Australia?
1) Great Australian Bite
2) Mt. Lofty
3) Flinders Mountain Range
What two regions of South Australia are known for high quality Riesling and what geographical feature makes this possible?
a) Eden and Clare Valley
b) elevation
What wines is Barossa Valley known for?
Old vine Shiraz
Describe the climate of the McLaren Vale.
Mediterannean
Coonawarra is best known of the six regions of the _____________________ and is known for its _____________________ soils and distinctive wines based on ____________________.
a) Limestone Coast
b) terra rossa
c) Cabernet Sauvignon
What is a very large volume GI located in Southern Australia?
Riverland
__________________ planted some of the country’s first European vines and remains home to the _______________ Estate, established in ________________.
a) James Busby
b) Wyndam
c) 1827
What geographical feature moderates New South Wales?
The Great Dividing Range
What grape is Hunter Valley most known for and what other names is it informally known by?
a) Semillon
b) Hunter Honey
c) Hunter Riesling
Mudgee means ____________________ in Aboriginee.
“Nest in the hills”
Where is Mudgee located and what wines is it known for?
a) West of the great dividing range, in the foothills
b) Chardonnay and intense reds
What is made in Riverina?
Much bulk wine, including Yellowtail, but also a Semillon-based botrytized dessert wine.
What historically events affected Victoria positively and negatively?
The discovery of gold in the mid-1800s, followed by Phylloxera.
What is grown in Yarra Valley, and what makes this possible?
a) Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
b) cooling influence from Port Phillip Bay
What lends the Mornington Peninsula to Pinot Noir production?
Maritime influence of bodies of water on all three sides
What is Rutherglen most known for?
Rutherglen “stickies,” a sweet fortified wine made from Brown Muscat, as well as a fortified wine made from Topaque
Which region in Victoria is known for premium Shiraz, as well as its calcium-rich, volcanic greenstone soils?
Heathcote
Which large region shared between Victoria and New South Wales is semi-arid and known for its Italian varietals?
Murray Darling
What wines are produced in Margaret River and what makes this possible?
a) Intense Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
b) cooling winds from the Indian Ocean
Where is the Great Southern located?
95 miles of southern coast in Western Australia
What is name of the breeze that blows off the Indian Ocean and cools the Swan District (and other regions)?
The Freemantle Doctor
What allows quality wines to be produced in the inland region of Perth Hills?
Slightly higher elevations ranging from 500-1300 ft
What is Australia’s coolest wine growing region and what is grown there?
a) Tasmania
b) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay (and other whites), sparkling wine
What two GIs in Queensland produce small planting of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and others?
1) Granite Belt
b) South Burnett
What is New Zealand called in Maori and what does it mean?
a) Aotearoa
b) Land of the Long White Cloud
Who discovered New Zealand, who claimed it for Britain and when did it become an independent nation?
a) Abel Tasman
c) James Cook
c) 1947
What is New Zealand’s oldest winery?
Mission Estate
What is the primary topographical feature in New Zealand?
The Southern Alps
Where are most vineyards in New Zealand located?
East of the Southern Alps or the Northern volcanos, or in the warmer Northern part of the North Island.
How much wine production is dedicated to a) white wine and b) Sauvignon Blanc specifically in New Zealand?
a) 80%
b) 65%
What the “enduring geographical indications” of New Zealand?
1) New Zealand
2) North Island
3) South Island
What 3 regions unofficially divide Marlborough?
1) Wairau Valley (north)
2) Awatere Valley (south)
3) Southern Valleys (inland)
What is Wairau Valley called by the Maori?
Kei’puta te Wairau - the place with the hole in the clouds
What is New Zealand’s second largest wine region and leading producer of red wine (other than Pinot Noir)?
Hawke’s Bay
What is a key region of Hawke’s Bay and what kind of unique soil does it feature?
a) Gimblett Gravels
b) greywacke, a sedimentary sandstone, and other minerals and rocky fragments
Which region is closest to the International Dateline and therefore the first wine region to greet the day?
Gisborne in New Zealand
What is the leading grape of Gisborne?
Chardonnay
What is produced in Wairarapa and what are it’s 3 subregions?
a) Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
b) Martinborough
c) Masterton
d) Gladstone
Which region, named after the South Island’s first city, is located west of the Southern Alps?
Nelson
Which unofficial subregion of Canterbury is particularly well-renowned?
Waipara Valley
The Waitaki River divides the Waitaki Valley viticultural region into which two unofficial subregions?
a) Waitaki Valley (Canterbury)
b) North Otago (Otago)
Which wine region is one of the southmost in the world and the highest elevation region in New Zealand?
Central Otago
Describe the climate of Central Otago
Moderate Continental
Which subregion of Central Otago is harvested up to month before the others?
Bannockburn
