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Australia and New Zealand Flashcards

1
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What are some things Australia is uniquely known for in the wine world?

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  1. Unique positioning of Shiraz
    2) Innovation
    3) Nontraditional blends
    4) Alternative labeling and packaging
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In which state is winemaking close to nonexistent in Australia?

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The Northern Territory

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What three rivers in Australia are particularly instrumental for irrigation?

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1) Murray
2) Darling
3) Murrumbidgee

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4
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What is Australia’s coolest wine region?

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Tasmania

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What is Australia’s major mountain range?

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Great Dividing Range

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What is Muscat of Alexandria, Muscadelle and Mourvedre called in Australia?

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1) Gordo Blanco
2) Topaque
3) Mataro

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What are the 6 levels of nested GIs in Australia?

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  1. Country
  2. Multi-state
  3. State
  4. Super Zone or Zone
  5. Region
  6. Subregion
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Which types of GIs in Australia must be based upon shared viticultural features?

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Regions and subregions

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Which states are encompassed or partially encompassed by the GI South Eastern Australia?

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a) New South Wales (all)
b) Victoria (all)
c) Tasmania (all)
d) Australian Capital Territory (all)
e) South Australia (part)
f) Queensland (part)

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10
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Name three geographical features of South Australia?

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1) Great Australian Bite
2) Mt. Lofty
3) Flinders Mountain Range

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What two regions of South Australia are known for high quality Riesling and what geographical feature makes this possible?

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a) Eden and Clare Valley
b) elevation

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What wines is Barossa Valley known for?

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Old vine Shiraz

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13
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Describe the climate of the McLaren Vale.

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Mediterannean

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Coonawarra is best known of the six regions of the _____________________ and is known for its _____________________ soils and distinctive wines based on ____________________.

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a) Limestone Coast
b) terra rossa
c) Cabernet Sauvignon

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What is a very large volume GI located in Southern Australia?

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Riverland

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16
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__________________ planted some of the country’s first European vines and remains home to the _______________ Estate, established in ________________.

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a) James Busby
b) Wyndam
c) 1827

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17
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What geographical feature moderates New South Wales?

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The Great Dividing Range

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What grape is Hunter Valley most known for and what other names is it informally known by?

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a) Semillon
b) Hunter Honey
c) Hunter Riesling

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Mudgee means ____________________ in Aboriginee.

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“Nest in the hills”

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20
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Where is Mudgee located and what wines is it known for?

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a) West of the great dividing range, in the foothills
b) Chardonnay and intense reds

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21
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What is made in Riverina?

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Much bulk wine, including Yellowtail, but also a Semillon-based botrytized dessert wine.

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22
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What historically events affected Victoria positively and negatively?

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The discovery of gold in the mid-1800s, followed by Phylloxera.

23
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What is grown in Yarra Valley, and what makes this possible?

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a) Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
b) cooling influence from Port Phillip Bay

24
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What lends the Mornington Peninsula to Pinot Noir production?

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Maritime influence of bodies of water on all three sides

25
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What is Rutherglen most known for?

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Rutherglen “stickies,” a sweet fortified wine made from Brown Muscat, as well as a fortified wine made from Topaque

26
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Which region in Victoria is known for premium Shiraz, as well as its calcium-rich, volcanic greenstone soils?

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Heathcote

27
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Which large region shared between Victoria and New South Wales is semi-arid and known for its Italian varietals?

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Murray Darling

28
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What wines are produced in Margaret River and what makes this possible?

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a) Intense Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
b) cooling winds from the Indian Ocean

29
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Where is the Great Southern located?

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95 miles of southern coast in Western Australia

30
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What is name of the breeze that blows off the Indian Ocean and cools the Swan District (and other regions)?

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The Freemantle Doctor

31
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What allows quality wines to be produced in the inland region of Perth Hills?

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Slightly higher elevations ranging from 500-1300 ft

32
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What is Australia’s coolest wine growing region and what is grown there?

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a) Tasmania
b) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay (and other whites), sparkling wine

33
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What two GIs in Queensland produce small planting of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and others?

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1) Granite Belt
b) South Burnett

34
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What is New Zealand called in Maori and what does it mean?

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a) Aotearoa
b) Land of the Long White Cloud

35
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Who discovered New Zealand, who claimed it for Britain and when did it become an independent nation?

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a) Abel Tasman
c) James Cook
c) 1947

36
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What is New Zealand’s oldest winery?

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Mission Estate

37
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What is the primary topographical feature in New Zealand?

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The Southern Alps

38
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Where are most vineyards in New Zealand located?

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East of the Southern Alps or the Northern volcanos, or in the warmer Northern part of the North Island.

39
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How much wine production is dedicated to a) white wine and b) Sauvignon Blanc specifically in New Zealand?

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a) 80%
b) 65%

40
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What the “enduring geographical indications” of New Zealand?

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1) New Zealand
2) North Island
3) South Island

41
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What 3 regions unofficially divide Marlborough?

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1) Wairau Valley (north)
2) Awatere Valley (south)
3) Southern Valleys (inland)

42
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What is Wairau Valley called by the Maori?

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Kei’puta te Wairau - the place with the hole in the clouds

43
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What is New Zealand’s second largest wine region and leading producer of red wine (other than Pinot Noir)?

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Hawke’s Bay

44
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What is a key region of Hawke’s Bay and what kind of unique soil does it feature?

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a) Gimblett Gravels
b) greywacke, a sedimentary sandstone, and other minerals and rocky fragments

45
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Which region is closest to the International Dateline and therefore the first wine region to greet the day?

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Gisborne in New Zealand

46
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What is the leading grape of Gisborne?

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Chardonnay

47
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What is produced in Wairarapa and what are it’s 3 subregions?

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a) Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
b) Martinborough
c) Masterton
d) Gladstone

48
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Which region, named after the South Island’s first city, is located west of the Southern Alps?

A

Nelson

49
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Which unofficial subregion of Canterbury is particularly well-renowned?

A

Waipara Valley

50
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The Waitaki River divides the Waitaki Valley viticultural region into which two unofficial subregions?

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a) Waitaki Valley (Canterbury)
b) North Otago (Otago)

51
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Which wine region is one of the southmost in the world and the highest elevation region in New Zealand?

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Central Otago

52
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Describe the climate of Central Otago

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Moderate Continental

53
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Which subregion of Central Otago is harvested up to month before the others?

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Bannockburn

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